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On December 15, 2025, Research and Discovery Coastal Tours Kangaroo Island shared photos of a young male humpback whale which washed up on KI. Picture: Supplied

Stunning photos as humpback whale washes up on beach

The discovery of a young male humpback whale washed up on a Kangaroo Island had made a splash online, with hundreds of comments.

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In the minutes before their scheduled court hearing in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, brothers Ahmed, Sajad and Ali Al-Mansoury confronted the detectives who arrested them last year as part of an Operation Eclipse tobacco bust. Picture: 7NEWS Adelaide

Alleged tobacco war brothers fail to have case thrown out

Three brothers accused of operating stores that laundered money through illegal tobacco sales will stand trial after their bid to dismiss their charges failed.

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Twist as CEO’s media comments give SAHMRI first win in $50m lawsuit

The US company at the centre of Adelaide’s failed world-leading cancer treatment is facing a big pay out after failing to answer a lawsuit.

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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

Mali’s huge change for Adelaide Ashes Test after Bondi massacre

Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed plans for a moment of reflection before Adelaide’s Ashes Test to honour victims and heroes of the Bondi massacre.

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Big Shed struck a deal with creditors this week to keep operating, saving them from collapse. Owners Craig Basford and Jason Harris. 22nd March 2024 - Picture: Brett Hartwig

Top Adelaide craft brewery permanently closes after dispute

The beloved craft brewery has served its last beer, with its owners confirming they were faced with “a road back that we simply couldn’t walk”.

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Police & Courts

Kallan Ford is charged with raping an unconscious woman on Hindley St. Photo: Facebook

Alleged Hindley St rapist’s shock bail outcome

A man who allegedly raped an unconscious woman on Adelaide’s party strip while on a trip to SA will spend Christmas in a cell – and not with his family.

Police & Courts

Nikita Semmens. Photo: Facebook

Unsuspecting Tinder date ‘walked into trap’ set by woman

A terrifying “trap” laid for a Tinder date – where he was held hostage by a woman and her lover and humiliated – has been revealed in court.

Cutest Summer Baby 2025 winner Antonio Calvert, 6 weeks with Mum Jenna and Dad, Lyndon 27th March 2025 Picture: Brett Hartwig

Nominate now: Help us find SA’s cutest arrival of 2025

Big smiles, tiny toes and serious cuteness — the search is now on to crown the state’s cutest baby born this year. Nominate your bundle of joy today.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 2, 2023: Attorney-General of South Australia Kyam Maher with Chief Justice Chris Kourakis and Nunga Court Elder Aunty Yvonne Agius. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

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

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

Aussie readers have had their say on Anthony Albanese following the Bondi terror attack.

‘Spineless’: Albo slammed as Aussies express fears for nation

Aussies have declared the Albanese government has “blood on its hands” over the Bondi attack, amid fears Australia is no longer the country they once knew. HAVE YOUR SAY

Police & Courts

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

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.

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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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Emali Early Learning Centre sorry for Australia Day calendar row

Early learning centre under fire over Australia Day controversy

Parents have raised concerns after a childcare centre distributed an “unapproved” calendar to families.

Police & Courts

Michelle Sumner, whose death in Adelaide’s southern parklands in January 2025 is under investigation. A 37-year-old man has now been charged with her murder. Picture: SAPOL

Major breakthrough in Adelaide parklands murder case

Police have made a forensic breakthrough into the shocking death of Michelle Sumner in the Adelaide parklands earlier this year.

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

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.

JULY 15, 2000 : Runner Kerry O'Brien, Modbury to Adelaide leg, Sydney Olympic Games Torch Relay, 15/07/00. Pic Michael Klein.

Tributes for SA athletics great and Olympian

From Olympic glory to horse racing success, this South Australian sporting legend’s extraordinary legacy spans generations before his death at 79.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos August 14: Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide. Picture: NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Aspiring engineer banned from uni after causing horror crash

A uni student’s split-second decision to turn into oncoming traffic at one of Adelaide’s busiest intersections left two pensioners seriously injured.

15/12/25. Bondi Blood Donors. Katherine Caulfield - 70 donating at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood in the CBD. Picture: Keryn Stevens

Desperate plea for SA blood donations after Bondi massacre

South Australians’ blood is being fast-tracked to Sydney as hospitals face “war zone” conditions following a mass shooting. Here’s how you can help.

