The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

Catastrophic fire risk for SA on Saturday

The Country Fire Service in South Australia says two districts will have catastrophic fire conditions on Saturday, the first for the summer.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Flooded Murray River residents in South Australia provided with incorrect daily flow data

Daily Murray River flow reports from the South Australian border have been used to inform community preparation throughout the ongoing flood crisis, but locals have just learned flows have actually been about 23 gigalitres higher than reported.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

COVID wave shows no sign of abating in SA, stats reveal ambulance ramping again on the rise

Predictions of an end to South Australia's current COVID wave appear dashed, with the state recording another jump in cases and deaths at the same times as ambulance figures show an increase in ramping across the hospital system.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Call for more SA flood money, troops

Riverland residents impacted by River Murray flooding need more help, the South Australian opposition says.

AAP · Dec 8, 2022

Two SA universities set to join forces

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge, with the new institution to be the biggest in Australia for domestic students.

AAP · Dec 7, 2022

Inside house of horrors where 11-week-old baby boy died in 'disgusting squalor'

The 11-week-old baby died in a home in South Australia which was ridden with pizza leftovers, sodden sheets, faeces, sick and rubbish

Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022

JEV vaccine eligibility expanded in Riverland but concerns surprise power outages may spoil jabs

Thousands more people will be eligible for a vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis virus as the River Murray continues to rise in South Australia, but a pharmacist warns that power outages may spoil the vaccines.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Flood evacuation order for SA caravan park

A caravan park at Renmark in South Australia has been evacuated as floodwaters continue to surge down the Murray River.

AAP · Dec 6, 2022

South Australia's premier, Peter Malinauskas, is in 'furious agreement' with PM that nuclear power would not work for Australia

The South Australian premier has comprehensively rejected the future use of nuclear power generators in Australia, saying the "completely uneconomic" technology had already been thoroughly investigated and dismissed.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

Adelaide: the hotspot for young entrepreneurs and tastemakers

South Australia is swiftly becoming the place to be for anyone with a business vision - whatever their field

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022