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A border collie and a great dane, two dogs seized by the RSPCA from a Middleton, SA, couple in August 2024. Vet examination RSPCA , O'Halloran Hill in the south of Adelaide, South Australia. Picture: RSPCA

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More than 130 animals seized in shock cruelty case

RSPCA inspectors have seized 136 animals from an SA property allegedly finding dogs, cats and birds living in squalid conditions without clean water.

SA's best pet sitter of 2025 competition. Picture: iStock.

Vote now: Who should be crowned SA’s best pet sitter?

From puppy playtime to late-night check-ins and purr-fect cuddle duty, 17 of SA’s top pet sitters are going head-to-head for the 2025 crown — and now it’s your turn to decide who deserves a treat.

21 October 2025 Former MP Troy Bell is seen arriving at District court. Pic Roy VanDerVegt

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‘Abandoned’: Bizarre reason for Bell trial delay finally revealed

A judge has criticised one of SA’s top barristers for abandoning convicted fraudster and ex-MP Troy Bell without explanation just weeks before his scheduled trial.

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I’m the girls group gift organiser — here’s what’s always a winner

When you’re organising a group gift for your bestie you want them to feel seen and loved. Here are the South Australian gifts that are always a winner.

Scene of a single car rollover on Thiele Highway, 4km southwest of Eudunda in the Mid North at 5.46pm on Sunday. Picture: Matilda McDermott

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Community rocked after Mid North man killed in highway crash

A 33-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle rollover on a major South Australian highway, marking the state’s 81st road death this year.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - Advertiser Photos NOVEMBER 28, 2025: Ex-Bedford employee Annette Raue, who worked at the organisation for 13 years at home in Eyre. Picture: Emma Brasier

‘They gave us false hope’: Ex-worker’s claims as Bedford owes $11m

A Bedford worker who lost her job after 17 years claims the company owes her $35k, as the union boss refuses a proposed media ban.

PLEASE CROP THE WOMEN OUT OF THE PHOTO - Paul Robinson leaves the Adelaide Magistrates Court after facing court accused of attempting to rort a tender process for a prison construction contract. (AAP Image/Sam Wundke)

Police & Courts

Ex-prison boss, senior public servant jailed for $300k corruption

He thought revamped prison cells were his ticket to a financial empire – instead, this former corrections boss will serve time inside one for his corruption.

Gary Gibson (C, 65) was diving at Tank Cave when he realised he wasn’t going to be able to fit through a gap with his two diving buddies; he turned back but never made it to the surface.

Diver identified after cave adventure turns to tragedy

An experienced diver who perished in mazelike caves in the state’s South-East after he was unable to fit through a small gap has been identified.

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Dead diver retrieved with help of hero Thai cave rescuer

Richard Harris, who rose to global fame with the miracle Thai cave rescue effort, has helped with the “very complex” retrieval of a diver who perished in the state’s South-East.

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The South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal provides a process for resolving disputes and reviewing administrative action.

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South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) hearings for Tuesday, December 16

Here is a list of the hearings at the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal today.

Weather forecasts are updated on the hour, sourced from WeatherZone.

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Here’s what you can expect with today’s Mt Gambier weather

As we move into summer what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.

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Everybody facing Mount Gambier Magistrates Court, Tuesday, December 16

Here is a list of matters listed at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on December 16.

Weather forecasts are updated on the hour, sourced from WeatherZone.

Here’s what you can expect with tomorrow’s Mt Gambier weather

As we move into summer what can locals expect tomorrow? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 17 SEPTEMBER 2022. FEE MAY APPLY. GRAMMY nominated dance music DJ /producer from QLD DJ Paul Fisher gig in Ibiza. Source: Patrick Schuttler/Supplied

International DJ Paul Fisher’s $50m tower scores first luxury sale

New images of the luxury project by internationally renowned music producer DJ Paul Fisher and his influencer wife Chloe have been revealed, with the development notching up its first sale.

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‘Sad’: Dud Block homes still in limbo

Channel Nine gambled on $3.1 million reserves for their Block homes but seven weeks later faces an unprecedented reality TV disaster.

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‘Ruined for life’: Expat’s praise for living in Australia

An expat’s shocking confession about Australian living standards has gone viral, exposing why he can never return to his home country.

Young couple wrapped in a plaid blanket at home. Cold. Winter. Electricity costs. Heating costs. Picture: istock

‘Sacrifices like these might be expected in a war or pandemic’

Housing costs have forced three in five Australians into drastic trade-offs that “might be expected in a war or pandemic” according to a damning new report.

Emergency services were called to the popular cave diving spot on the Princes Highway just south of Tantanoola at 10:32am. At Tank Cave, a diver has died, and the water recovery unit is attending tomorrow to retrieve the body. 30 November 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

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Tragic end as missing cave diver’s remains found

Emergency services have found the body of a man from Tank Cave near Tantanoola, the same system where another diver died in 2011.