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TOPSHOT - A handout photo taken and released by the Australian Prime Minister's Office on December 15, 2025 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laying flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT

Editor’s view: We don’t need a griever-in-chief, we need action

The Prime Minister and politicians can say all the words in the world in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. We’ve seen how hollow they are, and now we simply need action.

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Northern Park Lands Gawler River Linear Park. Picture: Supplied

16,000 new homes to connect Adelaide’s north to Gawler

About 16,000 new homes would be built across nearly 2500 hectares – including a massive new parklands and home for sports clubs – north of Adelaide.

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UpdatedSA News

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

‘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.

SA now has a shark scientist, SARDI-Aquatic Sciences shark ecologist Dr Charlie Huveneers, who is tagging sharks to find out more about where they live and how far they migrate every day in search of food.

Are they a risk? Sharks’ bizarre algal bloom behaviour explained

Experts have weighed in on whether it’s safe to swim in our waters after several videos emerged of sharks acting erratically as algae suffocated their habitat. See the video.

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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.

Intersection of Main North and Regency Roads at Prospect. Picture: Google Maps

Adelaide’s most notorious crash hotspots revealed

RAA analysis has revealed Adelaide’s most dangerous intersections, with one recording 32 casualty crashes over five years.

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Police & Courts

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Creepy Uber driver’s vile act on teen passenger revealed

A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an appeal by an Uber driver who claimed his six-month sentence for assaulting a 15-year-old girl was “excessive”. Read what he did.

December 12, 2025: SACA Members kate and Harry Gratton enjoying the Village Green at the Adelaide Oval before the Ashes. Picture: Kelly Barnes

What to expect at Adelaide Oval’s fancy new Ashes Village Green

The action will be hot on the field for the Adelaide Ashes Test from Wednesday, but there’ll be just as much happening “out the back” in an expanded, new Village Green. See what’s on offer.

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EXCLUSIVEState Election

Adelaide City Council candidate and former Burnside councillor Henry Davis. Picture: Supplied

Dumped Fair Go candidate’s bizarre response to One Nation rumours

Controversial councillor Henry Davis has responded to questions about his political future by singing Australian folk songs and writing mock newspaper stories about himself.

Police & Courts

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Dried blood, bruising: Dad guilty of baby’s horrific injuries

A father has been found guilty of a sickening bashing of his baby daughter, after his excuse that she rolled off the changing table was rejected.

Police & Courts

13/08/2015 Emergency services attending a chimney fire at the Union Hotel on Waymouth street.Generic pics for Colin James. Pic Mark Brake

‘F**k off’: Repeat cop-basher’s sick attack on female officer

A 20-year-old man’s third conviction for attacking police officers has earned him more than a year behind bars after his latest brutal assault on a female cop.

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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Police & Courts

Police have seized nearly 250 litres of alcohol in the APY Lands. Picture: SAPOL.

Woman busted trying to smuggle 250L of goon into APY Lands

A woman is expected to face court after police found the staggering amount of alcohol in a car and trailer in remote South Australia.

DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Claudia and Oliver and their dog Minnie. Their other dog Molly died earlier this year. Picture: Brenton Edwards

‘Soulmates’: Study shows loss of a fur friend can hurt more than we expect

Adelaide research has revealed pet death grief can exceed human loss, with owners describing their animals as ‘soulmates’ – yet their heartache is often dismissed.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - Advertiser Photos DECEMBER 3, 2025: Copy Image of a Selfie Chris Smith, and fiancÅ½ Julie Seed took of themselves. Julie Seed a real estate agent was fatally attacked in her office in December 2023. Picture: Emma Brasier

‘She’s always there’: Heartbroken fiance vows to keep Julie’s light alive

Two years on, the heartbroken fiance of murdered real estate agent Julie Seed shares how baseball and caring for her daughters is helping him heal.

Algal Bloom - Steve Bowley, owner of Pacific Estate Oysters 24th July 2025 Picture: Brett Hartwig

Tears and 220 days with no sales: Shattered farmer faces Christmas algae ruin

For more than seven months, Steve Bowley’s livelihood has been destroyed by the algal bloom crisis – and it’s not over yet, despite government claims of improvement. Watch the special mini series.

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Hanni Howe at home. Hanni will be channel 7 weather presenter over summer. 12 December 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

‘Huge responsibility’: Pageant queen’s new Channel 7 gig

A Miss Universe Australia finalist has landed her “dream job” at Channel 7 this summer.

