David Penberthy

David Penberthy is a columnist with The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, and also co-hosts the FIVEaa Breakfast show. He’s a former editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Mail and news.com.au.

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$1m grant for non-drought area

Yorke Peninsula residents are scratching their heads after the federal government handed them $1m in drought assistance.

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Liberal candidate Georgina Downer reacts with her father Alexander Downer at the Barker Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Dubbed "Super Saturday", five federal simultaneous byelections will be held today, unprecedented in Australian election history after sitting members of parliament were forced to resign due to dual citizenship in breach of the Constitution. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

Downers give up on Mayo dynasty

The Downer dynasty has come to an end in SA with Georgina Downer moving back to Victoria.

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16/9/18 - Stewart Johnston, son of an Oakden victim, speaking to media on aged care Royal Commission. Photo - Naomi Jellicoe

Squalid abuse scandal still haunts son

When Stewart Johnston first suspected his mother Helen was being mistreated, he was told she was a confused old lady and that everything was fine.

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‘Christmas grinches’Politics

Emmy Riber and Mischa Price in a tender scene in A Russian Christmas. Tolstoy's play was part of the APA's Christmas Show. David Anthony photo

Take leave to watch kids’ plays: union

AEU’s suggestion comes as it forces plays to be moved to business hours, angering parents.

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TRAVELPolitics

Escape - Overland Train, Great Southern Rail.

Iconic Australian rail ride in jeopardy

Overland rail service between Melbourne and Adelaide is not taking bookings for 2020 amid funding shortfall.

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Ice-fuelled hold-ups stun police

South Australian police admit they have been stunned by a six-fold increase in armed robberies.

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Dave Noonan the national CFMEU secretary pictured in Adelaide at the Grand Hotel, Glenelg. CFMEU construction boss Dave Noonan says John Setka "won't be going anywhere" as the union stands by their man and ramps up political pressure on Albanese, attacking his position on FTAs. CFMEU construction division national conference declares "100 per cent" support for Setka, accusing Jacqui Lambie of "holding every worker in Australia to ransom" over her threat to vote for Ensuring Integrity bill unless the Victorian CFMEU leader quits.Thursday 24th October 2019 Pic. Roy VanDerVegt

Setka just latest union ‘bogeyman’

Straight-talking Dave Noonan is the calm amid the storm surrounding the Victorian unionist.

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CFMEU to Labor: change or no cash

The CFMEU will not donate to Labor if it continues to support free-trade policies.

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Collins Class Submarines, HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. *** Local Caption *** Royal Australian Navy Collins Class Submarines, HMAS Collins, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Dechaineux and HMAS Sheean sail in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, in February 2019.

States go to war over subs

Former British Aerospace CEO moves to torpedo WA’s bid to secure Collins-class submarine maintenance work.

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John Setka outside the Stamford Grand in Glenelg in Adelaide, Wednesday, October 23, 2019. (Morgan Sette/ The Australian)

Inside Fortress Setka

Adelaide’s Stamford Grand, a weddings haven, has been overrun this week by tattooed blokes.

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