From suburban Adelaide to the prestigious WWE, Rhea Ripley has elbowed, leg-locked and punt kicked her way to the centre of the wrestling universe. We take a look at her extraordinary journey so far.
Tomato or BBQ sauce? Does pineapple belong on pizza? Anzac biscuits – chewy or crunchy? We asked Australians to share their culinary peccadillos, and the results are pretty spicy!
Legendary footballer and broadcaster Rex Hunt has been many things in a sporting and media career spanning more than 50 years. One thing he’s never been is boring.
We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford decreed customers could have any car colour they wanted “so long as it’s black”. Or have we? These are SA’s most and least popular colours.
John Farnham was down to his last roll of the dice when he recorded the biggest-selling Aussie album of all time – just one of many times the King of Pop played to win and defied the odds.
The closure of a Jetty Rd cafe sparked a spirited debate about whether SA’s most famous palindrome has lost its sparkle. But as Greg Barila writes, the rot set in long ago.
She’s partied with Hollywood A-listers, won beauty pageants and fronted national campaigns, but it hasn’t all been champagne and roses for former Adelaide model Olivia Molly Rogers.
When it came to fast food in Australia, SA was quick off the mark, founding several iconic brands that went national and in some cases global. Here are their stories.
Adelaide is currently sweltering through a heatwave, but when it comes to hot weather, we’ve seen worse. We take a look back some of most extreme moments in SA’s meteorological history.
Can you name the entrepreneur married to Serena Williams? What kind of trees do acorns come from? See how many of these 50 pop culture and general knowledge questions you can get right.
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