Infrastructure Short-term fix gets South Rd moving again
TRAFFIC will be allowed to flow as normal on South Rd today after a temporary fix was put in place for the Black Forest overpass, but plans for a permanent solution are yet to be found.
State Politics SA being kept in dark on blackout causes
A REVIEW of the emergency services’ response to the statewide blackout will be released today, but SA is expected to remain in the dark for several months about its causes.
Formal complaint Accused’s behaviour became more erratic
FRUSTRATED police made a formal complaint about bail being granted to accused Melbourne CBD killer Dimitrious “Jimmy’’ Gargasoulas by a bail justice six days before the Bourke St massacre.
Health news Deadly cost of Australia Day boozing
TWICE as many alcohol-affected patients presented at Adelaide’s public hospital emergency departments on Australia Day last year than the daily average in January.
Portrush Rd Truckie to face court over road rage incident
A TRUCK driver will face court on Monday charged over a bizarre road rage incident on one of Adelaide’s busiest roads, during which he allegedly rammed and then drove over another car.
Health news Immaturity mistaken for ADHD, report finds
A LANDMARK report linking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis to birthdate indicates the youngest children in a school class are most likely to be given medication, due to their immaturity being mistaken for mental disorders.
TDU Stage 6 in pictures
RICHIE Porte was crowned the 2017 Santos Tour Down Under champion, while Caleb Ewan won his fourth stage.
Six of the best for Sixers
THE Adelaide 36ers will host two games of the NBL’s best-of-three final semi final series after clinching top spot over the weekend for the first time since 2000.
Kyrgios tipped for Davis Cup tilt
AUSTRALIA’S Davis Cup hopes have soared on two fronts, with Nick Kyrgios recovering well from injury and Czech spearhead Tomas Berdych withdrawing.
‘Women kicking balls, I’d like to see that’
IF the AFLW’s new ad is a guide, the historic first season is going to be eye-catching with a recreation of the iconic 1990s “I’d like to see that commercial”.
Port duo can hit heights again: Lade
FORMER ruckman Brendon Lade was a hero for the Port Adelaide faithful, admired for his fightback from serious leg injuries. Now he’s predicting two proteges can follow suit and return to the top echelon.
Arnhem Land Where Australia Day means ‘thankyou’
WHILE some denounce Australia Day as Invasion Day, an Aboriginal clan from Arnhem Land uses it to welcome doctors, nurses, teachers, police to their land and to thank them.
Economic deal Morrison’s trade plan for Brexit
TREASURER Scott Morrison has revealed he will start work on a new trade deal with the UK to start once its leaves the European Union.
Actor MIA Alec Baldwin’s Trump absent on SNL
DONALD Trump is in the White House, but Alec Baldwin’s piercing impersonation of the President was nowhere to be seen on Saturday Night Live.
‘False reporting’ Who is Trump’s media man?
HE stole President Trump’s thunder after launching into an attack on the media. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has just become the man of the moment.
Rex Jory Granite Island’s a decaying dinosaur, a museum of extinct holidays
GRANITE Island – the jewel in Victor Harbor’s tourism crown – is a disgrace. It is a throwback to a more leisurely, less demanding form of tourism. It’s now a gracious horse tram ride to nowhere.
Lainie Anderson Fare’s fair when it comes to taxis
LAINIE Anderson gives a glowing review about the UberX taxi service.
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Meet the new Marco on MasterChef
AFTER Marco Pierre White’s defection to Seven’s Hell Kitchen, producers of MasterChef Australia have outdone themselves signing a true food hero.
High-flyers preparing to scale new heights
IN just six years, contemporary circus company Gravity And Other Myths have established themselves as one of Adelaide’s great artistic success stories.
Bottoms up, SA! Let’s toast going bare, if you dare
DID you know doughnut eating, sack jumping and having the “Best Bum” are now competitive sports? Well, at the Nude Games at Maslin Beach, they are.
Brainwaves: Test your knowledge with our quiz
HAVE you been paying attention? Test your knowledge with Marty Smith’s Brainwaves quiz for January 21-22. When you’ve finished, be sure to share your result on social media with hashtag #BrainwavesQuiz
Flexible and well appointed
LUXURY and contemporary design come to the fore in a home at Sefton Park.
Two storeys and ideal for a family
A TWO-STOREY home at Brighton has flexible living areas, and could suit a family.
Changes to Trump’s White House page
SOCIAL MEDIA users are in a fury after realising several vital sections appear to have been removed from the official White House website.
Could you survive this space mission?
SIX scientists have entered a man-made dome atop an isolated Hawaii volcano, where they will spend the next eight months with no outside human contact.
How to beat the back-to-school spend
SCHOOL costs are through the roof these days, but there are some measures savvy parents can take to ease the pain to the hip pocket.
FROM AROUND THE SITE
‘We put our own families on rides’
THE CEO of the company operating Movie World and Sea World, says its theme parks have been wrongly tainted by the Dreamworld disaster, telling guests their fears are unwarranted.
Trump lines up foreign power talks
DONALD Trump has scheduled his first meetings as President with British PM Theresa May and Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto, to discuss trade and immigration.
