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Three men have died in a light plane crash off the South Australia coast.
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Gus Lamont’s grandparents have issued a joint statement.

Gus’ grandparents break their silence, issue joint statement

The grandparents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have issued a joint statement through their legal representatives.

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Gus Lamont has vanished without a trace.

‘Very private’: Why Gus’ family have stayed quiet

Since four-year-old Gus Lamont went missing, his family have remained almost silent. Now, one of them is a suspect.

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Fresh reports reveal that two members of Gus Lamont’s family have hired lawyers to represent them amid major crime investigations.

Gus’ grandparents lawyer up amid major crime investigation

Fresh reports reveal that two members of Gus Lamont’s family have hired lawyers to represent them amid major crime investigations.

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Four-year-old Gus Lamont went missing at an outback property in South Australia on September 27. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

What we know about Gus Lamont case after major police update

On Thursday, police revealed a major update in the investigation into the disappearance of the missing four-year-old. Here’s everything we know.

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Four-year-old Gus Lamont went missing at an outback property in South Australia on September 27.

Bombshell Gus Lamont update: Suspect lived with missing 4yo

Police have revealed the suspect in the disappearance of Gus Lamont lived with the four-year-old at his family’s rural property.

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A teenager was lured to a public toilet and then sexually assaulted.

Teen allegedly raped by another boy in public toilet

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of rape and abduction.

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The Beaumont children (centre) disappeared on Australia Day 1966 after a trip to Glenelg Beach. Convicted sex offender Bill Cotton (left) was in a relationship with their mother Nancy and in their house on the day they disappeared.

Sex offender placed in Beaumont home on day kids vanished

For six decades, one man has been missing from the Beaumont children story — a convicted sex offender who was inside their home on the day they vanished. It’s time to put him back in the frame. 

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A Qantas flight bound for Adelaide was forced to divert due to powerful winds.

‘Frustrating’: Qantas passengers land at army base

A Qantas passenger flight bound for Adelaide was forced to make a diversion after powerful winds wreaked havoc in the region.

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CFS fighting the Tooperang bushfire overnight. 19th Jan 2026. Morphett Vale CFS

‘Prepare to leave’: Fire rips through 650 hectares

An uncontrolled bushfire is threatening communities south of Adelaide, with authorities issuing a watch and act warning.

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Passengers on a Qantas flight in South Australia have been left shaken by separate mid-air dramas after the plane was forced to turn back twice due to a bird strike.
Peter Malinaskaus, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler

He gives artists $10m a year. Why did they humiliate him?

AARON PATRICK: Even South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas wasn’t powerful enough to shut down anti-Israel academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, who has been reinvited to speak at the Adelaide Writers’ Festival.

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A desperate search is underway for Trisha Graf, mother-of-six.

‘Suspicious’: Desperate search for missing mum in bushland

A desperate search is underway in the harsh South Australian outback for a missing mother of six who vanished without a trace more than a month ago.

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Randa Abdel-Fattah’s removal from Adelaide Writers’ Week sparked an outcry and author boycotts.

Lobby pressure in spotlight after arts festival capitulates

As an arts festival picks up the pieces after an author cancellation triggered a huge boycott, organisations are being urged to stare down lobby pressure.

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