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He’s got the Power to save rhinos

AN SA wildlife warrior has fought poachers to save rhinos in the wilds of Africa.

Adelaide model strutting to success

A FORMER refugee working in an aged-care home, Adelaide’s Akiima has risen quickly in the modelling world. And by quickly, we literally mean overnight.

White finds Indian delight

TODAY in Off the Record we find out which Indian restaurant impressed top chef Marco Pierre White and the judge who has quickly endeared himself to the legal profession.

Man trapped for 90 minutes after Mount Pleasant crash

A MAN was trapped in a car for 90 minutes after a serious crash at Mount Pleasant in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Tetanus scare for SA toddler

A 22-MONTH-OLD toddler is in a stable condition in hospital following the first confirmed case of tetanus in a South Australian child in 17 years.

SA export trade falls $5bn short of ‘target’

A $5 billion shortfall in exports from South Australia has left the state’s Trade minister seemingly turning his back on a target set by the Premier just three years ago.

Premier, get ready to face the Oakden music

PREMIER Jay Weatherill will return from holidays on Monday to face the music over the fallout from the Oakden mental health facility scandal.

Life behind the wire

THE Sunday Mail takes you inside Mobilong prison to discover what it is really like behind the bars.

Where in SA are the big bucks being made

WORKERS in some regions of South Australia have seen huge wage increases – as high as 32 per cent – while others have experienced drops of up to 35 per cent.

You are what ... and where you drink

A NEW social map has emerged detailing what we drink in relation to where we live.

Video: Adelaide throat surgery by snake robot

IT’S a scene out of a science fiction movie — a serpentine-shaped arm slithers down a person’s throat and performs surgery. But medical robots like these are now a reality in Adelaide hospitals.

Graduates have ‘attention span of tweets’

DO university graduates have the “attention span of a tweet” and should unis ban smartphones and laptops from classes to improve students’ focus? A retiring uni chief thinks so. What do you thing - VOTE NOW

Councils serving up ‘lawyers’ picnic’

COUNCILS have spent $40 million of your money on lawyers’ legal fees.

One man’s sheer courage

AFTER almost dying on the freezing slopes of the world’s highest mountain, a Glenelg man is back in training with his sight firmly set on The Alps.

Roar emotion in a house divided

THE feathers will fly on Sunday as a Tiger-loving wife and her Crow-fan husband watch the last game of round six.

First look at new Hanging Rock cast

HERE’S a first look at the cast for the remake of iconic Aussie film, Picnic at Hanging Rock

Dishing up a foodie heaven

WHERE there’s smoke, there’s fire – and delicious food, if you’re anywhere near the hub of the Tasting Australia festival in Victoria Square

‘Confused’ teen threatened to spread sex images

A TEENAGER who threatened to send explicit Snapchat images of a 14-year old girl to her friends if she did not meet with him has avoided prison, in part because of his strict Hindu upbringing.

Man held over young dad’s killing

VIDEO UPDATE: A MAN accused of the fatal stabbing of a young father outside a shopping centre has been arrested and is expected to be charged with murder. A scuffle broke out at the site of the victim’s makeshift memorial earlier on Saturday.

A Groovin the Moo review for you...

MAKING its first appearance at Wayville, the annual Groovin The Moo music was like a miniature version of the now-defunct Big Day Out ... here’s our verdict on the acts that shone after the rain.

Nurses ‘lacked mental health care competence’

FOREIGN nurses who barely spoke English and had no psychiatric experience lacked the skills to work at Oakden’s mental health facility, former workers claim.

Three fine South Australians mourned

OBITUARIES: The Advertiser remembers Dr Susan Nelle, Mavis Jackson OAM and Sandy Gallin.

Mansions at risk as SA tycoon sues his son

ROSS Makris has defaulted on more than $4 million in loans to his father Con and could lose his Springfield home, court documents show.

Uber is now legal in Adelaide — with one catch

RIDESHARE service UberX has finally been accredited to operate in Adelaide — but isn’t happy about one condition imposed by the State Government.

Minister had time for Tunarama but not Oakden visit

MENTAL Health Minister Leesa Vlahos found time for a two-week European junket and to toss a plastic fish at Port Lincoln’s Tunarama festival before she visited the Oakden aged care centre.

If Oakden won’t bite votes, we’ve sunk to a new low

IF the Oakden nursing home scandal doesn’t impact voters, how low have we sunk, Daniel Wills asks?

