Adelaide was on the cusp of snatching the Formula One Grand Prix back from Melbourne under a secret plot by Premier Peter Malinauskas, thwarted only by an unfortunate case of ill timing.

The police resourcing crisis has boiled over with an emergency meeting of police union workplace delegates called to discuss its impact on rank-and-file officers amid fears public safety could be put at risk.

Don’t worry, South Australia, the Big Rocking Horse is not going anywhere.

And in sport, Kyle Chalmers unleashed one of the fastest splits in history to give Australia a ­surprise silver medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the world championships on Saturday.

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