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South Australian police provide a major update.

$1m Gus reward as cops find new ‘anomalies’ in aerial images

Police have identified ‘anomalies’ in aerial images that could trigger a new search for Gus Lamont as a record $1m reward is offered and his grief-stricken parents beg for help to find their ‘sweet’ little boy.

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Penny Wong and Don Farrell have announced they will seek another term in the Senate. 

Labor titans announce bid to recontest Senate spots

LATIKA M BOURKE: Two of Labor’s rival factional titans have declared their candidacy for the next Federal election — both seeking another term in the Senate.

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South Australian Police have arrested a 68-year-old Adelaide man over historic child sex allegations.

Man charged over child sex allegations against 7 victims

The 68-year-old man was arrested in relation to historic child sexual offences allegedly committed between 1990 to 2001.

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Workers have been told the Whyalla steelworks' blast furnace won't be restarted. (Isabella Ward/AAP PHOTOS)

SA Premier says Whyalla job losses are a matter of 'timing'

The closure of the Whyalla blast furnace was inevitable, but the hundreds of job losses it implies were a matter of timing, a premier has claimed.

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The cause of the whale’s death is unknown. Facebook/Anthony Rowland

Dead whale fuels bird flu panic on popular Aussie beach

A juvenile whale carcass has been found on an Aussie beach, fuelling bird flu panic as more mammals become infected.

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A 73-year-old man will face court accused of alleged child sex offences at a youth detention centre.

Man facing youth centre child abuse charges over 25yr period

A man will face court on Thursday accused of child sex charges at a youth detention centre over a quarter of a century. WARNING: sensitive content.

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Jacinta Ann Drust, of Adelaide, is facing a charge each of murder and unlawful killing relating to the death of her former partner Antonio Cavaiuolo in March 2023.

Woman denies pressuring boyfriend into ending his own life

A woman accused of pressuring her boyfriend into taking his own life, telling him not to be a ‘coward’, has entered pleas to two charges in court.

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Former SA MP Fraser Ellis will be sentenced later this month for dishonestly claiming an allowance.

Ousted MP pleads 'merciful' sentence for ‘reckless’ fraud

A former MP convicted of deception was ‘reckless’ in his fraudulent claiming of an allowance, which amounted to ‘haphazard’ criminal conduct, a court has heard.

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Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter rainfall and above-average fuel loads mark the first day of spring on Tuesday.

The big spring weather warning for Aussies

A strengthening El Niño is set to shape the months ahead, with Australians warned to prepare for what could be a challenging season.

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Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week.

Thunderstorm shift as severe winds to batter parts of nation

Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week. See the weather forecast for your city here

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Fresh weather warnings have been issued for two Aussie States.

The States on alert as flood, thunderstorm warnings issued

Fresh weather warnings have been issued across two States. See the nation-wide weather forecast here.

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South Australian police have provided an update eleven months after Gus Lamont vanished from his family’s remote property.

Mystery deepens as Gus Lamont case reaches grim milestone

South Australian police have provided an update eleven months after Gus Lamont vanished from his family’s remote property.

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The SAC 1 investigation into Hailee Hildebrandt’s death in January has shattered her mother, who claims she’s still without answers.

Red flags that could have saved suicidal Australian teen

A lack of accessible mental health support and bed shortages have been exposed in a report that lays bare missed opportunities to save a suicidal Australian teenager.

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The decision to grant parole to a man who killed four people in the 1980s is set to be reviewed.

'Dreadful crimes': Bid to block hitman's parole win

A hitman responsible for four ‘dreadful’ execution murders is fighting for his parole approval to proceed after nearly four decades behind bars.

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The bodies of Helena and Hazel Wright were pulled from the ocean in South Australia on July 27.

‘Rubbish’: Cop’s plea over online ‘chatter’

Police have urged people online to stop speculating about the suspected murder-suicide of a woman and her children.

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Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA's government will lead AI opportunities with ‘ambition and care’.

State’s premier pens deal with ChatGPT developer on US trip

South Australia has inked an agreement with the developer of the world's most popular artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT.

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