Accused, 51, due to face court on Monday after one woman killed and another woman, 22, taken to hospital in a stable condition
A 51-year-old man will face court charged with murder and attempted murder after a siege in suburban Adelaide that followed a woman’s death.
Another woman, 22, was seriously injured in the alleged shooting incident on Saturday afternoon before the standoff with police in Campbelltown.
Continue reading...Raelene Polymiadis allegedly deliberately overdosed Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94, court hears
The daughter of an elderly Adelaide couple has appeared in court charged with their murders with allegations the victims were deliberately overdosed with prescription medication.
Raelene Polymiadis appeared in Adelaide magistrates court on Wednesday. Prosecutors alleged the 62-year-old had administered her own insulin to Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94.
Continue reading...The 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan died of head injuries from a suspected assault earlier this month
A toddler has died of head injuries from a suspected assault in Adelaide earlier this month, with police launching a murder investigation.
No one has been charged over the death of the 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan.
Continue reading...Sydney and Melbourne could both see showers, while thunderstorms are forecast in Queensland
Australians can expect a cooler and wetter Easter long weekend than normal this year as a cold trough makes its way across the country.
In Sydney, Good Friday should begin with a sunny morning and reach a maximum of 26C, but showers or even a thunderstorm are likely to hit in the afternoon.
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Continue reading...The torso of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean was discovered at a vacant block at Salisbury South in October
Police scouring an Adelaide landfill site for further remains of a man whose dismembered torso was found in a wheelie bin concede luck will need to be on their side.
Search teams converged on the Uleybury site on Monday with the gruesome task of locating the head and limbs of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean, whose torso was discovered at a vacant block at Salisbury South in October.
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Continue reading...Adler defends ‘courageous spaces to air opposing views’ as major sponsor and three Ukrainian writers pull out over comments from other invited authors
The Adelaide Writers’ Week director, Louise Adler, has vowed not to be dissuaded from creating space for “courageous” discussions of literature and opposing views, despite high-profile withdrawals and calls for her resignation.
Three Ukrainian writers and a major financial sponsor have withdrawn from next month’s Adelaide festival event in response to social media comments by two writers appearing at the event, Susan Abulhawa and Mohammed El-Kurd.
Continue reading...Hundreds of advocates meet on Kaurna land in Adelaide to workshop referendum strategies ahead of official launch
Workshops, a new website and a $5m donation have fuelled the launch of the yes campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament.
Hundreds of advocates met on Kaurna land in Adelaide to workshop strategies to win the referendum before the launch on Thursday night.
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Continue reading...Operators of Osborne naval shipyard ordered to guard against ‘deliberate or accidental manipulation’ of critical components
The Australian government has imposed strict new security rules at the Adelaide site where nuclear-powered submarines will be built, moving to reassure allies that sensitive military secrets will be protected.
The new rules require four operators at the Osborne naval shipyard, including those building the Hunter-class frigates and offshore patrol vessels, to guard against espionage and foreign interference.
Continue reading...Titan arum emits a foul smell to lure pollinators, but at the botanic gardens it attracts thousands of visitors to witness the rare flowering
A corpse flower, which emits a stench that can travel for kilometres to lure flesh flies, sweat bees and carrion beetles, has just bloomed in the Adelaide Botanic gardens.
It only blooms once every few years, and only for about 48 hours, to attract insects that have already wallowed in the pollen of another corpse flower.
Continue reading...Heading out to watch the new year fireworks? Plan ahead, pack light and check the drinking regulations
It’s the first New Year’s Eve in three years with no Covid-19 restrictions anywhere in Australia – and it’s about to go off with a bang.
Revellers heading to watch the fireworks in each city are being warned to plan ahead, pack light and expect an Uber surcharge.
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Continue reading...Firefighters forced to flee scene of Newport fire after part of the roof collapsed revealing a ruptured gas line; Louis Ryckmans of the crew of Yeah Baby says he initially thought collision with ‘leviathan’ sunfish was boat hitting a reef. This blog is now closed
Heavy rainfall expected across northern Australia: BoM
Howe says the tropical monsoon period is “very active” at the moment across northern Australia.
That’s associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie which is continuing to deliver heavy rainfall across the NT.
There is a warning for intense rainfall and damaging winds. We’ve already seen rainfall totals of more than 200mm over the last few days, causing roads to be washed out. Reminding travellers to take care and check conditions before heading out.
