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Bizarre reason why Adelaide Oval lights went out

An Australian team request for an evening hit in the Adelaide Oval nets led to the bizarre spectacle of the ground’s new LED lights going out twice in an over on the first night of the day/night Test.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Illustration by Joe Benke

The pros and cons of a ‘good bloke’ prime minister

I find it alarming that the astute Niki Savva sees Peter Dutton as electable despite his failure to produce a single, costed economic policy. Albanese, for all his faults, does stand for something other than himself.

Paul Fletcher MP

If the Libs offered more pros, there might be no ‘con job’

I voted for Nicolette Boele in the last federal election not because Paul Fletcher was part of one of the worst governments ever inflicted upon this country, but apparently because I am such a stupid woman I had no idea what I was doing.

Dan Clarken and Oopy McGillivray with their Melbourne Cup runner, The Map.

Small-time trainers and knockabout owners keeping the Cup dream alive

The Map went to the right stable to bring out her best, and now she carries the hopes of a Tasmanian breeder, a bunch of knockabout owners, two laid-back trainers and those who love the romance of the Melbourne Cup.

  • Peter Ryan
The hotel is perfectly positioned on the corner of King William and Franklin Streets.

Home of the first overseas telegram now a five-star hotel

Adelaide’s historic GPO has been reimagined with a 14-storey cube-like tower behind the 150-year-old building.

  • Jane Reddy
Vivonne Bay’s mouthwash-blue coastline.

Port guide: Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Kangaroo Island has bounced back from its 2019-20 summer bushfires and is as beautiful as ever. Here’s what you should take in.

  • Brian Johnston
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Trek participants on the road between Innamincka and Hungerford.

Why this wild ride is the most fun you can have with your clothes on

They’ve covered nearly 4000 kilometres in eight days across dirt roads driving old bombs, raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

  • Julie Power
Peel Street, Radelaide.

Adelaide no longer wants to be nicknamed ‘Radelaide’? Too bad

You get the name you’re given in Australia. And if you want to change it, whatever you do, don’t say so.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Dutton’s nuclear option a prop for fossil fuel industry

The conclusion must be drawn, that having lost the argument that climate change is real, the Opposition are promoting nuclear to pretend that they have an actual policy, provide an alternative that keeps them at odds with the government, knowing full well that it will never eventuate, and to keep the fossil fuel industry in business for as long as possible.

Ashley Ng has felt some tension with friends since she managed to secure tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

Bad blood: How the Eras Tour is making and breaking friendships

While Taylor Swift’s shows are bringing some Swifties together, they’re pulling others apart.

  • Nell Geraets

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