Faeces, maggots and 15 kids: Inside SA’s first House of Horrors
On a Sunday night in 2008, police raided a home and found walls covered in faeces, maggots and cockroaches and children living in squalor. It was SA’s first House of Horrors.
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‘F*** Aldi’: Who really is Adelaide’s viral grocer?
Some love him, some love to hate him. John Kapiris has gone viral for his aggressive take on the cost of living crisis – but there’s heart among the controversy.
The King and I: Footy royalty’s fondest Neil Kerley memories
There has been an outpouring of grief but Neil Kerley’s shock death has also brought back memories of some touching moments for other legends of SA footy.
Profiled: Behind the makeup of Adelaide’s drag queens
A teacher by day, a 96-year-old grandma’s inspiration and a journey of self-discovery and family. Adelaide‘s glamorous drag queens open up about their craft.
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The greatest movie car chases of all time
The rev of the engine, the shatter of glass, that climactic crash – the car chase is an integral part of action movies. But not all are created equal. Here’s our list of some of the best – and watch each one.
The newsreaders we loved – then and now
With the recent sackings, reshuffles and relocations at Adelaide’s TV news services, we decided to look back at our favourite news and weather presenters – and find out what some are up to now.
The Focarelli Files: How Adelaide’s bikie war erupted
He was Adelaide’s most notorious gangster, a street hood who rose to head a feared bikie gang, survived six attempts on his life and watched his son die in an ambush. Now, for the first time since being expelled from Australia in 2017, Vince Focarelli tells the incredible story of his life and crimes. Read Part 1 here.
Vince Focarelli: The making of a gangster
For the first time since being expelled from Australia in 2017, Vince Focarelli details his childhood struggles as an Italian immigrant, how he got his first taste of gang life in the schoolyard, and how a bikie’s patch drew him into a life of crime.
A grieving gangster’s road to redemption
In the third and final part of our exclusive interview with Vince Focarelli, the ex-bikie leader tells of his murderous rage in the wake of his son’s death, how he rediscovered God behind bars, and his efforts to make amends for a life of extreme violence.
Wicked women: SA’s worst female criminals exposed
South Australia has had more than its fair share of notorious female criminals. These women ruined the lives of innocent victims through greed, lust, abuse and cowardice.
Incredible Holden photos given new life
General Motors has decided to end the Holden brand by the end of this year. This new blow to the beloved brand follows the closure of Holden’s Elizabeth plant in 2017. To celebrate the carmaker’s part in our history, we’ve given these old black-and-white photos new life. Colourisation by Ray Hirst
South Australia’s floating prison for wayward teens
For more than a decade in the 19th century, hundreds of young South Australian boys with behavioural issues were dumped on a rotting, leaky sailing ship moored off Largs Bay. This is their astonishing story.
The day Blacktown bayed for blood
In late February 1986, chaotic scenes erupted on the streets of Blacktown. A modern-day lynch mob had gathered in wait for Anita Cobby’s killers and they were demanding blood.
How the robots are taking over
ROBOTS. They’re out to get us. If not our lives, they’re after our jobs. And the takeover has started. Is your livelihood at risk?
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