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Driver dies in fiery crash

Fatal car crash Upper Hermitage

A DRIVER has died in a fiery crash in the Adelaide Hill this morning, despite attempts from nearby residents to save him.

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$100 an hour - for nothing

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PROFESSIONAL beggars can earn $100 an hour and up to $300 a day preying on Adelaide's generosity.

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Our forgotten war heroes

Australian soldiers in Afghanistan

YOUNG war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder say the Defence Department should have warned them they could end up with the disease.

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Firestorm the stuff of nightmares

Jayden Henry

THE evening sky turned fire-engine red as the Kinglake sunset bled into the night.

Mt Compass farewells its own

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DRESSED in their town sporting colours, the Mt Compass community formed a guard of honor to farewell three of their "true bright lights".

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After the tragic Australia Day triple fatality, a crowd of 500 gathered at Mt Compass oval to say goodbye to their "true bright lights"

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Kylie's ancestor died at the gallows

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IN September 1816, 69-year-old Dinah Riddiford went down in history as one of the oldest women executed in Britain - and one of her descendants is Kylie Minogue.

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Follow the Socceroos on the road to the World Cup in South Africa.

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Win an Italian Lakes Holiday valued at $8,000 thanks to the Sunday Mail.

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Men at Work fight rip-off ruling

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MEN At Work's Colin Hay and music publisher EMI will fight a ruling that Down Under rips off another Aussie classic Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree.

Potter stars 'highest paid actors'

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TWO Harry Potter stars were the highest paid actors in 2009, according to Hollywood’s Top 40 list in Vanity Fair magazine's latest edition.

Record ratings slump is bad news for Nine

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CHANNEL 9's weeknight news bulletin has recorded its worst ratings result, attracting an audience of just 71,201 on Thursday night.

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Adelaide's Pandas - Wang Wang and Funi

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TWO beautiful giant pandas are living at Adelaide Zoo - click here to meet Wang Wang and Funi via our exclusive videos and photo galleries.

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THE mighty Murray is not doomed - find out how the experts say it can be saved, and see dramatic galleries illustrating the river's appalling decline.

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Libs must share shame of Atkinson

THE Liberal Party is adding the final insult to the injury of the State Government's internet censorship debacle.

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What a huge loss to the game, and to the best ground in world cricket. Les, enjoy being able to sit back and relax. You have been the one who made Adelaide Oval what it is, the greatest ground. Best wishes to you.

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