Ivanka’s brother-in-law at anti-Trump protest
THIS could make family dinners awkward. While President Trump ignored the Women’s March, Joshua Kushner was in the thick of it.
‘I know how he died’: George Michael’s ex-lover
GEORGE Michael died tragically and suddenly in December and there’s still no official reason — but a former lover says he has the answer.
Either pay rising power bills or go hungry
ONE in five South Australian households will cut back on buying groceries and other essentials to pay their summer electricity bill, a new national survey has found.
Jumpers chasing a very risky thrill
A TEENAGER, who regularly jetty jumps, warns that many young people who do it for the “cheap thrill” need educating about its risks. What do you think — VOTE NOW
Kids miss out on dollars and sense
ALMOST one quarter of Aussie children don’t have savings accounts, robbing them of a chance to learn valuable financial lessons at an early age.
‘Tasmanian tiger’ captured on camera
A MYSTERIOUS creature has been captured on a trail camera set up by an Adelaide-based Tasmanian tiger research group.
What lies beneath Trump’s maiden speech
ENGLISH language experts have broken down US President Donald Trump’s speech for its techniques and unconscious meaning. This is what they found.
Middle schools off the curriculum
NEW research calls into question the quality and benefits of middle schooling, often cited by advocates of moving Year 7 into secondary schools.
Students perish in fiery bus crash
A BUSLOAD of Hungarian students on their way home from a trip to France has met with tragedy after the bus burst into flames.
Powerful Porte blows rivals away
AUSTRALIA’S Richie Porte is the official king of Willunga Hill after winning one of the greatest Tour Down Under showdowns in 19 editions of the nation’s most famous bike race.
Cannabis crusader: ‘Kick State Government out’
MEDICINAL cannabis producer Jenny Hallam has urged 200 protesters to endorse her to “kick the State Government out” if it continued to ignore their push for easy legal access.
Gerard given go-ahead for Thebarton high rise
EXCLUSIVE: Helen Gerard, one of the state’s wealthiest women, is ready for her biggest challenge: building a $30 million, eight-storey apartment block at Thebarton.
Everyday people, remarkable acts
FROM a pint-sized fundraiser to a workplace lifesaver, South Australia’ local heroes truly are the Pride of Australia.
Where Australia Day means ‘thankyou’
WHILE some denounce Australia Day as Invasion Day, an Aboriginal clan from Arnhem Land uses it to welcome doctors, nurses, teachers, police to their land and to thank them.
‘Go to hell and die in hell’
THE mother of ‘Jimmy’ Gargasoulas has expressed the disgust she feels for his shocking rampage through Melbourne’s CBD on Friday.
Jobs grants a ‘boon for willing employers’
TREASURER Tom Koutsantonis says he’ll be thrilled if the $109 million Job Accelerator Grant runs over budget as the program is on track to beat its job creation targets.
My dead weird fixation
Peter Goers reveals his macabre interest in maceration. Don’t know what that is? Then read on.
Shedding a light on our impregnable state
MORE babies - is that Jay’s smart strategy to revitalise our state’s fortunes, asks Nick Ryan.
Meet the Sunday Mail’s new star columnist
INTERNATIONAL basketballer and co-captain of the Adelaide Crows women’s team Erin Phillips has joined South Australia’s biggest-selling newspaper, the Sunday Mail.
What he said: Trump’s speech in full
DONALD Trump’s inauguration speech was an impassioned and surprisingly strident statement of intent from the incoming President.
Trump protesters arrested amid violence
VIOLENT protests erupted in Washington DC earlier today, with a limousine set on fire, rocks thrown at police officers and more than 200 people arrested.
Trump’s first presidential tweets
DONALD Trump began his presidency with a flurry of tweets - but his predecessor in the White House is attracting his own share of attention on social media today.
Brace for more deaths: police
THE driver of the car that ploughed into a Melbourne crowd should have been in court that very day — and the heartache may not be over.
$475m arts masterplan needed
AN arts masterplan is being drawn up by the State Government to co-ordinate development of up to half a billion dollars in SA cultural infrastructure.
Boycott servos charging 130c a litre
MOTORISTS are paying outrageously high prices for petrol this month because major fuel retailers are keeping prices too high for too long, the RAA says.
Snelling backflips on hospital bed closures
HEALTH Minister Jack Snelling has today gone back on a decision to close beds at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, following pressure from angry nurses.
Miracle survivors found in the snow
UP to eight survivors have been found after an avalanche flattened their hotel in the Italian alps, as calls for help were reportedly “ignored for hours”.
Shoppers turn trauma heroes in city carnage
UPDATE: Shoppers, office workers and tourists sprang into action in the moments after a car mowed down women, children and men in Bourke Street.
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Jumpers chasing a very risky thrill
A TEENAGER, who regularly jetty jumps, warns that many young people who do it for the “cheap thrill” need educating about its risks. What do you think — VOTE NOW
Jobs grants a ‘boon for willing employers’
TREASURER Tom Koutsantonis says he’ll be thrilled if the $109 million Job Accelerator Grant runs over budget as the program is on track to beat its job creation targets.
