The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

As the federal government fumbles on nature law reform, the states are forging ahead

The South Australian parliament today passed a new law to conserve, restore and enhance biodiversity.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

Death Cap Mushrooms Are Popping Up In NSW & SA So Steer Clear Y’all

Residents of NSW and South Australia are being warned not to eat or pick wild mushrooms, after highly poisonous death caps have been spotted.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 18, 2025

Deadly algal bloom in South Australia’s Coorong an environmental ‘eye opener’, ecologist says

Among the dead in the internationally significant wetland are estuarine snails, shore crabs, baby flounder and ‘a thick stew of polychaete worms’ after high tides swept the algae

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2025

Tesla wins council approval for new factory in South Australia despite vocal anti-Musk sentiment

Marion councillors vote to seek state government approval for battery-repurposing plant in Adelaide despite hundreds of submissions opposing it

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025

Australia’s youngest-ever senator Charlotte Walker has a lot to learn but says she is ‘not naive’

Walker unexpectedly took the sixth Senate spot for Labor in South Australia at the election on 3 May – her 21st birthday

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Australia elects youngest ever senator as 21-year-old Charlotte Walker takes office in surprise result

“Obviously, there's a lot of pressure," the 21-year-old senator said

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Who Is 21 Y.O. Charlotte Walker AKA The Youngest Senator In Australian History?

Australia has just welcomed its youngest senator ever, with 21-year-old Charlotte Walker snaring South Australia's sixth upper house seat.

Pedestrian.tv · May 27, 2025

Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected

Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in SA, with the other two unchanged. There’s also been further counting in close lower house seats.

The Conversation · May 27, 2025

Surviving swamps on South Australia’s parched Fleurieu Peninsula are a lifeline to wildlife – and farmers

South Australia is famously the driest state on the driest inhabited continent.

The Conversation · May 19, 2025

Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?

Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record.

The Conversation · May 18, 2025