Valley View Pained cries alerted neighbours to woman’s murder
UPDATE: Neighbours of a woman murdered in her Adelaide home in a “very deliberate, calculated and vicious attack” say they were first alerted to the crime by the distant wailing of her daughter-in-law.
Free to stay Adelaide man wins David v Goliath deportation fight
AN ADELAIDE man who faced deportation from the country he’s called home since he was four can remain here after winning an 11th-hour reprieve from the Immigration Minister.
Insight Trump’s extraordinary tax benefits
DONALD Trump could have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades after The New York Times obtained his tax records.
Beating the odds Hope for cancer cure in a jab
A “CRAZY” idea attempted as a last resort on a dying man paves the way for a simple jab to cure all cancers, the pioneering Adelaide researcher developing a melanoma vaccine believes.
Salisbury East Masked men armed with baseball bats rob deli
POLICE are searching for two armed, masked men who robbed a deli at Salisbury East after threatening the owner with baseball bats this morning.
Mystery Exhume Somerton Man and end mystery: DNA expert
A WORLD-renowned forensic scientist has called on the SA Government to exhume the body of the mysterious Somerton Man and “finally give him a name”
Sex, (not many) drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
YOU don’t spend five decades in bands without having a few good stories to tell. Nathan Davies spoke with rock and roll journeyman Peter Tilbrook.
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ANY doubt the Doggies couldn’t pull off one of footy’s greatest fairytales quickly evaporated as thousands of fans rose to their feet.
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THE Sydney Swans were brave, lesser teams might have buckled sooner. But on a day of the highest emotion this ball belonged to the Bulldogs, the AFL’s Cinderellas.
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A new hope Rudd’s bid for UN job may not be over
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Preventive treatment Breast cancer pill’s price cut
HUNDREDS of thousands of Australian women at risk of breast cancer will get access to a subsidy for a preventive medicine that will reduce that risk by 40 per cent.
Royal tour Royals wave goodbye to Canada
THE young royals have concluded their tour to Canada, with Kate skippering a tall ship in Victoria’s inner harbour while ‘first mate’ William looked on.
Gun crime Boy dies after US school shooting
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy who was critically wounded during a shooting at a South Carolina primary school on Wednesday has died from his injuries.
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AS the power went out across South Australia last week, I was sparing a thought for those thrust into a night of chaos, Peta Credlin writes.
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There are lessons we can all learn from our collective return to the days before Edison. These are mine.
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Gibb: it’s about Staying Alive
BARRY Gibb wasn’t contemplating a new record until he was asked to make one. But that has alway been his weak spot. And, this time, it snapped him out of a deep misery.
One day in October ... acts shine on MCG stage
THE good news is there’s no bad news to report on this year’s AFL Grand Final entertainment front, with every act, from Mike Brady to Sting, hitting all the right notes.
Bec looks to get back in the saddle
Bec Hewitt admits she has been ‘out of the loop’ so long she’s lost confidence, but is taking her first tentative steps back into the media spotlight, writes JACKIE EPSTEIN
Glory days: Notes from The Boss
BRUCE Springsteen’s new memoir reveals him as undiminished champion of the underdog and one of the great narrators of American life.
Property sales are slowing
PROPERTY transaction levels have slowed throughout Australia, although a few areas are going strong. Where are they?
Chinese divorcing to buy property
LOVE doesn’t appear to conquer all in China. With couples lining up to divorce amid fears of limits on how many properties married couples can own.
What Aussie TV will be like in 2020
VIRTUAL reality that puts you inside the show, personalised news bulletins, bonus content and more local programs — this is the future of television in Australia.
GoPro goes Okker
GoPros have always been rugged. But they’ve also been tricky to use. Now they’re designed to be as simple as a smartphone and can comprehend an Aussie drawl.
Kochie’s six warning signs for property
RATHER than speculate about property, understand the major signals which could point to a change in the market.
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Front page for wrong reasons
THE statewide power outage was a disaster – and an indictment on 14 years of Labor focusing on what it thinks is trendy while ignoring basic responsibilities, Chris Kenny writes.
Sister’s heartbreak over family murders
The sister of a murdered mum and her kids tells of last phone call as search for killer husband Stuart Pearce continues
Panned: crackpot used cooking utensil as steering wheel
SPEEDING you’d expect. But driving with both feet out the window? Or using a metal pan as a steering wheel? You’d be amazed at the stupid things SA drivers do that cop fines.
Early morning robbery after row on North Tce
A MAN has been mugged after a run-in with another man on North Terrace in the CBD early on Sunday morning.
War on cheap and nasty imports
COMPANIES selling cheap imports officially warned to tighten safety standards after a record number of recalls as this woman abandons her defence to a charge relating to one of the worst.
‘We heard screams in the night’
TWO Australian sisters could hold clues to the death of a police officer in Bali. But, despite hearing events unfold on Kuta beach, they’ve not yet been interviewed.
