Monster’s gall Killer wants to appeal conviction on us
EXCLUSIVE: Dieter Pfennig, the two-time child murderer who refuses to reveal where Louise Bell and Michael Black are buried, will challenge his conviction — and wants taxpayers to foot the bill.
Bill defeated Why Atkinson voted against euthanasia
HIS was the casting vote that defeated voluntary euthanasia legislation in South Australia — but the Speaker, Labor MP Michael Atkinson, says it wasn’t because of his religious convictions.
Soft sentence How violent addict got to stay home free
A DRUG addict with an 18-year criminal history who threatened to slit the throat of a man whose family home she had broken into will serve her sentence on home detention.
Study finding Why more girls are feeling unsafe at school
MANY South Australian girls do not feel safe walking across the schoolyard alone for fear of sexual victimisation by boys, Flinders University research has found.
True love Bickmore prompts on-air surprise
A BREAST cancer battler in the audience was given a special shout out on The Project — but then her boyfriend stole the show.
Outage Southern suburb goes offline
HOMES are without internet and land line services in Aberfoyle Park following a suburb-wide outage.
Guess which suburb has joined millionaire’s row?
MILLION-dollar properties are now extending beyond Adelaide’s exclusive east – and the inner west suburb. So, which one has joined the millionaire’s row?
Jake to make his own way
BOOM Test prospect Jake Lehmann won’t be consumed by unprecedented scrutiny as national coach and father Darren plots a seismic Australian team rebuild on a revamped selection panel.
Khawaja ton stalls Redbacks
Usman Khawaja scores a much-needed century as Queensland hold out South Australia’s bowlers at the Gabba on Thursday.
Pick Me: Jarman to follow father’s footsteps
WATCHING Caleb Daniel sealed Ben Jarman’s belief anything can happen in the AFL and hopes to reward Adelaide if they pick him up as a father-son selection.
Two codes, two rules for Brownlow Medal
ANGRY supporters of Jobe Watson have dragged Dane Swan and Ben Cousins into the debate over the 2012 Brownlow Medal mess. But there is no real comparison, says Michelangelo Rucci.
Failed mark Packer’s Crown Resorts slammed
A CONFIDENTIAL report on James Packer’s Crown Resorts has blasted the casino operator’s board of directors, corporate governance and risk management capabilities.
Political differences Bishop: Trump wrong about NATO
JULIE Bishop has said NATO is a vital force despite Donald Trump describing it as obsolete as she acknowledged western democracies are being challenged around the world.
Office space Trump ‘forced out of Oval Office’
DONALD Trump may spend the first year of his term shut-out of the Oval Office and forced to work across the street. Why? Barack Obama.
Family matters ‘My father was protecting me’
A DAD who killed his daughter’s grandfather for sexually abusing her accepts a 40-year jail term so she wouldn’t have to testify.
David Penberthy Left is right and right is wrong in nuclear debacle
THERE are several reasons the debate over our nuclear future has derailed, starting with politicians, writes David Penberthy.
Test of strength Players must care about Test cricket as much as we do
The reaction to the Hobart debacle has at least proved that Aussies still care about Test cricket. Now the players must prove that they do too, writes Ron Reed.
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Bickmore prompts on-air surprise
A BREAST cancer battler in the audience was given a special shout out on The Project — but then her boyfriend stole the show.
‘Party boy’ Warnie wants to meet Paris
AUSTRALIA’s self-declared “No. 1 party boy”, Shane Warne wants to rub shoulders with one of the world’s most popular party girls, Paris Hilton.
Meet Game of Thrones’ Natalia Tena
She played Marcus’s first crush in About A Boy, the face-changing Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter and a wildling in Game of Thrones. Now UK actor Natalia Tena will be here for Supanova.
“It’s every husband’s duty to have the snip”
IS it a husband’s duty to have the snip? Dreaded and ridiculed in equal measure, the number of vasectomies has fallen this century. But one father argues that once the family’s complete...
