Vile threat as Barossa man jailed for teen girls’ Snapchat nudes
A Barossa Valley man has been jailed for paying teen girls as young as 12 for nude photos, sending them to friends – and blackmailing one over a video.
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SkyCity’s big win for removing gender bias
SkyCity Adelaide is leading the way in changing traditional industry perspectives.
Activating youth through a focus on fitness
Adelaide-based national employment services provider Jobs Statewide is tackling youth unemployment by encouraging young jobseekers to get out of their comfort zones.
Live-firing Chinese warships sent message heard ‘loud and clear’
Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie says the message from Chinese warships live-firing off Australia’s coast has been received “loud and clear”.
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Faltering coal and record gas exports drive energy price rises
The challenges faced by the electricity grid have been thrown into sharp relief as record solar output fails to offset coal outages and a lack of interconnection, driving spot prices higher.
Speed limit slashed to 50km/h on major arterial road
Unley Rd is about to get slower – but the council claims the move will only add a few seconds to the daily commute.
Monarto Zoo elephants Burma and Permai’s first meeting
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Dessert bar, high-end gym: 10 new shops revealed for busy road
Ten businesses – including a massive, high-end health club with its own creche and juice bar – will open at two new Prospect Rd retail developments.
Top school denies duty of care to protect boy from pedophile
An Adelaide private school besieged by multiple child abuse lawsuits has hit back at a $1.5m claim involving a serial pedophile, mounting a shock defence in court papers.
‘I just want her home’: Owner’s desperate plea to cruel dognappers
The owner of a toy poodle cruelly stolen from her property has spoken out with a direct message for the people who took her.
‘People just don’t have the cash’: Cost of living kills tuck shops
The humble school canteen might be the latest victim of rising cost of living pressures, with multiple tuck shops across Adelaide being deemed no longer “financially viable”.
Why are Adelaide school canteens getting the chop?
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Permai is here: What’s next for SA’s newest herd member
Monarto Safari Park’s beloved elephant resident Permai has arrived after completing a mammoth 40-hour journey. Now she’s getting ready to settle into her new home.
‘I apologised to Aboriginal parents and it cost me my job’
Under a cloud of “hurtful rumours’, the first Aboriginal person appointed as Child Protection Department chief has spoken out about what led to the culmination of his role.
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