We will see a cool change move through Adelaide late tonight and towards midnight, moving through western Victoria in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
We will see the cool change move through around lunchtime today for Melbourne and also tomorrow afternoon for Hobart.
Continue reading...The teenager was using his phone to film the animals when he dropped it into their bamboo forest compound
A South Australian teenager has been rescued after he jumped into Adelaide zoo’s giant panda enclosure to retrieve his phone.
The boy was using his mobile to film the animals when he dropped it into the bamboo forest on Monday.
Continue reading...Over on Sky News, the questions were all about the next budget:
Host: Joining us live now in Canberra is the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Prime minister, good morning to you. So, a safe budget to pay for your election commitments. Are tax increases and spending cuts next?
Hang on, Pete. We’ve just had the budget last night. You’re now talking about future budgets. Let’s talk about what we did last night. What we did last night was to fulfil our election commitments, provide cost-of-living relief with cheaper childcare, cheaper medicines, more paid parental leave, more support for affordable housing. And we want to get wages moving again. We did all that without putting pressure on inflation by targeting our investments in things like infrastructure, improving the National Broadband Network, making sure that there’s that growth in the economy without putting pressure on inflation. That was our focus last night. And we managed to achieve it.
Look, we inherited a trillion dollars of debt, Peter, as you know. We inherited a trillion dollars of debt with not much to show for it. What we did last night was to make $22bn of savings. We took the revenue gains that have come through, 99% of those revenue increases from the higher costs of fuel and energy, we put them straight to the budget bottom line, 99% of them. So it was a responsible budget that saw a significant drop in the deficit to $37bn from what was anticipated. That is a responsible thing to do. Because we want to make sure that we fight inflation because that is necessary if we’re going to get real wages moving in the way that we want them to.
Continue reading...Nathaniel Drummond, 19, was competing in a race at South Australia’s Seacliff Beach when the large shark attacked his vessel
A teenager escaped unscathed after a “big shark” attacked his surf ski during a race at an Adelaide beach, tearing a hole in the vessel.
Nathaniel Drummond, 19, was competing in a surf ski race at Seacliff Beach in Adelaide’s south on Sunday when a shark, believed to be a great white, sent him flying into the water.
Continue reading...Chef Justin James combines native flavours and exotic botanics to create a 20-something-course menu
Adelaide’s Restaurant Botanic has won restaurant of the year at Gourmet Traveller’s annual awards night, which were announced in-person at a gala event on Tuesday, after being cancelled in 2020 and held online last year.
The restaurant, headed by chef Justin James and located in the middle of the South Australian capital’s botanic gardens, opened just 14 months ago after the gardens’ previous restaurant underwent a transformation. James uses plants from the surrounds, combining native flavours and more exotic botanics to create a 20-something-course menu that unfolds over at least four hours.
Continue reading...CoreLogic says every capital city except Darwin fell in August, with Sydney dropping 2.2%
Every capital city in Australia except Darwin is now in a housing downturn, according to a new report, with values falling at a trajectory not seen since the 1980s.
CoreLogic’s home value index shows national housing values are falling rapidly, after rising about 29% during a period of sharp growth.
Continue reading...After Covid thwarted two attempts to bring out Christian Spuck’s acclaimed Messa da Requiem, the festival has finally announced it as next year’s centrepiece
For Adelaide festival’s 2023 opera centrepiece a cast of almost 200 singers, dancers and musicians will take the stage under the direction of one of the world’s most celebrated choreographers.
Dance will be foregrounded in Messa da Requiem: the celebrated production of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Requiem by the German choreographer Christian Spuck, which debuted in Zurich in 2016.
Continue reading...Services report 279 ‘actively homeless’ people in SA as ministers meet to address national housing crisis
The body of a woman who died while sleeping rough in the Adelaide parklands was not found for three weeks.
The 48-year-old woman, discovered by a man who knew her, was found in a tent in the eastern end of the parklands along South Terrace at 2pm on 22 May.
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Continue reading...A North Adelaide studio apartment has been ridiculed online, with some likening it to ‘your first custom house in the Sims’
Convenience: in every sense of the word, 4/201 O’Connell Street has it.
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Continue reading...The 54-year-old, who had cerebral palsy, died in 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishment
Two directors of the care provider for Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith have been charged with criminal neglect over her death.
Smith – who had cerebral palsy – died in hospital in April 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishment.
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