Mining towns steel themselves for revival
THE resources sector slowdown hit mining town property markets hard. But does a resurgence in the iron ore price mean a comeback?
The evolution of suburbia
FROM vast tracts of vacant land to suburbia. Watch the time lapse evolution of five of Australia’s biggest communities.
Aussie continent moves with the seasons
A WORLD-FIRST discovery using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites has found out something very interesting about our country.
The cutest thing you’ll see today
THE photographer had to trek across snow and ice to get up close to his subject. But the result was worth the wait and is captivating the world.
Tune into super’s tax savings
SAVERS are ignoring superannuation because they don’t understand its tax benefits and can’t keep up with constant government rule changes.
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Packer’s Crown Resorts slammed
A CONFIDENTIAL report on James Packer’s Crown Resorts has blasted the casino operator’s board of directors, corporate governance and risk management capabilities.
Disruption alert over key intersection
TRAFFIC flow through the South and Grange (Manton St) roads junction will be severely disrupted by extensive restrictions this weekend, the State Government has warned.
Men shun the snip as vasectomy rates fall in SA
MEN are shunning the big snip and starting families later in life as urologists urge blokes to consider the “simple, quick and effective” vasectomy procedure in favour of other contraceptives.
Why principals want more leave
PRIMARY principals want a term off for every four years’ service to do educational research and improve their own “wellbeing”.
‘He flung the toddler about’
JACINTA Price was nine when she saw a man grab his 18-month-old son by the hair and threaten to kill him unless his wife obeyed.
Compo rejected over 1987 sub tragedy
A SUBMARINER who was in a boat that dived, killing two of his colleagues who had been left outside, was refused compensation because he didn’t actually “see a body”, an inquiry heard on Thursday.
Bishop: Trump wrong about NATO
JULIE Bishop has said NATO is a vital force despite Donald Trump describing it as obsolete as she acknowledged western democracies are being challenged around the world.
ABC presenter’s heartbreaking illness
LIZ Jackson has told many award-winning stories in a celebrated career. This one was personal, and extremely difficult to tell.
Insure we have a fighting chance
THE head of the world’s leading finance product comparison website has urged Aussie politicians to give consumers the tools to combat ‘extremely powerful’ insurers and banks.
‘Watching it all was exhilarating’
SEE the incredible moment an American Bald Eagle, hunting for lunch, drags a huge salmon from the river in Alaska.
Retro dine-in stores for Pizza Hut
PIZZA Hut looks back to the future as it gears up for a bold revamped move to grab a bigger slice of the nation’s pizza market.
Aussie cafe slams mum for nappy change
IS IT OK to change a baby’s nappy on a cafe table? If these responses to a nappy-changing customer are a guide, then definitely not.
Tired pollies get ‘ratty’ during debate
DUNCAN McFetridge had been awake for just shy of 24 hours when MPs finally, narrowly, voted to reject his attempt to legalise voluntary euthanasia in South Australia.
‘Gutted’ by euthanasia Bill defeat
VOLUNTARY euthanasia advocate Andew Denton has hit out at a “fear campaign” against assisted dying and other campaigners were left “gutted” after the narrow defeat of SA laws.
Bill was lost but MPs moved the needle on euthanasia
THERE is a big difference between an idea and a law. South Australia’s euthanasia debate fell into that chasm last night, and looks unlikely to emerge for the life of the current State Parliament.
Slight improvement in SA’s jobless rate
SOUTH Australia’s unemployment figure is no longer the worst in the nation, dropping from 6.7 per cent to 6.4 per cent seasonally adjusted.
Huge response to meningococcal petition
AN online petition started by Health Minister Jack Snelling urging the Federal Government to make the meningococcal B vaccine free has attracted more than 11,000 signatures within hours. SIGN IT NOW
The Aussie song named in the loo
ESKIMO Joe have revealed how the call of nature gave them the title for their hit ‘Black Fingernails, Red Wine’. Vote for your fave ARIA song now.
