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Emily OlleSenior reporter

Emily Olle is a senior reporter for The Advertiser with extensive experience covering breaking local news. She was part of the Advertiser 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. Emily has also spent time working in the AFL world and has a focus on youth affairs, politics and social issues.

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Journalist Emily Olle explains what a recession is, and if Australia is headed for one.

So, what is a recession – and are we headed for one?

Australian businesses have stumbled their way through the year, but a stock market plunge in the US has sparked fears we could be hurtling toward an economic trough.

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The premier has stepped in to protect the future of the beloved live music venue, with a major deal with developers reportedly imminent.

Mali weighs in as ‘imminent’ Cranker deal revealed

The premier has taken personal carriage of negotiations with developers over plans to gut the Crown & Anchor hotel, with an agreement reportedly looming.

EXCLUSIVEPolice & Courts

Police Association expels candidate Darren Cornell for comments made about President Wade Burns.

‘CFMEU-like’: Cop union lashed after candidate’s shock expulsion

A candidate who spoke out against embattled Police Association president Wade Burns has been booted, with a leaked email claiming the move was like a “Kangaroo Court”.

EXCLUSIVEPolice & Courts

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 12, May, 2023: Acting Premier Susan Close & Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard media conference introducing Jackie Bray as the new CEO of the Department of Child Protection. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Alarms raised to authorities before 3yo’s death

A little girl has been taken into state care after the death of her older sister, as it can be revealed her family was known to authorities before she died.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 19, 2022. Newly elected SA Liberal leader David Speirs speaks to the media after the Liberal Party leadership Ballet at Parliament house in Adelaide. Picture: POOL via NCA NewsWire / David Mariuz

‘I’ve had a gutful’: Speirs’ blistering farewell as he bows out

Opposition Leader David Speirs has quit the Liberals’ top job in SA, saying he “didn’t have the energy” to fight for the party’s leadership anymore. Watch his press conference replay here.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 12, May, 2023: Jackie Bray as the new CEO of the Department of Child Protection.Acting Premier Susan Close & Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard media conference introducing Jackie Bray as the new CEO of the Department of Child Protection. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

‘Department in disarray’: Major child protection restructure revealed

Sweeping changes have been proposed for the embattled Child Protection Department, as it’s revealed a senior executive will remain on leave indefinitely.

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Labor Senator Marielle Smith is urging the community to check on new mums during COVID, given the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on women's mental health. Picture: Supplied

‘My body was falling apart’: The issue forcing women out of work

It leaves one in five women debilitated in mid-age — but remains bafflingly misunderstood by doctors and workplaces. These women are fighting for that to change.

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