South Rd reopens to traffic
SOUTH Road has reopened to traffic between Anzac Hwy and Cross Rd this morning, after crews worked around the clock to install steel fixings to stabilise the faulty overpass that forced the closure.
SA man behind Melbourne’s deadly attack
THE man accused of using a car to kill several people and injure at least 15 others in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday is from Coober Pedy.
Boycott servos charging 130c a litre
MOTORISTS are paying outrageously high prices for petrol this month because major fuel retailers are keeping prices too high for too long, the RAA says.
Cheese festival bigger then ever
ONE of Adelaide’s favourite festivals has expanded from celebrating cheese into a new event for all fermented foods and beverages.
Blackouts or bigger bills – cost of reliable power
DOUBLING up on power lines, placing them underground at huge expense and a massive vegetation cull are the only ways to fix South Australia’s electricity woes, an energy expert says.
Ex-mayor stung over clearing land for onions
A FORMER country mayor has been ordered to pay more than $35,000 over the “vast” illegal clearing of native scrub from his property to grow onions.
Recycled nuke power a ‘$31bn windfall’
A PROPOSAL for South Australia to gather the international community’s nuclear waste and then recycle it to create power could provide a $31 billion windfall, new research has found.
What creative leaders think of our state of art
CHIEF arts writer Patrick McDonald sat down with four key figures in South Australia’s arts sector to discuss the state of the creative industry.
Are we flying the flag for wrong reasons?
AUSTRALIANS have become more like Americans in their willingness to wave the flag, but is January 26 the right day to be celebrating the nation’s foundation?
Why pollies don’t want us to speak up
THERE is a process that does provide voters the authority to make laws. But Labor and the Coalition are opposed to the concept in any form. I wonder why.
Crazy Horse breaks silence on Noll
THE Crazy Horse Revue has denied claims Shannon Noll was king hit by a security guard outside the Hindley St venue early on Sunday morning.
Dad denies he kept son away from school
A FATHER who attempted to make his teenage son an apprentice in one of his building companies is at the centre of a landmark truancy case.
PM urges doctors to import medical cannabis
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged doctors to apply for access to imported medicinal cannabis for seriously ill patients until Australian-grown versions of the drug become available.
Low-speed chase ‘driver’ facing jail, compo bill
A MAN who allegedly stole a front-end loader and led police on a low-speed chase through a historic winery town faces not only jail time, but also a hefty compensation bill.
She died taking her husband his favourite biscuits
PATRICIA Goodrich would bake sweet honey biscuits for her husband of 60 years before driving 49km to visit him at least once a week at an aged care home in the state’s Mid North.
Snelling denies rift on health reforms
KEY SA Health figure Chris Zeitz “strongly supports” the controversial Transforming Health reforms despite scathing criticism of the plan, Health Minister Jack Snelling says.
Boo’s crew chills out at the zoo
ADELAIDE Zoo’s family of four Asian small-clawed otters love frolicking in the water to beat the heat or sunbaking in the summer sun.
Cannabis oil maker knew she would be raided
IT was a knock at the door that Jenny Hallam had been expecting for two years — the police had finally arrived to take her cannabis oil.
Musical star in tune for the Tour Down Under
FOR Dusty the Musical star Amy Lehpamer, belting out Advance Australia Fair today at the opening of the Tour Down Under’s People’s Choice Classic is a dream come true.
Lion roaring with maternal pride
SAROO Brierley’s amazing journey home has been captured in new, multi Golden Globe-nominated movie Lion, starring Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel.
Health reforms a ‘house of straw’
A KEY architect of the controversial Transforming Health reforms has warned SA Health officials it is a “house of straw” that “will not resist the slightest stress” as it has been “hijacked by Treasury”.
Cathy Jayne’s defence: They stuffed it up
FORMER Adelaide property tycoon Cathy Jayne Pearce has criticised her welfare fraud prosecution amid claims it is based on wrong facts and part of a wider Federal Government system crisis.
No jabs, no daycare during outbreaks
CHILDREN whose vaccinations are not up to date will be made to stay home from government preschools or childcare centres if there is an outbreak of illness. Is this the right move — VOTE NOW
Disease danger rains on grape growers
GRAPE growers are on high alert after recent rain and increased humidity created the perfect breeding ground for disease ahead of upcoming harvests.
City skyline flies to new heights
WORK on Adelaide’s newest five-star hotel — where guests will swim under chandeliers — is among a number of significant office, apartment and hotel developments changing our city’s skyline.
From beach to bar without getting changed
THE one-piece swimsuit is the new little black dress this summer. That’s because Australian brands such as Jets by Jessika Allen, Camilla and Zimmermann have luxury designs that look like they were made to be worn from the beach to the bar.
14,000 child abuse calls went unanswered
MORE than 14,000 calls to report suspected child abuse have gone unanswered in the past six months.
When getting stuck in a jam’s fun
GETTING stuck in a traffic jam on Goodwood Rd might not be such a bad thing, as motorists are discovering on their morning commute.
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