New spin on Samsung scandal
AUTHORITIES have bypassed Samsung in a last-ditch effort to protect thousands of households from potential firebomb washing machines — three years after the threat was discovered.
Bombs cripple Aleppo’s largest hospital
RUSSIAN war planes have struck rebel-held areas north of Aleppo as barrel bombs rained down on the besieged city’s largest hospital in a renewed assault by Syrian forces.
The truth is hard to find in a blackout
AS the power went out across South Australia last week, I was sparing a thought for those thrust into a night of chaos, Peta Credlin writes.
UNO what I’ve learnt from the blackout?
There are lessons we can all learn from our collective return to the days before Edison. These are mine.
Experience triumphs over youth
THE wiser older generation is being shunted aside in the workplace in favour of the selfish, dopier digital generation.
Melanoma - Meet the survivors
It’s often referred to as “Australia’s cancer” – melanoma – because of our months of exposure to the sun, with more than 1200 people dying from the disease each year. But, thanks to research in Adelaide, sufferers are being given a greater chance of survival.
Gruesome find in passport forger’s freezer
A US man accused of running a passport-forgery ring in Bangkok has confessed to dismembering — but not killing — a man found in his freezer, Thai police say.
Obama to Clinton: ‘Hurry up’
HE’S the most powerful man on the planet, but even Barack Obama is forced to wait around on others sometimes.
World leaders farewell ‘giant’ Peres
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama called Shimon Peres a 20th century giant as he joined a host of world leaders for the Israeli elder statesman’s funeral.
Hands-free cars on Aussie roads by 2018
AUDI’S hands-free car will arrive in Australia within two years, forcing local authorities to grapple with the tricky legal implications of the new technology.
Time to enjoy more sunlight
Love it or hate it, daylight saving resumes this long weekend for South Australia.
First review: GoPro’s Karma drone
THE GoPro Karma drone is so simple its makers describe it as ‘almost idiot-proof’ — so tech writer and self-proclaimed idiot Rod Chester put it to the test.
Exhume Somerton Man and end mystery: DNA expert
A WORLD-renowned forensic scientist has called on the SA Government to exhume the body of the mysterious Somerton Man and “finally give him a name”
Farewell Dennis, thanks for the gems
DENNIS Cometti will call his final AFL game in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final. We take a look at his best, and say thanks to one of a kind in the commentary box.
AFL stars’ big punt on property
CROWS midfielder Richard Douglas knows it takes discipline and hard work to play AFL football. And the same discipline has helped him build a solid property portfolio.
The workplace Facebook face-palm
DEMANDS for Facebook passwords at job interviews and tweets defaming the boss are making social media a workplace minefield. Here’s how to balance risks with the rewards.
How to explain footy to a foreigner
GIVEN that tomorrow is Grand Final day, it’s time to celebrate this crazy game of ours. If you need to explain our great sport to a novice, read on, writes Susie O’Brien.
Governor moved by state’s resilience under testing conditions
AS THE State continues to deal with the consequences of the extreme weather events that have befallen us over recent days, my wife Lan and I extend our thoughts and best wishes to everyone who has been affected.
Smashed: How SA copped another battering
POWER outages, flooding, gale-force winds and more hit South Australia during the super storm. Thursday was an extraordinary day — recap our around-the-clock coverage here.
36 hours for loved-up pandas to make it sixth-time lucky
THE signs love is in the air are there, scientists and fertility specialists are on hand — all that’s needed for a chance of a baby giant panda is for Wang Wang and Fu Ni to get amorous: they’ve got 36 hours.
Whyalla disaster averted, $30M hit
ARRIUM will be $30 million out of pocket as a result of the storm-related shutdown of its Whyalla operations if the outage last as long as currently expected.
Doctor rushes to save baby during blackout
A QUICK-thinking doctor has saved the life of a tiny, premature baby at the Flinders Medical Centre when the hospital’s power was cut on Wednesday.
We overcame adversity with style
SOUTH Australians, pat yourselves on the back. When everything could have gone to custard you kept your nerve during Wednesday’s statewide blackout.
Pollies squabble while SA in the dark
USING the political art of unapologetic conflation, our Canberran leaders will be able to use the super South Australian storms to reinvigorate a debate over renewable energy.
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Panned: crackpot used cooking utensil as steering wheel
SPEEDING you’d expect. But driving with both feet out the window? Or using a metal pan as a steering wheel? You’d be amazed at the stupid things SA drivers do that cop fines.
Sex, (not many) drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
YOU don’t spend five decades in bands without having a few good stories to tell. Nathan Davies spoke with rock and roll journeyman Peter Tilbrook.
Meet our version of ‘Walter White’
EXCLUSIVE: There’s an eerie similarity about why Adelaide’s version of Walter White — from the hit television show Breaking Bad — smuggled $59 million worth of drugs into Australia.
Clinton and Trump — best frenemies
NOT so long ago, the Clintons and the Trumps were on friendly terms. Now the smiles are gone, the teeth are bared — this is winner take all and the prize is the most powerful office in the world.
