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South Australia news headlines

This is a collection page for SA news. Check this page for breaking headlines from Adelaide plus surrounding locations such as Barossa, Clare Valley, Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Drawing upon 9News team of highly experienced journalists and producers, get latest news faster than any other media organisation. Including comprehensive local South Australian news coverage today; road accidents, weather forecast, crime, SA police news, politics, sports news and airport updates.

Horse dies after colliding with light plane in South Australia

It's understood the aircraft crashed into the animal shortly after take-off.

plane accident7 hours ago

Revealed: The top 20 suburbs in Australia where nobody wants to sell

If you've got a good thing going, why give it up? That's how these property owners feel who are living in spots where people don't seem to want to move.

PROPERTY8 hours ago

Man rushed to hospital after unit fire in Adelaide

Emergency services were called to the fire at a block of units on Beckman Street in Glandore.

Adelaide12:51pm Jul 30, 2023

Donors found for rare blood type needed to save Aussie mum's life

The search for donors of a rare blood type needed to save the life of an Australian mother-of-two has been successful.

blood donation1:50pm Jul 29, 2023

Newborn baby's death may have been prevented in Adelaide

Bodhi Leo Searle died in August 2021, the day after his birth at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide.

Adelaide8:46pm Jul 28, 2023

A shocking drone video shows a man allegedly kicking, punching and dragging greyhounds while the dogs cower and try to run away on a property near Murray Bridge in Adelaide's southeast.

Two trainers charged over alleged greyhound abuse

Two South Australian greyhound trainers have been charged by the racing body after horrific footage emerged showing dogs being kicked and beaten.

Animal Cruelty8:46pm Jul 28, 2023

Tarelle Power Williams, 20, was labelled the "most dangerous person" in the state when he drove at 253km/h in a 110km/h zone in Adelaide's north.

Learner driver jailed for doing 253km/h on Adelaide motorway

The young father-of-two was sentenced to a year behind bars.

Adelaide11:56pm Jul 27, 2023

Aussie mum-of-two's desperate search for ultra-rare blood donor

The 37-year-old remains in hospital as officials hunt for dozens of bags of blood that the mum will require before, during and after her surgery.

blood donation11:11am Jul 27, 2023

More councils make divisive Australia Day move

Councils across two states have become the latest councils to decide to stop their traditional celebrations on January 26.

Australia Day8:20am Jul 27, 2023

Horror footage of greyhounds kicked, beaten emerges

A shocking drone video shows a man allegedly kicking, punching and dragging greyhounds while the dogs cower and try to run away.

Animal Cruelty5:51pm Jul 26, 2023

Koala causes stir wandering into Adelaide Hills bottle shop

A koala has caused quite a stir when it paid an Adelaide Hills bottle shop an unexpected visit, strolling the store's aisles earlier this week.

Adelaide3:53pm Jul 26, 2023

QR codes to be added to medical ID tags in Australian first

In an Australian-first QR codes will now be imprinted on medical ID tags like bracelets and necklaces.

Adelaide6:31am Jul 26, 2023

An Adelaide mother has told parents to trust their instincts after it took four weeks for her daughter to be diagnosed with a brain tumour. Elsie, who was meant to start pre-school this week, is now in the hands of the Women's and Children's Hospital after receiving a diagnosis that she has a brain tumour. The four-year-old's symptoms started on Anzac Say when she began vomiting on a daily basis.

Mum's warning after daughter's diagnosis took four weeks

Elsie's mum said three GPs couldn't work out what was wrong, before she was finally tested in hospital.

Adelaide1:15am Jul 26, 2023

Pakistani girl gets life-changing face surgery in Australia

A young girl from Pakistan battling a rare and debilitating condition has undergone life-changing surgery in Australia.

health10:04pm Jul 25, 2023

Lauren Willgoose charged over fatal hit and run in Adelaide.

Woman 'consumed five glasses of wine' before fatal hit and run: court

Lauren Willgoose crashed into pedestrian Tony Walsh on Goodwood Road on June 30 last year.

courts5:57pm Jul 25, 2023

Woman allegedly filmed snorting illicit substance beside toddler in SA

A shocking video has emerged of a mother snorting what appears to be an illicit substance right next to her young child in a home north of Adelaide.

Australia6:29pm Jul 24, 2023

Aussie's fears after waiting five months for cancer screening

Graham Wilson, 69, has beaten cancer before, but he fears it's a battle he may have to fight again.

Adelaide7:29pm Jul 23, 2023

Family speak out after 'healthy' Adelaide man Luke Wingfield dies of meningococcal

'Absolutely heartbroken': Family speak out after man dies of meningococcal

Luke Wingfield is the first South Australian to die from meningococcal this year, with the 36-year-old's family remembering him as healthy and vibrant.

meningococcal12:03am Jul 23, 2023

Mum lashes hit-run driver after baby almost crushed

A South Australian mother has told of the moment her 10-month-old son was nearly crushed after an out-of-control car came crashing into their front yard in Adelaide's north.

Adelaide9:42pm Jul 22, 2023

New South Wales central coast residents are asked to be on alert for symptoms of meningococcal disease.

South Australian man dies after catching meningococcal

A South Australian man has died after contracting invasive meningococcal.

Adelaide9:02pm Jul 21, 2023

Adelaide woman finds five puppies abandoned on side of the road

An Adelaide local has been left shocked to find five tiny puppies abandoned in the cold on the side of a remote road.

national8:29pm Jul 20, 2023

Aussie towns shiver through coldest morning in years

When thinking of the Australian climate, 10 degrees below freezing doesn't exactly spring to mind, but that's exactly the reality some unlucky New South Wales residents faced today.

