South Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital duty emergency physician and clinical toxicologist, Associate Professor Sam Alfred has warned the deadly synthetic opioid, protonitazene is being found in illicit drugs.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Urgent warning after man nearly dies from consuming street-bought pill

An Adelaide man was called ‘extremely lucky’ when he survived poisoning from a single tablet.

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Police have charged a 64-year-old man with assault after he alleged attacked a group wearing Palestinian keffiyehs in an Adelaide hotel. 
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Alleged hotel elevator assault captured on video

A 64-year-old man was arrested after allegedly abusing a group wearing Palestinian keffiyehs.

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Two people critically injured in truck-car head on collision on the Riddoch Hwy in South Australia.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Mum and four-year-old son fighting for life after head-on crash with truck

Police said the impact of the crash left the two vehicles more than 100 metres apart.

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The claims of fraud and extortion at the CFMEU is nothing new, it was rife in South Australia in the 1970s, too.
Opinion
Mike Smithson

CFMEU scandal is nothing new in world of union rorts

MIKE SMITHSON: Union fraud and extortion hounded my dad in the 1970s. What’s changed?

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South Australian prisoner Anthony John Smith has been taken to hospital amid a two-week hunger strike.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Prisoner on hunger strike for two weeks taken to hospital

The man’s family is desperately trying to find out more about his condition.

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A South Australian wine company has been issued a recall for its Journeyman Shiraz 2021 product, after the presence of an undeclared allergen was discovered. 
South Australia
Sarah Keszler

Popular wine urgently recalled from hundreds of bottle shops nationally

‘Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.’

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The swift and unexpected resignation of an ICAC commissioner just highlights that corruption and control are alive and well in Australia, writes Mike Smithson.
opinion
Australia
Mike Smithson

ICAC resignation shows corruption is alive and well

MIKE SMITHSON: The swift and unexpected resignation of an ICAC commissioner just highlights that corruption and control are alive and well in Australia.

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A man was punched to the ground at a shopping centre north of Adelaide.
South Australia
Sarah Keszler

Confronting moment man attacked outside shopping centre

Police are still searching for the alleged attacker.

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A 71-year-old man died when his car hit a Stobie pole in Adelaide’s north.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Driver killed as car slams into pole

The man died at the scene.

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Judith Ditter was killed when a tree fell on her car on Mount Barker Rd in November 2020.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Sad revelation after primary school teacher killed by fallen tree

Judith Ditter was driving with her daughter when the branch of a cotton tree fell and killed her.

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Tens of thousands of giant spider crabs have migrated to Kellidie Bay in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

‘Invasion’ of giant spider crabs baffles locals at popular Aussie bay

‘It is a sight to behold’

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South Australians are saving an average of $315 annually on fuel by shopping around for the cheapest prices.
South Australia
Hayley Taylor

How motorists in Aussie state are saving hundreds of dollars a year on fuel

Here’s what you need to know.

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An Adelaide man allegedly poured petrol on the front door of the home and set it alight while four people were inside. 
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

Man accused of setting house on fire with three children inside

A 57-year-old man has been charged with arson and four counts of endangering life.

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South Australian mental health nurse Caroll Hopkinson,58, called police for help before being charged with murdering her husband Simon Hopkinson.
South Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

SA nurse charged with murder of husband

The pair at the centre of a murder investigation have been described by shocked neighbours as ‘lovely’ and a ‘happy couple’.

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Banana Boogie Bakery has won the best sausage roll in Australia two years in a row.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Popular bakery wins best sausage roll in Australia

It’s the second time in a row the bakery has taken out the title.

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