The Latest Breaking News from Adelaide

Wallabies and quokkas found dead at Australia’s Adelaide Zoo in mysterious tragedy

A full investigation is underway, with ‘plant toxicity’ suspected as the cause

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

Adelaide man who attempted to rape woman while she slept in her home sentenced

A man who broke into an Adelaide home and tried to rape a woman while her husband watched television downstairs will spend at least three-and-a-half years behind bars.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Historic find on old SA brewery site

An archaeological dig on the site of Adelaide's now closed West End Brewery has revealed the remnants of Colonel William Light's homestead.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022

Former Adelaide security guard ordered to repay more than $17,000 in worker's compensation

A former security guard has been prosecuted in SA's Employment Tribunal after he was caught working as a farmhand despite claiming he was too injured to work.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

McDonald's to conduct safety review after video emerges of woman allegedly abusing staff, 18yo arrested

An 18-year-old woman has been arrested after an alleged attack on workers at a McDonald's store in Adelaide, prompting the company to review security at the site.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Four men accused of murder at Adelaide High School return to crime scene with judge

Four men who allegedly murdered another man over a series of bad online reviews about one of their drug-dealing businesses have returned to the scene of the crime as part of their Supreme Court trial.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Pilot performs emergency landing in Adelaide's south after aircraft malfunction

A pilot has walked away unharmed after an emergency landing south of Adelaide this afternoon.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Shark startles kayaker after camera footage reveals close encounter off Adelaide

Hours after enjoying a paddle off the coast of Adelaide for what he thought was a solo activity, kayaker and keen ocean photographer Andy Burnell is shocked to discover he had company beneath the surface.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Woman filmed allegedly abusing and spitting on McDonald's staff weeks after heavier penalties introduced

The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) says footage which shows a woman allegedly spitting on and yelling at workers at an Adelaide fast-food restaurant is 'vile' but not surprising.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Adelaide man killed after being accused of calling drug dealer 'dodgy', court hears

An Adelaide drug dealer orchestrated the brutal bashing murder of a man he believed had posted a series of bad reviews about his "dodgy drug business" to social media, a Supreme Court trial hears.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022