The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

DV royal commission prompts $674 million response

South Australia has committed $674 million across 10 years to implement recommendations of its Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.

AAP · Dec 12, 2025

Vote looms as strike closes courts, locks down prisons

A strike that has shut a state's courts and forced prisons into lockdown remains unresolved, with union members expected to vote on possible further action.

AAP · Dec 11, 2025

A vision splendid or eyesore? South Australian court to rule on ‘Blue Blob’ sculpture vandalism charge

If Amelia Vanderhorst is found guilty and penalised for allegedly sticking googly eyes on Mount Gambier landmark, it might be the first time such an act has been punished

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2025

South Australian bus ads misled public by claiming gas is ‘clean and green’, regulator finds

Ads to be removed from Adelaide Metro buses after advertising regulator rules they breach its environmental claims code

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2025

Tailender top-scores in Shield debut for Tasmania

Ruwantha Kellapotha led the recovery after Tasmania won the toss and batted poorly in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.

AAP · Dec 5, 2025

Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his homestead into the Australian outback. Two months on, questions remain

Authorities have undertaken one of the largest and most intensive searches for a missing person in South Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2025

Connolly leads WA resistance in Shield draw with SA

Western Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly has led the resistance with the bat in a drawn Sheffield Shield game against South Australia.

AAP · Nov 25, 2025

McSweeney leads South Australia to dominance over WA

South Australia have the upper hand over Western Australia ahead of the final day of their Sheffield Shield clash after taking a 145-run first innings lead.

AAP · Nov 24, 2025

SA in command of WA in Sheffield Shield

South Australia's bowlers have taken the upper hand against Western Australia on day two of their rain-marred Sheffield Shield match.

AAP · Nov 23, 2025

Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?

An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025