Glory days: Notes from The Boss
BRUCE Springsteen’s new memoir reveals him as undiminished champion of the underdog and one of the great narrators of American life.
Understanding Nijinsky and its challenges
ONE man’s elevation of the rigours and expression of dance has inspired a tribute by one of the world’s acclaimed directors.
Blackout robs 12 fertility patients of embryos
UPDATE: About a dozen families have been left heartbroken after South Australia’s power blackouts destroyed embryos at the Flinders Medical Centre.
Spiral into psychosis: The last 48 hours
EXCLUSIVE: Less than two days before killing his father, Crows coach Phil Walsh, Cy Walsh was in the grip of delusions and making alarming threats to friends. Witnesses recount the events that led to a tragedy that shocked the nation.
Cy Walsh’s turbulent relationship with his dad
EXCLUSIVE: Cy Walsh and his father, Phil, had a street fight in Perth a year before Cy stabbed the Adelaide Crows coach to death. Court documents reveal how Cy’s struggle with mental illness strained his relationship with his dad.
The spiritual misfit who lost control
EXCLUSIVE: There were two sides to Cy Walsh, friends and family reveal — the eccentric spiritualist who adored his dad, Phil Walsh, and the troubled soul who fatally attacked the Crows coach in his bed.
Why Walsh case can’t be called a murder
ANALYSIS: The stabbing death of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh cannot legally be called a murder even though, to most people, it appeared to be. Sean Fewster explains why.
Judge prevents wife taking kids to US
A WOMAN who said her estranged husband brushed his teeth on the toilet and kicked the pet cat has failed in her bid to take them to Colorado, where she has a new partner and a baby.
Farewell Dennis, thanks for the gems
DENNIS Cometti will call his final AFL game in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final. We take a look at his best, and say thanks to one of a kind in the commentary box.
Mundine’s call for AFL anthem boycott
A CALL by boxer Anthony Mundine for players at this weekend’s AFL Grand Final to boycott the Australian national anthem has angered fans.
‘That’s how it’s done’: Teacher after dragging student
A SPECIAL schoolteacher dragged a tantruming, disabled girl 3m across a playground by her ankles, then wiped her hands and said “that’s how it’s done”, a court has heard.
Harriet: From ice addict to gym junkie
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: AS her killer ex-boyfriend faces the next decade behind bars, Harriet Wran was enjoying the taste of freedom, out for lunch with her mother Jill in Double Bay.
Why is Adelaide CBD our anti-vaxxer capital?
THE Adelaide City Council region is the “most dangerous place in the nation to bring up kids” because it has the lowest immunisation rates for children aged two and five, a virus expert has warned.
SA Jockey Club sued over high-heel fall
THE wife of a prominent horse trainer is suing the South Australian Jockey Club after breaking her hip when her high heel became wedged between pavers.
Appalling abuse but no jail for cowardly ex-boyfriend
THIS man punched his ex-girlfriend in the head eight times, threatened to kill her with a knife, slit his own throat and asked her to stay with him while he died — but won’t see the inside of a jail cell.
Killer-driver sentencing under scrutiny
EXCLUSIVE: The disparity in sentencing dangerous killer drivers and motorists who kill through carelessness must end, victims and advocates say.
Aussies confess their shocking diet habits
THE CSIRO has labelled the typical Aussie diet “a shocker” after the largest-ever diet survey revealed our eating habits are even worse than we thought.
Prisoners tunnelled under fence and hot-wired truck
THREE inmates attempting to break out of Port Augusta Prison were able to tunnel under a fence and hot-wire a truck before they were discovered by authorities, it has been revealed.
No police payments of cold-case cash
NOT one payment for information about 53 unsolved SA crimes has been made since the State Government announced a $700,000 rewards scheme about 18 months ago.
Swimming pool skimping leads to $35,000 impost
AN EASTERN suburbs man who illegally dumped soil excavated for a new swimming pool in a conservation park has been slugged $35,000 in fines and remediation costs.
Theatre to be star of the silver screens
IMAGES of what the Festival Centre will look like after a $900 million redevelopment of the precinct have been released. What do you think?
Nothing but happy days for Double Blues
DON’T be surprised if an AFL club taps Sturt coach Marty Mattner on the shoulder earlier than he expected after leading the Double Blues to a 27-point triumph over the Eagles in the SANFL grand final.
Rodney Rude back for one last hurrah
AFTER an extended break from the limelight, Rodney Rude is back for one final, obscenity-laced tour before he hangs up his well-worn Pope hat for good.
Dangerfield still down to earth
THERE’S no chance of Brownlow Medal favourite Patrick Dangerfield getting a big head with his down-to-earth wife Mardi by his side.
Too many drugged idiots on our roads
EXCLUSIVE: MOTORISTS pulled over by police are six times more likely to test positive for driving while high on drugs than drunk, new figures show.
Adelaide man wins David v Goliath deportation fight
AN ADELAIDE man who faced deportation from the country he’s called home since he was four can remain here after winning an 11th-hour reprieve from the Immigration Minister.
