Emergency Two trapped in wreckage of car smash
UPDATED: Two people were left trapped in the wreckage after a horror car crash in Waikerie and helicopters have been used to rush the injured to hospital.
Win for consumers SA Power Networks’ money grab denied
SA POWER Networks’ attempt to charge South Australians more for their electricity usage has failed, with the Australian Competition Tribunal throwing out its appeal.
Graham Cornes Boxing has-beens just ripping off SA public
PROFESSIONAL boxing is a brutal sport. It should have been outlawed years ago. Given the modern research into post concussion syndrome, it is almost impossible to defend it, writes Graham Cornes.
Wei Li Burnside killer’s perverse collection earns more jail time
CONVICTED “tiger mum” killer Wei Li’s collection of obscene child exploitation material has earned him more time behind bars.
Norwood Court reveals names of cafe hit-run accused
THE names of two men accused of the hit-and-run robbery of a patron outside a popular eastern suburbs cafe have been revealed.
Dreamworld ‘We want to know what went wrong’
UPDATE: A father who lost his two children in the fatal Dreamworld accident wants to know why his loved ones were killed in horrific circumstances.
Early-morning hug was the last goodbye
WARWICK Hirvonen’s young daughter would usually be asleep when he left for work each morning. But on Wednesday, the five-year-old woke early, giving her dad a warm hug. It was the last time she saw him.
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AFL to explore fixture shake up
THE AFL may overhaul its fixture with the radical 17-5 model as early as 2018, and several clubs are in favour of the concept.
China not messing with Port’s focus, says Thomas
PORT Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas insists the Power’s focus is fixed on football and the “China Strategy” has not distracted his AFL club.
The glass is half full for those with clear vision
THE “glass half-full” groaners ask why Australian football would bother with China? Will Port Adelaide find a fertile recruiting zone in Shanghai or the Gaungdong province? No, writes Michelangelo Rucci.
SANFL going back to traditional Saturday timeslot
THE SANFL is poised to cash in on a favourable AFL fixture and program more matches in its traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot next season.
Budget cuts PM: New PPL start date still looms
CHANGES to the Paid Parental Leave scheme designed to stop mothers from “double dipping” could come into effect as soon as New Year’s Day.
Power struggle Turnbull denies ‘war’ with Abbott
THE Prime Minister says he has a ‘cordial relationship’ with Tony Abbott, after a leaked document suggested they are at ‘war’.
Murder mystery Lovers unite in Bali prison hell
THEY await separate murder trials in Bali, but that didn’t stop Australian woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend getting cosy behind bars.
Court battle $90m baby powder cancer payout
AN AMERICAN woman has been awarded more than $90 million after alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer.
David Penberthy Stop pointing the finger at police
IT seems the people most scrutinised after tragic events on our roads aren’t those breaking the law, but those trying to enforce it, writes David Penberthy.
Andrew Bushnell Home detention not about coddling criminals
IT is vital to the justice system that criminals feel they are being punished for their actions — not having an easy time on home detention, writes Andrew Bushnell.
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Sam and Lisa clash during nasty ratings feud
NINE and Seven are both claiming victory in a bitter conclusion to the stoush over which breakfast show is number one.
Overton on Rowe’s postnatal depression battle
AN EMOTIONAL Peter Overton has opened up about Jessica Rowe’s “bloody awful” battle with postnatal depression in 2007.
Revealed: Scientology’s SA files
A NEW book sheds light on the behind-the-scenes efforts of two South Australians who helped the secretive Church of Scientology overturn a three-state ban in the 1960s
Why Cassandra Thorburn has made herself a target
Recently separated wife of Karl Stefanovic has found that celebrity splits come at a price.
Why it’s the perfect time to sell
NOW could be the perfect time to list your home for sale with property listings down in these areas and demand still strong.
Home renovation frenzy
HOMEOWNERS who can’t afford to upgrade to a new property because of growing property prices are sparking a renovation frenzy.
Aussie blood donors in data breach
MEDICAL records from more than half a million Red Cross blood donors have been exposed in Australia’s biggest data breach.
Residents are ordering crates of feral cats
CHICAGO residents are having feral cats captured from the streets and delivered to their homes in giant crates, but it’s all for a very good reason.
How to find the best super fund
AN alarmingly high number of people are apathetic about switching super funds — but an expert is urging Aussies to look a little closer at their investment goals.
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Burn-off becomes bushfire in ranges
A BURN-OFF on a property in the southern Flinders Ranges turned into a bushfire headache for the CFS.
Coffee killer says verdict was ‘unfair’
JUDGES dubbed her “sadistic”. But Australian resident Jessica Wongso is appealing her 20-year jail term for putting cyanide in her friend’s coffee.
Explosive Facebook post from top lawyer
EXCLUSIVE: A senior lawyer has claimed she was sexually harassed or bullied by an unnamed judge and slammed her profession for inequality and favouritism in an explosive Facebook attack. READ HER FULL POST
All-Australian bid withdraws from S. Kidman race
THE all-Australian bid for the S. Kidman & Co empire has withdrawn from the race, meaning Gina Rinehart and her Chinese partners now only have to overcome government approvals.