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ExclusiveSA News

England Cricketers Arrive at Adelaide Airport. Captain Ben Stokes (L). 13 December 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

‘Pr*ck’: Ill-tempered English cricket team lash out at reporter

Fresh from a holiday in Noosa, the Poms have lashed out at an Adelaide reporter after he asked an innocent question on their arrival to the airport.

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Damage to Pancho's Pizza in Clare after an explosion on Saturday morning. Picture: Supplied

‘Massive explosion’: Eatery obliterated by inferno

A $750,000 explosion has destroyed a Clare restaurant while families enjoyed a Christmas market outside, exposing gaps in regional emergency services.

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27/04/15 Detective Senior Sergeant Kelly Clarke with daughter Constable Hannah Clarke near the Mary MacKillop Women's Plaque in the city where a 100 years of Women in South Australian Policing will be held. photo Calum Robertson

Inquiry sparks SAPOL review of discipline, fitness and mental health support

SA Police is looking to more than double free counselling, extend support to retirees, and redesign training, amid a trial of a new disciplinary model.

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Police & Courts

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

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

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.

THE ADVERTISER - Photo: Premier Peter Malinauskas addressing media at the new Adelaide Ambulance Station. Picture: Tim Joy 4/11/25

Health funding row deepens as Mali urges feds to honour pledge

The Premier has demanded the federal government honour its hospital funding commitment amid a crisis that has left 346 aged care patients trapped in SA hospitals.

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

Legendary town crier dies just days after final Christmas parade

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.

United Airlines UA207 arrival - Arriving passengers at International Arrivals. Sam Clapton has been in Florida for the past 4 weeks, and his kids, Lily,7, and Freddie,6, made welcome home signs for their dad. 13 cDecember 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

First ever US to SA direct flight lands at Adelaide Airport

There were touching family reunions and kangaroo onesies on show as United Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight to SA touched down in a historic first.

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Police & Courts

A late-night joy ride in Birkenhead ended in chaos. Picture: SA Police

Young man suffers head injuries in joy ride gone wrong

An alleged drunk driver who blew almost three times the legal limit has walked away unscathed after slamming his car into a tree but his passenger was rushed to hospital.

Photography - fashion designer Coco Chanel by Henri Cartier-Bresson 1964. 1960s /Photography/Cartier/Bresson

What was French fashion designer Coco Chanel’s real first name?

Who was the second person to walk on the moon? What is the gemstone emblem of South Australia? Take our weekly Brainwaves quiz – 50 mind-bending general knowledge questions.

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England cricket captain Ben Stokes hits the beach at Noosa on Tuesday. Picture Lachie Millard

Penbo: Australia owes Ben Stokes an apology

Australia is at risk of losing something it values even more than the Ashes, writes David Penberthy.

The technology bought to shield baby cuttlefish became taxpayer money down the drain, as the state’s top scientist admits there was “no solid evidence” it could have stopped the bloom’s harmful toxins getting through.

SA’s $700k algae ‘bubble curtain’ that was never used

The technology bought to shield baby cuttlefish became taxpayer money down the drain, as the state’s top scientist admits there was “no solid evidence” it could have stopped the bloom’s harmful toxins getting through.

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South Australian shot Stan Original Film Gold, led by an all-star cast featuring Zac Efron, Susie Porter and Anthony Hayes, will premiere 26 January, 2022 on Stan. Zac Efron in Gold. Picture: Ian Routledge - will screen in select cinemas from 13 January, 2022

Why SA keeps missing out on Hollywood blockbusters

South Australia’s screen sector is in need of a major boost to lure more of Hollywood’s biggest names to the state.

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Save our Summer: SA's algal bloom crisis splash art. Picture: Steven Grice

Millions of animals dead, industry crippled: How algae slaughtered our beaches

How did South Australia’s iconic beaches become the epicentre of an unprecedented algal bloom crisis? And how do we save our summer? We break it down, from the start to now. Watch the exclusive mini series.

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Police & Courts

Pic 4 - Zachary Gartside was jailed for affray. Photo: Courts SA

Feuding neighbours walk free after ‘tit-for-tat’ vengeance escalates

A neighbourhood dispute escalated into a wild peak-hour car chase in the northern suburbs, with a judge warning the men were “lucky” no one died.

Eight-year-old Xavier Pudovkin has been battling neuroblastoma since 2021 with his mum Danielle. Picture: Supplied

‘If we run out of funds … he dies’: The real cost of cancer

A mother forced to close her business and spend $1m on her young son’s cancer treatment reveals the devastating financial toll this insidious illness has on young Australian families.

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