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Brand new car rolls through beachside home after driver reportedly forgets handbrake

Police say the car was unattended when it rolled downhill through a house south of Adelaide, before exiting out the other side, off the balcony, and landing in the front yard.
Car crash house

Outdoor life comes at a price for farmers as they face a greater risk of skin cancer

Living your best outdoor life could be putting you at risk of the "national cancer", health workers warn. Here's why annual checks should be part of everybody's beauty routine.
Bernard Atkins stands in a cap and green shirt, in front of silver cows and green pastures

Here's everything you need to know about today's AACTA Awards

It's been billed as Australia's answer to the Golden Globes — or even the Oscars, depending on who you ask — and the stars are gathering for the ceremony on the Gold Coast.
A composite image of Margot Robbie, Rebel Wilson and Cate Blanchett

Here is why not every wind from the ocean is a sea breeze

More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, but the variation in weather across any slice of this narrow coastal band is substantial.
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Sea breeze illustration shows uneven heating of the earth's surface near a coastline leads to a sea breeze circulation.

Politicians in two states have changed their stance on treaties since the Voice

How best to address inequality experienced by Indigenous people is again front and centre for politicians, after a long post-Voice referendum hiatus.
A group of protestors hold up signs saying 'always was always will be Aboriginal land', coloured in as Aboriginal flags.

Man accused of administering drugs to partner faces court following her death

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court hears Ethan Ross allegedly administered over-the-counter drug naloxone and methamphetamine to Amy Bowden to try and reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.
Elizabeth Magistrates court

Former immigration detainee befriended alleged Adelaide motel sexual assault victim, court documents reveal

Court documents reveal Aliyawar Yawari, who is accused of indecently assaulting a woman at a motel in Adelaide's north after being released from immigration detention, befriended the alleged victim.
A medium photo of a middle-aged man with receding hair and beard, wearing a singlet and glasses

Warren Tredrea to rebuild relationship with Power coach after board appointment

Ken Hinkley critic Warren Tredrea is appointed to Port Adelaide Football Club's board after narrowly beating Magpies legend Bruce Abernethy by just 199 votes.
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Man smiling in front of Port Adelaide Football Club logo.

Mother remembers 22yo 'princess' daughter fatally struck by tree

Tributes are flowing for Alifia Soeryo who was killed by a falling tree in Adelaide's parklands on Wednesday.
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Alifia Soeryo

Man arrested over death of woman found unconscious in Adelaide home

A man will face court charged with a drug offence over the death of a woman who was found unconscious in Adelaide's north-east where emergency services were called after reports of an overdose.
Crime scene tape at Redwood Park.

Friends remember woman killed by falling tree

The freak accident occurred near the University of Adelaide, and is being described as an awful tragedy.
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Duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds

Dunstan voters prepare for March by-election triggered by former premier's departure

More than 27,000 voters in the marginal inner Adelaide electorate of Dunstan will head to the polls in March to elect a new MP following former premier Steven Marshall's resignation.
A man wearing a suit and tie outside

Tributes paid to 'beautiful soul' killed by falling tree in Adelaide parklands tragedy

The young victim of yesterday's "awful, tragic accident" involving a falling tree in Adelaide's parklands is being remembered as a "beautiful soul" who deeply loved her family and friends.
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A man squats and laid a flower bouquet in front of a fallen gum tree sectioned off by safety bollards and netting

South Australian parliament set to ban election posters from power and light poles

Election corflutes are set to be banned from public infrastructure after the South Australian government backed laws introduced to state parliament by the opposition leader almost two years ago.
Two election posters on a stobie pole showing Peter Malinauskas and Steven Marshall. In the background is the city skyline

Fewer SA ambulances getting to emergencies on time

New data shows a decline between December and January, but the Premier insists the longer-term rate has improved.
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Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds

Woman killed by falling tree in Adelaide parklands

The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) says the woman, aged in her mid-twenties, was sitting under the tree at University Oval near War Memorial Drive when it fell and killed her.
A fallen tree.

Woman receives fine for tipping former Renewal SA executives off to anti-corruption probe

A former South Australian government employee who tipped her bosses off to an anti-corruption watchdog investigation against them in September 2018 has avoided a conviction and has been fined $1,000.
a man and a woman walk hand-in-hand out of a building next to a group of people

Fire destroys Adelaide heritage-listed building used to store food donations

South Australian Police believe a fire in Adelaide's south-western suburb overnight that destroyed a food support charity was deliberately lit. 
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Soot covered walls of a burnt room with empty shelves, everything destroyed

What to do when elderly parents refuse to talk about aged care

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?
A man in a hat during golden hour in Florence, Italy.

Families turn to low-cost grocers as Adelaide records the nation's sharpest jump in food prices

Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows food prices cumulatively increased by 16.4 per cent in Adelaide between 2021 and 2023. Low-cost grocery store The Food Centre says demand has also spiked with hundreds of families visiting the store each week.
A woman holds a child.

Tributes flow for Indigenous advocate Lowitja O'Donoghue

Dr O'Donoghue is being remembered as a fearsome advocate who inspired a generation of Aboriginal people.
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Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds

We relived the thrills and spills of the Turnbull years in Nemesis — with political analysis from Annabel Crabb

The ABC's political docuseries Nemesis is back. We unpack the biggest moments from episode 2, with political analysis from Annabel Crabb. 
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A portrait of Malcolm Turnbull looking determinedly down the barrel of the camera.

Adelaide hit hardest by rise in grocery prices

The ABS data has prompted calls for a parliamentary inquiry into they skyrocketing prices.
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Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds

Rolling storm hits Moomba Gas Fields

Wild storms stemming from from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily rolled through the Moomba Oil and Gas Fields in regional South Australia on Sunday February 4, 2024.
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Duration: 9 seconds

Police say motorbike riders hit by car after fight outside Adelaide pub

Two motorcyclists are hit by a car at Henley Beach and taken to hospital with serious injuries, following emergency services earlier being called to the scene because of a fight outside a hotel.
SA Police officer's reflective vest.