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A code of conduct will be introduced for South Australia’s 36,000 teachers in a further crackdown on inappropriate behaviour, including sexual abuse, drug taking and grooming. Another Adelaide nursing home has been battling a major Covid-19 outbreak as authorities scramble to stop the virus spreading through aged care facilities. Holidaymakers are flocking to the Adelaide Hills, with local tourism...

The South Australian hospitality industry desperately needs 7000 more workers ahead of the festive season – or pubs, bars and dining spots could be forced to close.  A parliamentary committee has heard dead bodies are being kept in an external storage facility under a “disturbing rack, pack and stack policy” implemented because the morgue at Forensic Science SA is full. A new portrait has been rel...

Swimming champion Kyle Chalmers was so mentally scarred from a media storm surrounding his relationship with national teammates Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson earlier this year he penned a detailed letter announcing his retirement from the sport.  Teachers have called for principals to resist pressure to stop suspending or expelling students who engage in violent behaviour.  Australia's most expensi...

The mother of the boy filmed battering a cowering student in the Golden Grove High School toilets has spoken out about the sickening footage.  A top-level project team has been established to find a new home for the inhabitants of the soon-to-be-razed Thebarton police barracks.  Pre-pandemic life will return for the vast majority of Australians on October 14, after National Cabinet decided unanimo...

Five savage attacks have been recorded in about two weeks involving students from an embattled northeastern school, with parents now at odds over how to protect their children.  The average SA house now attracts the highest stamp duty tax, prompting a call for changes to calculations to boost property sales, especially encouraging downsizing.  Troubled game-show host Andrew O’Keefe has been ­rally...

It’s been revealed a footpath installed as part of a $5m revamp to a city side street will be ripped up and replaced – because the concrete is the wrong shade of grey.  Hundreds of Optus victims have flooded Service SA to take advantage of the state government’s decision to waive the $20 fee to change a driver’s licence. Some residents have refused to leave homes directly downstream of a failing d...

The new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will be built on the Thebarton Police Barracks site after a review considered six locations and found it was easily the best. The Attorney General has revealed The FBI will assist local crime-fighting agencies investigating the Optus hack. A South Australian restaurant that sources inspiration and ingredients from its surrounding gardens has been named the c...

A Southern suburbs high school has urged a mayoral candidate to remove a video about its performance from social media, saying “parents and students have taken extreme offence”.  Optus argued that it should not be subject to new legislation designed to enhance online privacy and strengthen the rights of consumers in a submission to the federal government last year, it can be revealed.  The cost of...

South Australia will launch a counter attack on Victorian authorities trying to poach the state’s nurses as health chiefs double the number of junior graduates jobs.  Australians will have cheaper access to medicines for migraines, arthritis, bipolar, stomach ulcers and several cancers, following a review of prices expected to save $1 billion.  The Comanchero bikie gang’s secret messaging app of c...

A gang of youths is behind Adelaide’s year-long spate of luxury vehicle thefts and wild police chases that have been causing mayhem on the roads, it can be revealed. Charges of theft against convicted South Australia  drug smuggler Cassandra Sainsbury have been dropped at the request of a small Yorke Peninsula tennis club. Authorities are investigating claims by two councillors that an influx of m...

A driver who hit and killed a teenage girl in his out-of-control high-performance car has been described by her family as “a psycho” and “a coward”. Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham knows he is on the verge of a rare footballing double if the Swans are victorious in Saturday’s Grand Final. The actor who played Mr Sulu in Star Trek has beamed into Adelaide to ensure that a new enterprise lives long a...

Australia’s second largest telco Optus has suffered one of the most significant data breaches in Australian history, with the personal details of millions of customers stolen by hackers in a cyber attack. The mother of slain British tourist Peter Falconio has made an impassioned plea for public help to locate the body of her beloved son. A regional town home to a hardcore group of methamphetamine...

Young Indigenous Hawthorn players were separated from their partners and were pressured to terminate a pregnancy by key Hawks officials including then-senior coach Alastair Clarkson, according to allegations reported by the ABC. Renowned winemaker Warren Randall wants to ignite an audacious bid to create the world’s seventh Disneyland in South Australia and is offering part of his extensive McLare...

