The Latest Breaking News from SA

Adelaide launches bid to host Cop31 climate conference in 2026

Peter Malinauskas says South Australia’s renewable energy credentials make it a logical host for UN’s annual climate summit

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024

Protect children from online hellholes, spy chief urges

Children are at risk online from "adult strangers in alleyways" and the community must play a role in identifying warning signs, the nation's spy chief says.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

Half of Australia’s law enforcement agencies have banned officers using encrypted messaging apps

Exclusive: After NSW ban on the likes of WhatsApp and Signal, federal counterparts permit a ‘limited number’ which they declined to reveal

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2024

MP's bid to amend abortion law to force live births

A Liberal MP is trying to change South Australia's abortion laws to force people who want to terminate a pregnancy after 28 weeks to deliver their baby alive.

AAP · Sep 26, 2024

This SA MP’s Anti-Abortion Bill Will Force Pregnant Women To Give Birth To Non-Viable Foetuses

The Greens have slammed a new bill that would effectively "force" South Australians seeking an abortion from 28 weeks to give birth.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 26, 2024

Bill proposing South Australians seeking later abortions give birth tantamount to ‘forced birth’, Greens say

Proposed legislation says those seeking an abortion after 27 weeks and six days would have to either keep the baby or adopt it out

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024

Colossal WA collapse hands SA shock one-day win

Western Australia have fallen from 3-133 to 164 all out to suffer a shock two-run loss to South Australia, leaving them without a win in the one-day cup.

AAP · Sep 24, 2024

Could geriatric hospitals reduce pressure on the health system? Maybe – but improving aged care is paramount

Australia is facing a surge in hospital presentations in older adults. Between 2015–16 and 2019–20, hospitalisations among people aged 75–84 increased by an average of 3% annually, the largest rise of any age group.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024

New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, respondent-allocated preferences favoured the Coalition by 51–49%.

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Ex-SA Liberal leader takes leave after 'deepfake' video

An ex-South Australian opposition leader is taking leave and seeking legal advice after saying a video allegedly showing him snorting a powder was a "deepfake".

AAP · Sep 11, 2024