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Douglas SmithIndigenous affairs reporter

Douglas Smith is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster – including being part of the team that won a Walkley Award in 2023 for the podcast Dying Rose, which investigated the police response to the deaths of six Indigenous women around Australia. Douglas has worked for SBS and NITV as a video journalist, and now covers Indigenous affairs for The Advertiser.

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Wanted man Matthew Haskell has been arrested by SA Police.

Watch: Police swarm on wanted man in dramatic servo arrest

The moment wanted man Matthew Haskell was arrested by police at an Adelaide petrol station on Wednesday afternoon has been captured on camera. See the footage.

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Surfers’ desperate DIY measures as shark fears soar

Surfers are taking shark safety matters into their own hands on SA’s west coast, weeks after one of their own was killed in nearby waters.

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Teen arrest as riders reel from bike path booby-traps

SA Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man after three cyclists reported wire traps on a busy southern suburbs bike way.

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South Australia Police are searching for four suspects who allegedly stormed a western suburbs bottle shop in an attempt to steal alcohol before a fight broke out with staff. Picture: 7NEWS

CCTV reveals thieves’ pathetic haul in wild raid on popular bottle-o

Two workers needed medical attention after four people stormed the Adelaide hotel’s bottle shop.

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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Advertiser Photos JANUARY 15, 2025: Scene images of a garage fire at 2 Wade Street, Osborne, SA. Picture: Emma Brasier

Man suffers serious burns after shed fire

A 63-year-old man has been left with serious burns to his face and legs after his shed caught fire at his western suburbs home on Wednesday.

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Vandals have left a street in Port Lincoln covered in explicit graffiti with extensive damage spreading from one side of the road to the other. Picture: Facebook

‘F**k the police’: Graffiti vandals deface rural street over weekend

A video has emerged online over the weekend showing extensive graffiti damage to public property in Port Lincoln.

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Bins could be overflowing in Adelaide's northern suburbs if garbage truck driver go on strike early next year.

‘Maggot infested bins’: Big stink as garbos threaten Adelaide strike

Tens of thousands of Adelaide homes could be without bin collections in the coming weeks, as garbage truck drivers threaten to strike over a very common concern.

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The state's planning panel has rejected a proposed 515-bed, 100 metres tall international student housing tower at 133 Franklin Street.

Brutal reasons why 30-storey CBD tower was knocked back

A 100m tall tower, designed to house 515 international students, in the Adelaide CBD has been knocked back by the state’s expert planning panel, who gave multiple reasons why.

Travel

A Jetstar Airbus A320 commercial passenger jet plane comes into land at the Cairns International Airport, increasing tourism numbers in Far North Queensland. Picture: Brendan Radke

Airline beefs up Adelaide-Bali flights, offers cheap fares

A low-cost airline will offer thousands of cheaper fares between Adelaide and Bali in the new year when it adds an additional 240 direct flights to the holiday hotspot.

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Seaton house fire where an elderly woman was rescued by some tradies . Picture: 7NEWS

‘There’s a lady there!’: Tradies’ incredible rescue as blaze cause revealed

Dramatic footage shows a house engulfed in flames as tradies run to the rescue of an elderly woman trapped inside. As the woman remains in hospital, the fire’s cause has now been revealed.

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