Braving the cool weather at The Organic Market and CafÃÂ© in Stirling are l-r Anna Donaghy 45, Katie Rodger 18, Jemma Anderson 20 Picture: Brett Hartwig 18th November 2025 Katie Rodger - 0435 188 982

Think summer’s coming? You might need to chill out

Don’t pack away your cardigans – Adelaide’s mild weather is set to rain on summer’s parade, with an unusually cool start to the new season.

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Marina crisis chokes $34m fishing industry, leaves town reeling

Cape Jaffa Holiday Park owners Mark and Rebecca Ireland Picture: Kristal Baker

A marina closure in the state’s South East has created a domino effect nobody saw coming — fishers relocating, holiday parks emptying and a council spending millions on sand.

Police & Courts

‘Hit em’: Teen struck by car, fined by cops

Screengrabs of the moment a teen boy is hit by a car at Mount Gambier.

Two teens and a young man have been fined after the youngest was hit by a car, with the video posted to social media.

Farmers’ BOM plea: Forget $100m website, just give us THIS

Grain Producers SA GPSA CEO Brad Perry. Picture: GPSA

The Bureau of Meteorology has spent nearly $100 million on a website revamp, but angry farmers say they can’t get a radar that will actually give them accurate forecasts.

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Local Sport

Meet the SA-exports making waves in the USA college basketball scene.

SA’s brightest basketball stars shining on the US college stage

Young South Australians are making their mark against world-class basketballers and NBA hopefuls in the US college basketball programs. Meet the stars to watch.

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TTG playing coach Dylan Weaver. Picture: @Fletcher Ascend Aerial

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Local SA footy track watch: Pre-season’s top performers

From new recruits to young guns and established stars, a number of local SA footy names have impressed in the pre-season so far. See our intel on the standouts ahead of season 2026.

Tommy Bird, Mitch Evans and Alice Brown are among SA's top baseball young guns of 2025-2026.

Full ListLocal Sport

Revealed: SA baseball’s top 25 young guns of 2025-2026

SA has developed a reputation for producing top-end baseball talent and with the 2025-2026 season now upon us we’ve listed the state’s top 25 young guns. See who made the cut.

Australians Brenton Edwards and Nasir Jalil embrace after winning the Over-40s World Cup in Karachi. Picture: Supplied.

‘It was crazy’: Inside Australia’s Over-40s World Cup upset

From bulletproof vans to non-stop autographs, step inside the madness that surrounded Australia’s inaugural Over-40s cricket World Cup win.

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The AN0M app was created as a Trojan horse to fool those using it to run their criminal networks.

Police & Courts

Aspiring lawyer allegedly ran massive drug ring, court told

Prosecutors have told a court an aspiring lawyer co-ordinated massive drug operations across state lines before vanishing overseas.

A border collie and a great dane, two dogs seized by the RSPCA from a Middleton, SA, couple in August 2024. Vet examination RSPCA , O'Halloran Hill in the south of Adelaide, South Australia. Picture: RSPCA

Mount Gambier14 minutes ago

More than 130 animals seized in shock cruelty case

RSPCA inspectors have seized 136 animals from an SA property allegedly finding dogs, cats and birds living in squalid conditions without clean water.

Vote now: Who should be crowned SA’s best pet sitter?

SA's best pet sitter of 2025 competition. Picture: iStock.

From puppy playtime to late-night check-ins and purr-fect cuddle duty, 17 of SA’s top pet sitters are going head-to-head for the 2025 crown — and now it’s your turn to decide who deserves a treat.

Police & Courts

Alleged drug trafficker’s declining health sparks ‘dire’ bail bid

The AN0M app was created as a Trojan horse to fool those using it to run their criminal networks.

A man facing more than 20 AN0M charges claims he has not received medication while remanded in custody, with his mum offering up $100k to get him bail.

Legendary town crier dies just days after final Christmas parade

Honorary town crier of Salisbury Tom Benney, 76, has been nominated for a Pride of Australia Medal in the Fair Go category.

After almost five decades this beloved local character has rung his last bell and in a touching tribute his daughter will continue the family legacy.

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Chief no more: SA’s top judge quits Supreme Court bench

The state’s top judge has announced his retirement – just 57 days after refusing to answer questions about whether he intended to step down from his post.

Australia mass shooting: Image shows one of the suspected gunmen at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Reports claim the Jewish community was targeted; police have not officially confirmed the motive. Investigation remains ongoing. Picture: X https://x.com/BharatIntel360/status/2000130352699019408?s=20

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New details on terrorists’ month in ISIS hotspot before Bondi attack

The father and son terrorists responsible for the Bondi Beach attack returned from a holiday to the extremist hotspot Philippines on November 30 – two weeks before their rampage.

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.

Adelaide man, Marc, who lives in Sydney, witnessed the attack.

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‘Harrowing … a bloodbath: Adelaide man caught up in Bondi horror

An Adelaide man who now lives in Sydney decided to go for a swim at Bondi when he heard what he thought were fireworks. Here’s his heart-wrenching eyewitness account of the massacre.

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