Weather4:44pm Jul 20, 2023

The newly identified species of snake, the desert whip snake, is found throughout Central Australia.

New species of venomous snake found in Australia

It has a blueish copper body, is fast, and has a distinct hunting style.

national10:14am Jul 20, 2023

Mice numbers in several Aussie towns prompt warning

Farmers are urged to keep a lookout, revealing "telltale signs" a plague could be on the horizon.

national10:11am Jul 20, 2023

Fertiliser factory could be allowed to run despite EPA orders

A fertiliser factory in Adelaide's north, which residents claim is pumping out toxic smoke, may still be allowed to run despite orders from the EPA.

South Australia12:28am Jul 20, 2023

Police are investigating a sudden death at Mansfield Park in South Australia.

Man's death in Adelaide deemed not suspicious

Police have said the death of a man in Adelaide's north-west is not suspicious.

Adelaide7:53pm Jul 19, 2023

Federal court overrules nuclear waste dump site at Kimba, SA.

Barngarla people cheer after halting SA nuclear waste dump

The Barngarla people are celebrating after the Federal Court set aside a decision to build a nuclear waste dump on their country.

courts9:59pm Jul 18, 2023

Heartstopping dashcam footage has captured the moment a four-year-old toddler wandered into the middle of a busy Adelaide highway, straight into oncoming traffic.

Video shows driver swerve to save toddler who wandered into traffic

Terrifying dashcam vision has captured the moment a four-year-old toddler wanders into the middle of a busy Adelaide highway, straight into oncoming traffic.

Adelaide9:55pm Jul 18, 2023

Parents googled after toddler's overdose, court told

A two-year-old girl swallowed a potentially deadly dose of fantasy, but her parents waited more than three hours to call an ambulance, instead searching the internet for what to do, a court has been told.

courts5:00pm Jul 18, 2023

Andrews throws up $7 billion Games hot potato and no one is catching

Thanks, but no thanks. That's the response from NSW, WA, Queensland and SA on hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games12:42pm Jul 18, 2023

Daniela Vergulis, 22, who graduated in law and psychology just two months ago, is fighting for life at Royal Adelaide Hospital and her mother, Aleksandra, was allegedly murdered in the same confrontation.

Adelaide man accused of shooting women in driveway

A man has been charged after allegedly shooting a mother dead and seriously injuring her daughter in Adelaide.

Adelaide police8:59pm Jul 16, 2023

Xavier Doer, 22, left Port Lincoln earlier this week on board a prawn trawler to try and locate his boat.

Sailor's boat found week after rescue in Great Australian Bight

Xavier Doerr, 22, left Port Lincoln earlier this week on board a prawn trawler to try and locate his boat.

Adelaide4:37pm Jul 15, 2023

File image: Drugs in white plastic bags.

Man dies from synthetic opioid overdose in Adelaide, three others in hospital

South Australia Health confirmed protonitazene had been detected in the state's illegal drug market.

Adelaide8:05pm Jul 14, 2023

Bright yellow smoke pouring out of a Burton factory in Adelaide South Australia. The smell is alleged to have chemicals so potent it is making some nearby residents ill.

South Australian residents claim 'sickening' smell is making them ill

Residents in Adelaide's north are demanding answers as some seek hospital treatment while yellow smoke pours out of factory.

Adelaide6:03pm Jul 14, 2023

'Similar to an explosion': Mustang crashes through barber shop

Residents told 9News they heard sounds "similar to an explosion" as the car catapulted through the storefront along The Parade.

road accident8:16pm Jul 13, 2023

School term dates for each state and territory in 2023 and 2024

Here is a list of the government school term dates for each Australian state and territory.

school6:17pm Jul 13, 2023

How switching from gas to electric heating could save you hundreds

A new report giving home owners tips to save on the rising cost of energy bills has sparked calls for more government action on the issue.

Cost of Living5:03pm Jul 13, 2023

School holiday dates in each state and territory for 2023 and 2024

See a full list of holiday dates for each state and territory's government schools here.

school4:24pm Jul 13, 2023

Adelaide family allegedly terrorised by neighbour with baseball bat

An Adelaide family has allegedly been terrorised in their own home by a neighbour with a baseball bat.

Adelaide11:25pm Jul 12, 2023

Armitha Safitri had been on a dream working holiday in Australia thousands of kilometres from her home in Indonesia when she was involved in a horror crash near Wynarka on Friday.

Young woman on working holiday dies after horror crash

A woman critically injured in a crash in South Australia last week has died in hospital.

Adelaide10:04pm Jul 12, 2023

A South Australian man has been left with serious burns after another man allegedly threw chemicals on him.

Man jailed over cowardly acid attack

An Adelaide man who threw a bucket of acid over his victim committed the cowardly and unprovoked attack at the request of his former partner, a court has been told.

courts9:57pm Jul 12, 2023

Tuna tossed as 60-year-old festival shuts down

The Tunarama Festival at Port Lincoln will not run next January, with the committee announcing it would begin "winding up" earlier this week.

Australia9:56pm Jul 12, 2023

Joy as girl reunited with pony that went missing on her birthday

An Adelaide girl has been reunited with her beloved pet pony after he went missing on her 10th birthday.

Adelaide6:56pm Jul 12, 2023

Three people have been charged for allegedly supplying cocaine in Wagga Wagga.

'Disturbing' trends emerge as over half of nation's wastewater studied

Australia's insatiable appetite for narcotics has showed no signs of slowing in the last year, with the nation's wastewater analysis revealing "disturbing" trends of increased drug use.

drugs12:37pm Jul 12, 2023