A festival of footy centred on Adelaide Oval would showcase all nine AFL matches in a single round next year, under South Australia’s bid for a proposed one-state carnival. SA Health’s chief executive Dr Robyn Lawrence said reducing ambulance ramping times would be one of her first priorities in her new role. The Wallabies  match  against the Springboks at Adelaide Oval proved a  multimillion doll...

A senior safety officer at a major construction company claims he was bullied, harassed and threatened by members of the CFMEU – then sacked because his employer wanted to “stay on side” with the union. Up to 100 elective surgeries scheduled  for Thursday will be cancelled for the national day of mourning for the Queen. A $25m community health hub will be built at Mount Barker, offering social car...

Never before had the grandchildren of a monarch taken their places around the sovereign’s coffin as it was lying in state. The Queen Consort is set to pay a public tribute to her mother-in-law. Concerns there’s overdiagnosis of ADHD in children. Adelaide Crows star Tex Walker and wife Ellie have announced they’re expecting a third addition to their growing family. For updates and breaking news thr...

The tragic death of a young driver in the state’s southeast takes the number of P-platers killed on our roads in 2022 to 10. Surge in colds and flus across South Australia has left many local pharmacies with little or no medication. Adelaide private school has notified parents that a former teacher has been charged with indecently assaulting a child. Port Adelaide superstar Erin Phillips has celeb...

As Princes William and Harry walked behind their grandmothers’ coffin on its procession to Westminster on Wednesday, all eyes were on the emotional brothers One of the state’s largest public schools says a “large number” of its students are spouting the hateful, mysoginistic views of reviled influencer Andrew Tate Some of Adelaide’s most famous icons, landmarks and personalities have been immortal...

SA’s jobless rate falls to its lowest level on record, despite national rise caused by Aussies searching in a tight labour market. The nuclear watchdog gives Australia the green light to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Concerns over $100m funding promised at the federal election to a range of community groups. Bedford Park intersection the worst in the state for casualties. For updates and bre...

The new monarch was signing a visitor’s book at Hillsborough Castle when he became upset after the pen he was using leaked over his hand. Adelaide bootmaker R.M. Williams has signed a deal to outfit Rugby Australia. A woman brutally stabbed multiple times by her fiance has vividly recalled her horrific attack in a victim impact statement. Retailers secured for the long-­anticipated discount outlet...

King Charles completes the most critical and sensitive part of his UK tour, visiting Belfast on a day which mixed protocol and politics. SA’s Young Australian of the Year handpicked to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. A court has ruled two bikie gang members will be allowed to question expert police witnesses. The upcoming inaugural AFLW Showdown will be a groundbreaker for more than seeing fo...

Nicola Spurrier has joined celebrities John Cleese, Steve Irwin, Beyonce and David Bowie in having a scientific discovery named after her. Official bodies involved in police discipline cases want secret hearings open to the public. Long wait for patients at Flinders Medical Centre’s emergency department. Port Adelaide’s key tall Jeremy Finlayson reveals toll of the season while supporting partner...

Princes William and Harry and wives Kate and Meghan reunited yesterday in tribute to the Queen. A crowd of more than 8000 South Australians turned out to watch the state proclaim the new King Charles III. Flinders Medical Centre has slashed 12 beds from its busy Emergency Department. A court has heard a member of the Finks motorcycle club should be held in continuing detention. For updates and bre...

It was his destiny 70 years in the making and on Saturday night Prince Charles was officially declared King Charles III. It is now expected the Queen’s funeral will take place on Monday September 19. Pages of condolence books are filling up and a collection of floral tributes are growing at Government House. Dozens of Australian leaders have gathered in the nation’s capital to pay tribute to Queen...

The Premier of South Australia has paid his “sincere condolences” to the Royal Family after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Olympic gold medallist and former South Australian governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson was only 20 when she first met Queen Elizabeth. A potentially lifesaving test for babies, perfected in Adelaide, has been added to US newborn screening – but not in Australia. A prominent hoteli...