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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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SA News

Kellie Finlayson cancer update on TikTok overnight . She needs to start doing Chemo again . Picture: TikTok / kelliefinlayson_

‘It’s f****d’: Kellie Finlayson’s heartbreaking cancer update

The wife of Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson has revealed shattering news about her cancer prognosis, opening up once more about her fight.

SA News

Designs have been released for a new housing trust development at Seaton, with 22 apartments to be built for public housing tenants. Picture: Supplied

New public housing development unveiled in $12.6m homes boost

The government has lodged for development approval as part of a major public housing project, with 22 new apartments to be built in the western suburbs.

SA News

Plans have been revealed for a new skate park at Middleton. Picture: Alexandrina Council

Plans revealed for epic new beachside skate park

A brand-new Fleurieu Peninsula skate hub is one step closer to reality – but some locals have raised concerns over how close it is to a popular surf spot.

SA News

Councillor, Rob Unger during a snap meeting called to discuss the removal of Mayor, Kevin Knight at the Tea Tree Gully Council in Modbury, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Councillor calls to scrap youth group over ‘social media posts’

A northern suburbs councillor has called to sever ties with a leading youth organisation over its activity on social media.

SA News

Incredible queues at Adelaide Airport after the global IT outage hit travellers. Picture: Ben Clark

Adelaide crippled by supermarket chaos, airport delays amid global IT outage

Supermarkets were cash only, flights cancelled amid widespread delays at Adelaide Airport and critical government agencies came to a standstill as a global IT outage caused chaos across SA.

POLLSA News

Glossop Post Office licensee Alex Centofanti. Picture: Jannette Fulham

Dozens of post offices facing closure over shock Aus Post bill

Bricks-and-mortar post offices across Australia are facing shutdown, leaving regional communities without essential services, thanks to an alarming new $85k fee.

Adelaide Hills & Murraylands

A massive fire at Purnong Rd at Mannum caused $800,000 in damage. Picture: 7NEWSAdelaide

Murraylands home decimated in massive $800k blaze

A huge fire has torn through a Mannum property, leaving an eye-watering damage bill and a home destroyed.

Police & Courts

Peter Malinauskas, Wade Burns and John Setka.

Premier blasted over cop union silence amid CFMEU probe

The government has been accused of a ‘blatant double standard’ as senior figures remain silent on assault allegations against the new police association boss.

POLLTertiary

New era, new logo and new uni officially launched

The contentious merger of SA’s two biggest universities has officially launched in front of 3000 staff, with mixed opinions over the new logo. Tell us what you think.

SA News

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 19, 2022: SA Minister for Child Protection Katrine Hildyard at a media conference about the death of the 6yo child in Munno Para, SA. Picture NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier.

Claims ‘broken’ child protection dept downplaying injury stats

Advocates claim the latest scandal only scratches the surface of the SA’s state care crisis, as it’s revealed hundreds of abuse calls are going unanswered.

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