The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

Paedophile jailed for 'aggressively' seeking child abuse material through social media

A South Australian man who ignored a police warning and used Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram to sexually abuse young girls around the world is jailed for at least three years. Warning: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Power uncertainty hits multiple states as AEMO makes moves to cover shortfalls

Market notices published on the AEMO website warned of possible power interruptions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

SA government reaches compromise with unions and business over ReturnToWorkSA changes

South Australian workers will still be able to claim compensation for multiple injuries caused in the same incident, following the state government backing down after pressure from unions.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

How the planned 'hydrogen hub' near Whyalla could help Australia's gas crisis

The SA government has committed to building a "hydrogen hub" on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed, and how could it be used to help our energy-hungry world?

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Ombudsman criticises lack of communication with families that sparked disability mistreatment report

An investigation has found it was wrong to keep people with disabilities and their families in the dark for years following an inquiry into how their loved ones were mistreated — and in some cases died — in South Australia's public health system.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

South Australians forced to camp in tents amid housing affordability crisis and cost of living pressures

Meagan, a single mum on a disability payment, lives in a tent at a caravan park after being squeezed out of the private rental market. She can only stay at the caravan park for 55 days at a time, but the average wait for urgent public housing in SA is…

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

'Devastating impact' for family after pedestrian killed at OB Flat, near Mount Gambier

A 37-year-old man dies after being hit by a four-wheel drive at OB Flat in the second pedestrian fatality in less than a week in South Australia.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Forensic scientists identify bones as those of Adelaide grandmother, Anna Jenkins, who went missing in Malaysia

South Australian forensic scientists confirm that the remains found at a Malaysian construction site belong to Adelaide grandmother Anna Jenkins.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

Adelaide Oval to be refunded $1 million in state taxes but only from before Oval Hotel opened

The organisation that manages Adelaide Oval will be repaid about $1 million in taxes it was incorrectly charged by the South Australian government. However, a disputed valuation of the venue will still go ahead.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

SA Attorney-General to assemble advisory commission into lowering Aboriginal incarceration

South Australia's government will establish an advisory commission to work on lowering Aboriginal incarceration rates in the state.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022