What does it take for a minister to be sacked?

MENTAL Health Minister Leesa Vlahos is keeping her job despite revelations she was warned more than two years ago about problems at the scandal-hit Oakden nursing home.

‘Marco looked into my chest and grabbed my soul’

HE’S now an acclaimed chef, but Jock Zonfrillo’s life was not always so rosy. A 17-year-old drug addict with less than five quid in his pocket, one day he met Marco Pierre White — and turned his life around.

Lucy’s amazing journey from poverty to powerbroker

SHE grew up barefoot on a farm in Africa and dreamed of making something of her life. Now, at 54, Lucy Gichuhi is SA’s new accidental politician. But what are the principles that drive her?

‘How medical marijuana saved me’

PRESCRIBED up to 17 pills a day, this Adelaide woman struggled with the agony of incurable Crohn’s disease. Then she was given marijuana oil capsules that turned her life around.

Why knife attacks are rising in Adelaide

YOUNG South Australian men are increasingly arming themselves with knives because they assume others in their neighbourhood are doing the same, leading criminologists say.

Crows’ dreams ring true

THE Crows’ history-making women’s team was on Friday night handed the keys to the city and presented with their premiership rings for the inaugural AFLW title at an official reception at the Town Hall.

Adelaide United’s women soccer stars in red on pay

ADELAIDE United women’s soccer captain Stella Rigon doesn’t play the game for money — but at barely $5 an hour during the W-League season, it’s just as well.

The queen who inspired Lucy to politics

A GERMAN queen of England from two centuries ago inspires Lucy Gichuhi so much she wanted to be photographed in the Adelaide Town Hall. Who was that queen?

Ex-prisoner backs woman’s firebombing case retrial

EXCLUSIVE: A woman facing deportation over a shopping mall firebombing has won a retrial and left court alongside Henry Keogh — who won’t say if he is crusading against other “wrongful convictions”.

A colossus of SA public life passes away

ROBIN Rhodes Millhouse, a former SA Liberal attorney-general, MP, Supreme Court judge, Queen’s Counsel barrister and Chief Justice of Pacific Island nations Nauru and Kiribati, has died, aged 87.

‘This plan ignores everyone but cyclists’

A PLAN to give cyclists right of way over cars in Adelaide’s inner south could be scrapped after complaints from residents. One argued it disregarded “every aspect of the community other than cyclists”.

Specialist doctors away, stroke surgery delay

THE Royal Adelaide Hospital was short-staffed for stroke services last week when two of the state’s three key specialists were allowed to be away at the same time.

Bikies on kidnapping, blackmail charges

FOUR men — believed to be members or associated with bikie gangs — are set to appear in court charged with kidnapping, blackmail and assault.

Man arrested for second time over child sex offences

AN Eyre Peninsula man has been arrested for a second time in the past two months for child sex offences.

Murray Bridge man reported for drug offences

A MAN has been reported for drug offences after police seized cannabis and hydroponic equipment from a Murray Bridge house.

Scuffle breaks out at young dad’s memorial

POLICE have arrested a man wanted over a fatal stabbing of a young father at the Elizabeth Shopping Centre on Thursday. A scuffle broke out at the site of the victim’s makeshift memorial earlier on Saturday.

Man fights off masked attacker armed with knife

A MAN has fought off a masked attacker armed with a knife after answering a knock at his front door in the early hours of Friday morning.

Academic convicted of lying to court

A WORLD-RENOWNED Adelaide academic’s reputation has been tarnished after being caught out in a lie to help his wife dodge a $215 speeding fine.

The Gurus: Our athletes’ hidden talents

MOLLIE McKendrick, Armando Shehu and Sam Osmond are not just gun or up and coming athletes. They’ve got another side to their game. Read on for this week’s look at the lighter side of local sport.

Woman caught driving five times over the limit

A WOMAN has had her licence suspended after being caught drink driving more than five times over the limit in the inner northern suburbs.

Remembering our Bob: SA park gets a new name

FROM today a park in Adelaide’s south will be officially known as the Bob Such Reserve, named in honour of the late, much-loved member of parliament who served the area for a quarter of a century.

Adelaide FL Div 1 Rd 3 preview

WHICH teams will remain undefeated in division one come Monday morning? Our writers give their predictions.

Adelaide FL Div 2 Round 4 preview

OLD Ignatians will hope to get on a bit of a roll following its first-up triumph for the season last week and a continued run of matches against lower-placed opposition.

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