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Shashi Baltutis covers education and general news for The Advertiser. He began working as a journalist covering Adelaide’s southern suburbs in 2021.

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Six of SA dux students. Pictures: Supplied

Meet the duxes: SA’s superstars of SACE revealed

With the class of 2025 still coming down from the excitement of seeing their year 12 results, these school leavers have a little extra to celebrate. See the full list.

Owen Chen, Mariam Bakra among 13 SA students with 99.95 ATAR

Top students reveal the stories behind their perfect ATAR results

Only 13 South Australian students achieved perfect ATAR scores this year, including a teen who honoured her late grandfather’s memory through academic excellence.

Governor of South Australia Commendation recipient Olivia Giotis

The aces of SACE: Meet our high-achieving Year 12s

SA students have been awarded 2025 Governor of South Australia Commendations for excellence in SACE. See who made the list.

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Westminster School student Diya Patel, 17.

SACE stars go wild as year 12 results drop

The most nervous wait of their lives is finally over for 17,000 South Australian high school-leavers. See their reactions here.

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Premier Peter Malinauskas and SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens hold media conference in relation to the Bondi Beach terror attack. 15 December 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

Cops to carry rifles at Adelaide Oval for Ashes

Special security-response police will patrol Adelaide Oval for the third Ashes Test, SA’s top cop says, warning they will be carrying rifles in response to the Bondi massacre.

09 December 2025 Premier Peter Malinauskas talking at Parkside PS. Premier Peter Malinauskas and Education Minister Blair Boyer with a major new policy initiative to get kids off phones, on the eve of the social media age limit legislation taking effect. Pic Roy VanDerVegt

Silver lining emerges amid our ambulance ramping woes

Ambulance ramping is set to reach a grim milestone this year, but there is at least one stat on the improve. And Peter Malinauskas is seizing on it ahead of the election.

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December 10, 2025: Adelaide oval lit up in Green and Gold to mark the ban of social media for under 16s. Picture: Kelly Barnes

Mali stands strong as US TV grills him over social media ban

Premier Peter Malinauskas has faced the United States to defend Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s on CNN.

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ADELAIDE AUGUST 28, 2024 Pembroke School. Football players are involved in a scandal , issuing fines to players who are involved with girls they dont deem attractive. Picture: Roy VanDerVegt

Elite Adelaide private school sets new record for year 12 fees

Adelaide’s elite private schools have hiked fees above inflation rates, with parents now facing costs of up to $35,000 annually for their children’s final school years.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Carly Ryan foundation guide for parents

An online predator murdered Carly – this could have saved her

Carly Ryan was just 15 when her killer found her on social media and her grieving mum knows her daughter “would be really proud” of how Australia is changing.

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Corrections officers vote to strike at Yatala Labour Prison. Picture: Roy Vandervegt

‘Won’t take it anymore – we’re not punching bags’: Jail strike ramps up

Corrections officers have once again voted to continue their indefinite strike that has seen seven prisons go into lockdown over a pay dispute and spate of vicious assaults.

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