'Incredibly disturbing': federal help for algae crisis Millions of dollars in federal funding have been pledged to tackle a massive and toxic algal bloom choking life along a state's coast and waterways. AAP · Jul 21, 2025
‘It’s a takeover’: the South Australian power player reshaping the state Liberal party Charismatic senator Alex Antic has risen to the top of factional state politics, bringing his conservative religious supporters with him. Is it a roadmap for the national Liberal party’s existential crisis? The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2025
Political leaders 'passing the buck' on algae crisis The federal environment department has sent representatives to investigate South Australia's algal bloom crisis as leaders face criticism for their response. AAP · Jul 18, 2025
Was he the greatest? Debate on as SA footy legend dies Arguably the greatest Australian rules footballer produced by South Australia has died, leading to nationwide tributes. AAP · Jul 16, 2025
South Australia ‘helpless’ in face of deadly marine algal bloom spreading to Adelaide beaches State’s environment minister warns bloom unlikely to disappear any time soon as testing for toxic algae continues at 14 Adelaide sites The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2025
Machetes and swords get the chop as new laws begin South Australia will conduct a three-month period when people holding banned machetes and swords can surrender them to police. AAP · Jun 29, 2025
Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck? Governments flagged fruit stickers for the chopping block but then South Australia shelved its September deadline after industry asked for more time The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2025
Former Reality Star Charged With Murder In South Australia A former reality TV star has been charged with murder after a man’s body was found in a burning unit in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 21, 2025
Burst of warm weather predicted for Australia’s east before cold front brings wet and windy conditions in week ahead Temperatures across South Australia, Victoria and NSW are set to warm up but northerly winds will bring the chill later in the week The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025
Australia wants more foreign investment. That’s why a $29 billion bid for Santos puts the Treasurer in a tricky position The Australian origins of Santos have made an indelible mark on the company’s very name. The energy giant was first incorporated in 1954 under the acronym for “South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search”. It was publicly listed on the Adelaide Stock Exchange that same year. The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025
Long-running Tour Down Under sponsor Santos in XRG-led consortium’s sights – What could that mean for the South Australian event? January's commitment to three more years as title sponsor appears to provide a level of security in near term despite takeover proposal Cycling News · Jun 19, 2025
As the federal government fumbles on nature law reform, the states are forging ahead The South Australian parliament today passed a new law to conserve, restore and enhance biodiversity. The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025
Death Cap Mushrooms Are Popping Up In NSW & SA So Steer Clear Y’all Residents of NSW and South Australia are being warned not to eat or pick wild mushrooms, after highly poisonous death caps have been spotted. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 18, 2025
Deadly algal bloom in South Australia’s Coorong an environmental ‘eye opener’, ecologist says Among the dead in the internationally significant wetland are estuarine snails, shore crabs, baby flounder and ‘a thick stew of polychaete worms’ after high tides swept the algae The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2025
The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025 ‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path South Australian beaches have been awash with foamy, discoloured water and dead marine life for months. The problem hasn’t gone away; it has spread.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025 Fury over year 9 students in South Australia being asked to debate whether the tradwife movement is good for women Debating SA says callers have been ‘ringing up screaming’, accusing it of undoing centuries of female advancement
The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025 It never rains or it pours: Australia suffers two weather extremes in May Parts of eastern NSW recorded wettest May on record as rainfall in Victoria and South Australia was 70% below average for the month
AAP · May 29, 2025 Former AFL player cops secret ban in SA state league Former AFL player Blake Drury was secretly suspended from a South Australian state league game, with the SANFL and AFL club Adelaide fuming about his conduct.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025 Tesla wins council approval for new factory in South Australia despite vocal anti-Musk sentiment Marion councillors vote to seek state government approval for battery-repurposing plant in Adelaide despite hundreds of submissions opposing it
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025 Australia’s youngest-ever senator Charlotte Walker has a lot to learn but says she is ‘not naive’ Walker unexpectedly took the sixth Senate spot for Labor in South Australia at the election on 3 May – her 21st birthday
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Australia elects youngest ever senator as 21-year-old Charlotte Walker takes office in surprise result “Obviously, there's a lot of pressure," the 21-year-old senator said
Pedestrian.tv · May 27, 2025 Who Is 21 Y.O. Charlotte Walker AKA The Youngest Senator In Australian History? Australia has just welcomed its youngest senator ever, with 21-year-old Charlotte Walker snaring South Australia's sixth upper house seat.
The Conversation · May 27, 2025 Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in SA, with the other two unchanged. There’s also been further counting in close lower house seats.
The Conversation · May 19, 2025 Surviving swamps on South Australia’s parched Fleurieu Peninsula are a lifeline to wildlife – and farmers South Australia is famously the driest state on the driest inhabited continent.
The Conversation · May 18, 2025 Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end? Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record.