The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

New Nilpena Ediacara national park with 550 million-year-old fossils opens in SA

A national park, home to internationally significant fossils including some dating back 550 million years, has opened in South Australia.

The New Daily · Apr 27, 2023

Farming incidents involving powerlines prompts warning from SA Power Networks

South Australia's power provider has issued a warning to farmers preparing for seeding after two recent incidents involving machinery hitting powerlines or poles over two days.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2023

Worker dies at BHP Olympic Dam mine site in SA's far north but cause of death 'unclear'

A 25-year-old man has died at the Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia's far north, where police responded early this morning to reports of a crash, but BHP says the cause of death is "unclear".

ABC News · Apr 25, 2023

Dashcam footage shown at inquest into death of cyclist hit by vision-impaired driver at Quorn

A vision-impaired driver who hit and killed a cyclist in South Australia's north could not have seen all of the road without physically turning his head, an inquest has heard, as dashcam footage of the incident was played to the court.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Sportswashing’s malign influence on display as LIV Golf lands in Adelaide

The smooth sailing in South Australia is another win for Saudi Arabia and an example of sportswashing at its most malevolent

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

Electrical failure causes electronic medical record system Sunrise to be offline at South Australian hospitals

SA Health is asking South Australians to seek non-urgent healthcare elsewhere than from a hospital after an electrical fault has thrown its electronic medical records system into disarray.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

LIV Golf coincides with 'egregious' abuses in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch warns

As South Australia prepares to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a human rights watchdog condemns the tournament as a blatant example of "sportswashing" amid a period of "egregious" human rights abuses.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Beaumont children mystery less likely to be solved as time goes on, Grant Stevens says

The likelihood of solving the case of the missing Beaumont children — one of South Australia's most enduring mysteries — lessens every year, the state's police commissioner says. His comments follow the death of their father, Grant Beaumont.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Regional South Australian towns vie to host an AFL Gather Round match

AFL's Gather Round has secured three years of funding to return to South Australia with at least one game guaranteed to be outside Adelaide, exciting regional towns that hope to host a match.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

Inquiry calls for universal preschool for three-year-olds to be rolled out in SA from 2026

A royal commission, led by former prime minister Julia Gillard, has recommended 15 hours per week of preschool be made available to all three-year-olds in South Australia.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023