Isobel Marshall: Our public toilets need this big change
You can find loo paper in every public toilet – so why not pads and tampons, asks Young Australian of the Year Isobel Marshall.
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Hybrid research in dance director’s nature
Australian Dance Theatre explores our symbiotic relationship with nature as its artistic director Garry Stewart plans his next moves.
Laura’s journey from witness protection to Liberal MP
From hiding in witness protection to avoid murderous bikies to living in Saudi Arabia, aspiring Liberal MP Laura Curran has an extraordinary story to tell.
Dumpling City – SA Weekend restaurant review
An unsuccessful quest to find the dumplings of their dreams has led a couple to open their own impressive eatery, writes Simon Wilkinson
Street art gives town a new lease of life
A small Eyre Peninsula beachside town has taken on a new lease of life thanks to a colourful series of wall paintings which have popped up over the past few years
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you what the longest side of a right-angled triangle is called? Test your knowledge of news, current affairs, sport and pop culture in our Brainwaves quiz.
Revealed: Midnight Oil’s to-do list for Australia
Peter Garrett and Midnight Oil have been pushing for social change for decades. Now, they have a a new check list for society as they start a national tour.
Past and present exist side-by-side in Clarice Beckett exhibition
Australian art curator Tracey Lock says a retrospective of Clarice Beckett’s work provides a timely antidote to our new world order.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know the only country that begins with “Gh”? Or what a rosarian grows? Take our Brainwaves quiz – and leave a question of your own for quizmaster Marty Smith.
Legal, eagles and corruption – meet our new ICAC boss
Ann Vanstone’s journey to one of the most challenging positions in the legal system includes high-profile cases, accusations of bias and the odd round of golf
‘Help me, help me!’ The human faces of aged care crisis
Four families with four heartbreaking stories throw a spotlight on a broken aged care system which leaves sick, elderly Australians waiting years for help. Some die before it comes.
Sol food — Eos Hotel restaurant review
A celebrated young chef has moved from a garden centre cafe to the rooftop restaurant of a new hotel, writes Simon Wilkinson.
What your dog says about you
Golden Lab? Sorry, you’re basic. French bulldog? The official dog of Teneriffe. Comedian Mel Buttle gives her take on you and your pooch.
Adelaide Festival: The six shows you can’t afford to miss
Next year’s Adelaide Festival features 70 events, 10 world premieres and 14 Australian premieres. But here’s an in-depth look at six of the best.
The ultimate sixpack: Shows not to miss this festival season
Sure, there’s a global pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Adelaide swinging into festival mode with this weekend’s Fringe opening. Here’s six shows not to miss over the next few weeks.
Review — Agapi at Hyde Park
A new Greek restaurant in the southern suburbs shows that even the simplest of foods can become something special, writes Simon Wilkinson.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know where in the body the pineal gland is? Or the Roman numeral for 100? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Adelaide’s statues: The good, the bad and the scandalous
An opium trader, the man who introduced the bill to give women the vote and a donkey. Read the stories behind SA’s statues.
Former G-G called me to apologise for being a bastard
Why Sir Peter Cosgrove made a phone call more than five decades later to say sorry for his role in a system of bullying and bastardisation at Duntroon Royal Military College.
‘What did it cost us? Everything.’ Our black summer’s aftermath
VIDEO SPECIAL: For 12 months, we’ve followed their journey. Now two bushfire victims from the Hills and KI chronicle the highs and lows of rebuilding their homes, and their lives.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz
What year was Adelaide founded? What country is the boy band BTS from? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Points of view — Koomo at Crowne Plaza
A modern Japanese-ish restaurant on the tenth floor of a new CBD hotel tower will appeal to those who enjoy the high life, writes Simon Wilkinson.
Flying Penguin keeps breaking the wall
Flying Penguin Productions is still finding new ways to make and deliver intimate theatre in a world where all the rules have changed.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know the capital of Ecuador? Or what epistemophobia is? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
350,000 soulmates: Marry based on science, not lust
Choosing your partner is the biggest decision of your life but it’s not enough to just be in love. Queensland relationship experts have revealed the best way to avoid divorce.