Meet brave and inspiring Riley
EXCLUSIVE: RILEY Nixon’s tale of survival is remarkable and heartwarming. Meet the two-year-old who has defied the odds and beaten deadly meningococcal.
Deaths are ‘pure, tragic coincidence’
UPDATE: A CAIRNS tourist operator has dismissed speculation tiny marine stingers could have caused the deaths of two French tourists.
The lid’s off: Bottle flipping banned
BOTTLE flippers beware. Your wacky, zany craze has been deemed dangerous by a suburban recreation centre, which has banned it and threatened bottle confiscations.
The woman allergic to everything
IF YOU think your spring allergy is bad, then spare a thought for Johanna Watkins. She’s allergic to everything. Even her husband.
Jobs for Northern Connector set in concrete
EXCLUSIVE: The $985 million Northern Connector motorway will be the state’s first major road built from concrete, costing more but creating jobs and saving on maintenance.
Slow internet behind record complaints
THE industry Ombudsman reported 20 per cent more complaints in 2016 about this one issue that annoys a lot of Australians.
Trump son-in-law on a power trip
DONALD Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner shuns the limelight. Behind the scenes, he’s more powerful than anyone realised.
Helpless parents: Brat kids are sacking us
INCREASING numbers of frazzled and worried parents are seeking help from parenting experts to deal with their anti-authoritarian, digitally-advanced pre-teen children.
Greg Norman teed up PM’s Trump call
EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Turnbull was the second world leader to congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump — after golfing legend Greg Norman passed on his private mobile number.
RAH builders fear contract termination
THE trouble-plagued new Royal Adelaide Hospital is embroiled in a fresh row with builders worried they could be sacked as a legal dispute with the State Government escalates.
CA’s back to the future replacement for Marsh
CRICKET Australia has appointed Trevor Hohns its interim chairman of selectors after the shock resignation of Rod Marsh, also adding a Test legend to the panel.
Financial hit from state admin deal
PROPERTY developer Commercial & General will lose its $5 million deposit and forego millions more in future revenues if the sale of the State Administration precinct falls through.
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Jobs for Northern Connector set in concrete
EXCLUSIVE: The $985 million Northern Connector motorway will be the state’s first major road built from concrete, costing more but creating jobs and saving on maintenance.
Meet brave and inspiring Riley
EXCLUSIVE: RILEY Nixon’s tale of survival is remarkable and heartwarming. Meet the two-year-old who has defied the odds and beaten deadly meningococcal.
Greg Norman teed up PM’s Trump call
EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm Turnbull was the second world leader to congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump — after golfing legend Greg Norman passed on his private mobile number.
You didn’t say no to a man like Pasquale Barbaro
IT’S New Year’s Eve 2014 and a $8000-a-night luxury boat is playing host to a rogue’s gallery of Sydney’s underworld, organised by brash up-and-coming criminal Pasquale Barbaro.
Should Jay stay — or make way?
FOR the first time in Premier Jay Weatherill’s five years as Labor leader, serious questions are now being asked within the party about his political judgment. What do you think — VOTE NOW
‘Hearts torn out’ over car wash murder retrial
THE duo convicted of an execution-style car wash murder have been granted a retrial by the nation’s highest court — and the family of victim Adrian MacDonald say their hearts have been torn out.
The church that’s keeping up with the Peregrines
A HERITAGE church plans to spend more than $2 million to restore its 160-year-old facade, despite fears it’ll fade into the shadows of a $50m Peregrine Corporation development across the road.
Labor mate wins $1m gambling contract
A BUSINESS run by a former Labor candidate has been awarded a $1 million-a-year government contract to treat gambling addicts, despite experts claiming he lacks the qualifications to offer effective treatment.
Storm in and hail a new-car bargain
THOUSANDS of cars will be offered at discount prices but thousands more won’t be repaired for more than six months as panel beaters struggle to cope with hail damage.
State’s $2.5bn fields of gold
GRAIN farmers are reaping a record crop as the long, cool spring continues to boost yields.
