Global miner BHP Billiton calls for "short-to-medium term" incentives to build new baseload power generation in South Australia.

As Adelaide prepares for one of its busiest weekends with the Festival, Fringe and motor racing events crowding the city, South Australians are warned of an increased risk of load shedding blackouts.

A woman and two children witnessed a fist-fight between a man and two intruders.

South Australia's Southern Flinders may not be known for its wineries but its warmer climate gives shiraz grape growers a head start on the season.

A man is in custody after a suspicious death at Willunga, south of Adelaide.

A perfectly formed anvil thunderstorm cloud spreads across the northern skies of Adelaide, dumping heavy rain on the Barossa and igniting a Twitter frenzy.

As a warning to others, a Mount Gambier man shares his three months of dialogue with scammers who assumed the alias of a Russian woman on a popular Australian dating website.

Australians are delivering millions of dollars into the hands of scammers each year in the hope of romance and love, but many incidents are going unreported.

Researchers from the Australian National University call for an urgent rethink of the Basin Plan, arguing the money being spent is not achieving the desired results set out under the policy.

Adelaide Zoo confirms its female giant panda Fu Ni was not pregnant over the last few months despite her behaviour strongly suggesting she went into labour over the weekend.

Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich is not shying away from the magnitude of the Lions's AFLW clash against Adelaide.

Firefighters tackle a huge blaze at a scrap metal and recycling yard at Wingfield in northern Adelaide, and think an excavator moving crushed vehicles sparked the explosion leaving its driver with burns.

A plan which could force more gas into South Australia's energy market to put downward pressure on power costs and improve reliability is flagged by Premier Jay Weatherill.

A David and Goliath legal fight ends between the ABC and a community broadcaster over use of the "Radio Adelaide" branding.

Adelaide United coach Guillermo Amor says the Reds will leave China satisfied despite losing 2-1 to Jiangsu Suning on Wednesday night in their Group H Asian Champions League match.

It has been revealed the chief executive of the South Australian RSL quit a month ago as the league faces financial troubles, with two directors also recently resigning.

Lengthy delays in obtaining psychiatric reports are delaying the finalisation of serious court cases and keeping disadvantaged defendants on remand, South Australian lawyers and judges warn.

Using half a hectare of land to feed 250 families brings plenty of benefits for a Mount Gambier community.

The phrase "What are you giving up for Lent?" is common at this time of year but for Christians, the time leading up to Easter is about more than that.

Free-to-air AFL coverage suffers its biggest blow since South Australia joined the national competition in 1991, with five interstate games to receive delayed broadcasts.

A South Australian truck driver who was under the influence of drugs when he ploughed into a group of cyclists apologises to the family of the man he killed, but they say he should face the maximum penalty to send a message to the trucking industry.

Some Aboriginal people are being kept in custody for longer than required because of a lack of interpreters in South Australia, lawyers representing Indigenous people claim.

A man who spent two months as a member of an outlaw bikie gang is facing deportation back to the UK, where he has not been since he was two.

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