SA bolter earns Test call-up
JOE Mennie is a chance to make his Test debut next week against South Africa after being named in Australia’s 12-man squad for the series opener.
Families’ fury as offenders go home
NEW home-detention laws have been slammed as too soft by the families of three people killed in a horror crash, amid calls for a tougher stance on the dramatic change to sentencing. TAKE OUR POLL
36-year sentence for sex slave dad
A father who abused his daughter for 13 years has been jailed for at least 36 years in what the judge described as the equivalent of a life sentence. It is believed to be the longest sentence imposed for child sex offences in the country.
A pet’s paradise right here in the city
HAVEN’T planned your weekend yet? Then find an event close by or further afield to keep the family — and your beloved pets — entertained this weekend
‘We could feel the plane sliding off’
DONALD Trump’s running mate Mike Pence and his passengers have recalled their reactions to the moment his campaign plane skidded off the runway in New York.
Labor readies for tense nuclear showdown
EXCLUSIVE: Premier Jay Weatherill faces a tense showdown over his Government’s nuclear strategy at a state Labor meeting this weekend, with unions firing up over plans for a waste dump.
Theme park to remain closed
UPDATE: Dreamworld will remain closed until at least after the funerals of the four victims who died there this week on the theme park’s Thunder River Rapids ride.
Pros and cons: Every club’s draw analysed
THE winner of the Richmond v Carlton season-opener could get off to a flyer next year while Collingwood has been booted from prime time. Our experts assess the 2017 AFL fixture.
Today and Sunrise war gets uglier
AS Seven and Nine lay down their guns — calling off a court date over their breakfast TV war — Sam Armytage and Lisa Wilkinson have fired up again.
First ever dinosaur brain found
AUSTRALIAN and British scientists have identified an unassuming brown pebble as the first example of a fossilised dinosaur brain. It’s similar to a bird’s — and a crocodile’s.
Turnbull denies ‘war’ with Abbott
THE Prime Minister says he has a ‘cordial relationship’ with Tony Abbott, after a leaked document suggested they are at ‘war’.
Bart’s children fight over fortune
A FIGHT over Bart Cummings’ multimillion-dollar estate has erupted between three of the late champion trainer’s children.
Israel claims First Temple relic find
TEMPLE Mount: It’s the hill at the heart of much of the Middle East’s turmoil. Now, for the first time, archaeologists say they have found evidence of King Solomon’s temple.
Coroner blasts police over handling of hospital death
THE State Coroner has blasted SA Police for its handling of the investigation into the death of former Socceroo Stephen Herczeg at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Stop pointing the finger at police
IT seems the people most scrutinised after tragic events on our roads aren’t those breaking the law, but those trying to enforce it, writes David Penberthy.
‘You may as well be doing nothing’
MORE cancer patients are shunning medical treatment for alternative therapies, specialists say, warning they may as well be doing nothing.
‘I fell in love with Georgia Love’
GEORGIA Love’s new man Lee Elliot is head over heels in love with her after winning her heart on The Bachelorette.
‘Mum died in husband’s arms as daughter watched on in horror’
THE survival from the Dreamworld tragedy of Kieran Low, 10, and Ebony Goodchild, 12, was devastating for the pair. Disturbing details have emerged of the horror Ebony suffered as she watched her mother die.
‘He wasn’t the man I married’
TODAY co-host Lisa Wilkinson has opened up about the problem that plagued her marriage to former rugby star Peter FitzSimons.
$5m fallout from Homestead collapse
THE South Australian arm of Senator Bob Day’s failed building empire, owes at least $5 million to predominantly SA creditors, according to documents lodged with the company’s liquidators.
Home detention not about coddling criminals
IT is vital to the justice system that criminals feel they are being punished for their actions — not having an easy time on home detention, writes Andrew Bushnell.
This is what you call tough luck of the Irish
TWO Irish men have been caught at double the speed limit in the state’s Mid-North, one busted straight after the other.
Sisters lose 167kg a year after pact
THESE NSW sisters were warned to lose weight or die young. So they made a pact, and a year later the results are amazing.
What happens after tragedy strikes
HISTORY has shown us what happens to theme parks when things go horribly wrong. As Dreamworld looks to its future, here are how other venues responded to tragic accidents.
Premier reveals who could replace him
PREMIER Jay Weatherill has revealed his succession plan for when his time as the state’s leader comes to an end.
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More glass, extra level in $12m shopping centre revamp
A MULTI-million dollar plan to modernise a shopping centre in Adelaide’s west is to be discussed tonight: the vision includes a glass-fronted, two-storey building and a new food court.
Jack, Emily ... it’s time to study
IF YOUR name is Emily or Jack, and you’re old enough to drive and possibly to vote, then more than likely it’s time to hit the books.
Historic floating venue back for Festival
FOOD and partying will return to the Adelaide Festival in a big way in March on a giant floating pavilion in Elder Park that will serve as its club and hub for the next three years.
