Lost boys: Inside the youth gang running wild in Port Augusta
When night falls at a small Aboriginal community on the outskirts of Port Augusta, dozens of young boys make for the town centre to cure their boredom.
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Elderly man’s body found in shallow water on Yorke Peninsula
An 83-year-old Copper Coast man has died in a suspected drowning at Port Hughes.
Elderly man flown to hospital after Currency Creek crash
An elderly man is in hospital after crashing his SUV into a tree at Currency Creek on Wednesday.
‘Somebody’s going to end up dead’: Bashed student too scared to go back
A student at a troubled regional school is too scared to return to class after a brutal bashing on school grounds left him concussed and terrified of leaving the house.
‘He’s running, he’s playing’: Mum’s relief after son’s recovery
An eight-year-old boy who received months of treatment at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital after being hit by a car and left in a coma is finally heading home.
Phone bans to hit schools early
Schools that have had to deal with violent incidents will ban mobile phones a term earlier than planned as videos of schoolyard fights continue to circulate online.
‘It’s f**ked’: Kids lift lid on life in ‘terrifying’ SA school
Students at one of the state’s most troubled high schools say violence and dysfunction is a daily occurence — and it doesn’t end when class is out.
Nuke dump loophole sparks call to scrap town’s vote
A key vote supporting a green light for the controversial facility shut important voices out of the decisions, the local group argues.
Hope for kids as Alice grapples with crime crisis
Crime in Alice Springs spiked in the wake of the NT’s alcohol bans lapsing last year, with an influx of youths on the streets. But on the outskirts of town, there is still hope for the kids.
Woman allegedly attempted to mow down man after he ‘asked for a chip’
A woman attempted to mow down her partner with her car after he made the mistake of asking for one of her chips from a chicken pack, the alleged victim claims.
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