Big change to controversial SA court punishments
EXCLUSIVE: Criminals convicted of serious offences, including causing death by dangerous driving, serious assault and sexual assaults will no longer be eligible for home detention.
One reason not to try for a baby in winter
WOMEN whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop a disease that can have serious implications for pregnant mums, new University of Adelaide research has found.
Lives at risk in country health crisis
THE SA Government has “no respect for country hospitals or doctors and they’re wasting mega millions in Adelaide” according to a rural GP.
O-Bahn roadworks force Adelaide pub to close
ONE of Adelaide’s most popular hotels of the 1990s has closed, blaming roadworks for the $160 million O-Bahn extension for the loss of 20 jobs.
First look at multimillion-dollar upgrade of girls’ school
A PRESTIGIOUS girls’ school in Adelaide’s east is the latest private school to reveal a multimillion-dollar plan to upgrade its campus. Here’s how it hopes to pay for it.
Jay faces Labor war over nuclear referendum plan
PREMIER Jay Weatherill has sparked an internal Labor backlash by pitching plans for a nuclear storage referendum and refusing to abandon the idea, despite public opposition.
Government ‘delaying new RAH handover on purpose’
A SENIOR industry group has accused the State Government of deliberately delaying handover of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital as a bid to renegotiate its expensive repayment plan.
Child sex offender’s lawyer in home jail outburst
THE lawyer for an unrepentant, victim-blaming child sex offender says his client deserves home detention and the State Government should not be reviewing the controversial law just because of a “campaign by The Advertiser”.
Why the RAA can’t tell you where the cheapest petrol is
MOTORISTS are being stung by a lack of real-time fuel pricing data showing where to find the cheapest petrol as neighbouring service station prices vary as much as 18c/l, the RAA says.
How SA voted on the issues that divided us
A REFERENDUM on a nuclear waste dump in SA won’t be the state’s first. From the Bible in schools, to the 6 o’clock swill and shop opening hours, here’s how we voted on the issues that divided us.
’I’ll slit your throat — you are going to die tonight’
DISTURBING CONTENT: A man has been jailed for 11 years over a terrifying attack on his ex-girlfriend in which he blindfolded and tied her up, sexually and physically tortured her and threatened to cut her throat.
Executed kingpin was ‘playing with fire’
NOTORIOUS crime kingpin Pasquale Barbaro was shot dead execution-style in Sydney’s west last night. His heavily tattooed, shaven-headed body was found bloodied, laying facedown on the footpath.
2016 Adelaide Christmas Pageant
A BIT of rain couldn't dampen our festival spirit as more than 200,000 South Aussies turned out for the annual Christmas pageant in the city.
Girls Gone Wild: Scandal at top school
AN elite Adelaide private girls’ school is embroiled in a scandal over a “wall of boys”. The photo collage of romantic conquests has left its male targets feeling shamed and humiliated.
A killer finally called to account
MORE than three decades after his heinous crime, Dieter Pfennig has been convicted of Louise Bell’s murder. INCLUDES BELL FAMILY’S MOVING STATEMENT
Antibiotics could create the next superbug
HALF of all Australians are prescribed antibiotics each year, despite fears overuse will make some infections impossible to treat.
Breaking Bad in a box trailer: Meth addict’s mobile drug lab
A METH manufacturer will spend at least four years behind bars after he was caught with a mobile drug lab and $5000 cash.
How a violent gang turned Sydney into a war zone
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh out of prison, Farhad Qaumi (right) gathered members of his new Brothers For Life chapter to outline his vision to dominate the city’s underworld. But a rival was having none of it.
Plaza redevelopment starts with an FoI wall
THE Opposition believes scrutiny of the Festival Plaza redevelopment deal is being hindered by a $12,000 charge on an FoI request for the documents.
Cabbies moonlighting for Uber
ADELAIDE taxi drivers are being busted working illegally as rideshare operators for app company Uber.
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