Murray carp cull to cost millions
THE cost of cleaning up two million tonnes of “herpes”-poisoned carp from the Murray would run into tens of millions — that’s if the cull even goes ahead.
Footy fraudster seeks end to detention bracelet ‘stigma’
EXCLUSIVE: A footballer who was allowed to serve his $9000 fraud sentence on home detention wants a court to remove his tracking bracelet because it creates “a stigma” while he is on the field.
‘My whole family has been wiped out’
EXCLUSIVE: THE mother of two people killed after the Thunder River Rapids raft flipped at Dreamworld says her “whole family has been wiped out” by the tragic accident.
Why we’re the toast of Australia
THE world’s most authoritative travel guide Lonely Planet has named South Australia in its Top 10 Regions to Visit in 2017. Hong Kong-based couple Greg Earle and Kristina Parker, agree — read why.
Revealed: ‘Bomb’ that shut down a school
THE homework bomb that shut down Hallett Cove Primary School was far more realistic than the Education Department would admit. SEE IT HERE
QEH oxygen blunder ‘killed ex Socceroo’
AN Adelaide grandfather dubbed SA’s “forgotten Socceroo” died in hospital after his bladder burst and lungs collapsed because he was wrongly connected to oxygen, an inquest has heard.
Video: Date set, fight’s already started
EXCLUSIVE: Adelaide Oval will host one of the biggest boxing bouts in Australian history, between Danny Green and Anthony Mundine. VIDEO: BARBS TRADED AT PRESS CONFERENCE
Last drinks at Leigh Creek?
LEIGH Creek locals face being left beerless and cheerless this Christmas.
No work to stop young women leaving SA
YOUNG women are continuing to desert South Australia at far higher rates than men their age — but promised research into the female brain-drain has yet to begin.
Former ForestrySA boss pleads guilty after ICAC probe
EXCLUSIVE: A senior public servant who oversaw South Australia’s forestry is facing jail or thousands of dollars in fines after admitting to being dishonest in his job.
Students seek special help for exam anxiety, depression
HUNDREDS of students suffering anxiety, depression and other psychological conditions are seeking special help and conditions to complete Year 12 exams.
Dive-bombing magpies target street
A WAR is being waged in a suburban Adelaide street where dive-bombing magpies have inflicted 10 injuries on increasingly fearful humans. It’s a conflict being repeated across the state this swooping season.
One stolen card. $6,326,320 withdrawn. One missing man.
DETAILS have been released of the incredible story of how a computer glitch enabled a massive cash haul from ATMs across Adelaide, costing a man his life.
Shocking: 1400 a month driving with no licence
IN the wake of two horrific smashes that shocked the state, authorities warn that more than 1400 motorists a month are being caught driving without a licence and creating potentially tragic consequences.
Lake Eyre has become a mystical oasis
IN one of the far-reaching corners of the South Australian Outback is a mystical oasis that has been evolving for hundreds of years and is now in one of its rarest forms.
Broker ‘frittered’ away Digger’s $6m charity bequest
THE notice of the passing of Peter Neville Fleming, MBE, past-state president of the RSL, was quite a modest affair. But his legacy is huge.
TV journo ‘sacked after lesbian, triplet comment’
EXCLUSIVE: A YOUNG female TV reporter was illegally sacked just weeks after formally complaining about being sexually harassed by a senior Adelaide colleague, a lawsuit alleges.
Defiant Day puts the wind up Kouts
EX-SENATOR Bob Day has hit back at Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis over claims the demise of his construction company had left a “trail of destruction”.
Tiff’s colourful approach reveals bags of talent
ADELAIDE designer Tiff Manuell has style in the bag, and she’s happy to share it with you during this year’s Adelaide Fashion Festival.
All-Aussie bid for S. Kidman & Co likely
THE S. Kidman and Co cattle empire could become the subject of a bidding war if a competing proposal by an all-Australian bidding consortium eventuates.
Jay has lots to tell but little to show
FIVE years ago, when Jay Weatherill replaced Mike Rann as Premier, South Australia felt itself on the edge of great and dramatic change. We evaluate how much has really changed under his term.
Incredible gaffe costs Redbacks finals spot
SOUTH Australia’s Redbacks have been left red-faced by an extraordinary stuff up that has cost them a place in Friday’s Matador Cup semi-final against NSW.
Teach fantasy — not reality — from Year 1
CHILDREN should be taught about the influence of media and advertising from the moment they start school, a UniSA expert said last night. But what’s the reasoning behind it?
Rape accused’s identity revealed
THE identity of a grandfather accused of a series of violent sexual assaults and rapes in North Adelaide has been revealed.
Fears subs will be built abroad
DEFENCE has cast serious doubt on claims that 90 per cent of the $50 billion Future Submarines work would be done in Australia.
New day dawns for Family First
FAMILY First must change with the times, a new candidate says as she puts her hand up for Senator Bob Day’s job.
Adelaide, remember the tea crisis of the 1950s?
SHOPPERS were panic-buying tea this week in 1954 while Premier Tom Playford was imploring the federal government to increase the tea subsidy to offset the rising price.