Soldiers for life: Veterans waging war on suicide
How war heroes are using mobile phones and social media fight a new enemy looming large on the home front.
Childs’ Play: Jack Reacher’s big change
In an uncertain world Jack Reacher has always provided the certainty we all need. But now even Reacher is changing.
Family Thais – Regent Thai review
The husband-and-wife team behind this suburban eatery give the cooking a welcome authentic edge, writes Simon Wilkinson.
The history of Australia’s favourite swear words
The c-word is losing its taboo but some expressions are strictly off-limits, says a new history of Australian bad language.
‘Our work of 40 years has been destroyed’
First, their children were murdered. Now Vickie Chapman has axed funding for their support group. They want to know why.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know what colour Superman’s cape was? Or on which Japanese island Mt Fuji is? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Restaurant review – Lou’s Place
MasterChef’s Callum Hann has teamed with a family-run winery to create a restaurant that is full of character, writes Simon Wilkinson.
New season. End of an era for SA’s gardening guru
Gardening expert Jon Lamb reflects on his remarkable journey from rural reporter to beloved protector of the plants, as he pens his final column for The Advertiser after 40 years.
Out of hibernation, the stage awakens
Real world crises both global and personal are reflected on stage in State Theatre Company’s 2021 season.
Malinauskas on Trump, Twitter and his fears about democracy
Family and footy are Labor leader Peter Malinauskas’s two great loves but the former union boss says he’s concerned about the future of democracy.
Food review — Bespoke at the Adelaide Oval Hotel
A spectacular roasted bird is reason enough to visit the more relaxed of two restaurants in the new Oval hotel, writes Simon Wilkinson.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know the Welsh name for Wales? Or how many masts a ketch has? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Inside the world’s biggest Indigenous artefact collection
It’s the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal songlines in a nondescript warehouse at risk of damage by floods and vermin. SAWeekend takes a peek inside.
One of the best Italian dining experiences in SA
An unassuming eatery in the Barossa has received one of highest scores reviewer Simon Wilkinson has dished out this year.
This deadly disease – Fiona O’Loughlin’s battle with meth, booze and herself
Fiona O’Loughlin, the troubled SA comedian who has long battled alcoholism, has revealed she smoked crystal meth as part of a bizarre attempt to heal at a Glenelg “drug den” in 2015.
Uluru: New spin on our rock of ages
A year since people stopped climbing to its peak, SAWeekend takes a visit back to Uluru to see what’s changed.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend Quiz
Do you know what kind of farm Taylor Swift grow up on? Or what the Scottish call their New Year celebrations? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Food review: Bombora on the River
A move from the beach to the river bank hasn’t changed the welcoming vibe of a South Coast favourite, writes Simon Wilkinson.
Why top silk wants Barnaby’s b***s on a plate
A former Adelaide lawyer, now top Sydney silk, is fired up about the “unlawful drafting” of the Murray Darling Basin plan, which he says, has ‘f..ked over’ SA. He’s so angry, he says he’d have Barnaby Joyce’s testicles on a plate, if he could.
Tarnanthi rewrites photography from an Indigenous viewpoint
Past and present photographs of remote Indigenous community life paint very different pictures as part of this year’s Tarnanthi exhibition.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz
Do you know what nannygai is? How many wings a dragonfly has? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
Brainwaves, the SA Weekend quiz
Do you know the combined age of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, what oology is and who was the original yellow Wiggle? Take our Brainwaves quiz – 50 general knowledge questions and an interactive template that keeps score as you go.
The radical new therapy helping the body fight cancer on its own
The evolving science of immunotherapy is helping SA patients use their own – and sometimes donor – soldier blood cells to kill a growing number of cancers, writes Penelope Debelle.
The pain behind Lowitja O’Donoghue’s fight for justice
Taken from her mother, trained to be a servant, SA’s Lowitja O’Donoghue became a voice for justice. Now, a new biography by Stuart Rintoul charts her journey – and the pain that drove her.
Review: Clover + Stone at Howard Vineyard
A cellar door and restaurant in the Adelaide Hills has a few surprises in store, writes Simon Wilkinson.
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