Pressure is mounting on South Australian authorities to lift crowd restrictions at Adelaide Oval following Victoria’s decision to scrap capacity limits ahead of the 2022 AFL football season.

Members of an alleged drug syndicate are accused of trafficking millions of dollars of ice from Adelaide to Perth via a SA freight company as police  secretly watched on, The Advertiser can reveal.

A new round of state government Business Hardship Grants will make cash payments of up to $11,000 available to eligible Covid-affected businesses in any industry.

And in sport, Adelaide star Rory Laird says the Crows won’t be the only side to be hit by Covid-19 this season, but is backing clubs and the AFL to overcome the challenge. 

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