The Latest Breaking News from Adelaide

Akon Baak to represent Australia at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships

Akon Baak is the daughter of a South Sudanese refugee, being coached by an Afghan refugee in a Korean sport that she first tried in Scotland — and now this 13-year-old is going to represent Australia in taekwondo.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Blackwood Bike Shed volunteers upcycle hundreds of bikes for charity

For many Australians, retirement is a chance to put down the tools after decades of hard work. But one group of men in the Adelaide foothills are doing the exact opposite, dedicating their time to repairing old bikes and donating them to those in need.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

Convicted murderer Domenic Perre recovering from heart surgery after NCA bombing verdict

NCA bomber Domenic Perre is recovering in the Royal Adelaide Hospital after undergoing heart surgery. The 65-year-old collapsed last week shortly after being found guilty of murder and attempted murder.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022

Child abuse survivor says he became 'sex slave' to Adelaide teacher Bevan Wilson

A South Australian survivor of child sex abuse has told a court how he became a "sex slave" as a child for a schoolteacher he wanted to be a "father figure".

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022

BAE workers walk off the job in SA

BAE Systems workers in Adelaide have walked off the job over pay and conditions after a company offer failed to meet their expectations.

AAP · Jul 6, 2022

CoreLogic data shows Melbourne is Australia's most affordable capital city for home rentals, followed by Adelaide

Melbourne replaces Adelaide as Australia's most affordable city for renting a typical home, but rates are rising everywhere and vacancies are tightening, latest figures show.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

Shrinking households help drive up national rents at record pace

Shrinking households and a limited supply of rental properties have combined to push up rents at the fastest annual pace since 2008.

The New Daily · Jul 5, 2022

CFMEU and subcontractor fined over illegal picketing at Adelaide apartment construction site

A South Australia business and the state's construction union have been penalised $384,000 over unlawful picketing during the building of the $27 million East Terrace apartments.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Abdi Abdullah Ali left Matt Bristow to die on footpath in Adelaide's north after fight in car led to fatal stabbing, court hears

The family of a man left for dead on an Adelaide footpath after being stabbed in the heart describe his killer as "unpredictable and dangerous" with a "blatant disregard for human life".

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Fire destroys warehouse at Brompton, sparking street argument between business owners

Neighbouring businesses race to save their valuable equipment and cars as flames engulf an industrial property in Brompton, blowing black plumes of smoke across the area.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022