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Beachside traders raise concerns after recent fights
By Briana Fiore and Rachael Merritt
An alleged brawl happened weeks after police responded to separate public fights at Glenelg and Henley Beach last month, which drew crowds of hundreds of young people.
#Police #YouthCrime #Crime #AntisocialBehaviour #BrianaFiore #RachaelMerritt
Man hit with angle grinder during attempted e-bike robbery
By Rachael Merritt
Stephen Hoy said he was left covered in blood after he confronted an offender allegedly trying to steal his e-bike.
Snowtown killer's outing from prison 'sickening', victim's nephew says
By Jordanna Schriever and Rachael Merritt
James Spyridon Vlassakis, one of four people convicted over the Snowtown murders, has been granted parole. A relative of one of the victims has condemned his move to the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre.
Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
By Rachael Merritt
Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/measles-and-other-diseases-are-making-a-comeback/107218766
#InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesandImmunity #ChildrensHealth #Measles #RachaelMerritt
SA hospital among growing list of measles exposures sites
By Rachael Merritt
Contact tracing is underway at a major SA hospital after a person with measles visited the emergency department.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/sa-measles-outbreak-list-of-exposure-sites-grows/107202626
#Measles #DiseaseOutbreak #HealthcareFacilities #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #RachaelMerritt
SA greyhound racing allowed to continue, with independent watchdog
By Rachael Merritt and Stacey Pestrin
The state government will allow greyhound racing to continue — but with an integrity oversight body — after the industry was given two years to improve its standards.
#GreyhoundRacing #AnimalCruelty #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RachaelMerritt #StaceyPestrin
'Inappropriate' for judge to preside in latest Rohan Dennis case, court heard
By Rachael Merritt
Lawyers for former cyclist Rohan Dennis have argued for Judge Ian Press to be recused from his case of driving while disqualified but the judge says it was "just happenstance" he was appointed to preside over the case.
#Courts #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #TrafficOffences #RachaelMerritt
Ex-MP denies he acted dishonestly in deception case
By Rachael Merritt
Former MP Fraser Ellis does not accept he acted dishonestly in wrongfully claiming parliamentary travel expenses, a court hears.
'The Family' serial killings suspects should be named, victims' relatives say
By Matthew Ward Agius and Rachael Merritt
Relatives of some of the victims of "The Family" murders are demanding the public release of the long-suppressed names of suspects linked to the case.
#Homicide #Crime #Courts #Police #MatthewWardAgius #RachaelMerritt
Inquiry targets 'staggering' male suicide rates and harmful algorithms
By Rachael Merritt
SA's health minister says the rise of the 'manosphere' and influential social media influencers is impacting young men.
#Men #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RachaelMerritt
Runner breaks national record with 436km over 65 hours
By Daniel Keane and Rachael Merritt
Adelaide's Yuko Sato set a new national record for backyard ultramarathon at a recent race in Queensland, running hundreds of kilometres in a 65-hour period.
#SportsRecord #RecordsandAchievements #Marathon #DanielKeane #RachaelMerritt
Kids' outdoor program halted as council raises safety concerns
By Olivia Mason, George Yankovich, and Rachael Merritt
The Mount Barker District Council has ordered Forest School SA to immediately cease activities citing "significant concerns".
#LocalGovernment #OliviaMason #GeorgeYankovich #RachaelMerritt
'Life-saving' Australian-first veterans court to launch in SA
By Rachael Merritt
The South Australian Veterans Court Pilot Program is an Australian-first initiative which advocates hope will help "break the cycle" of offending.
#Courts #Veterans #DefenceForces #DefenceIndustry #MentalHealth #RachaelMerritt
Community 'shattered' after fire destroys Sikh temple
By Rachael Merritt
The cause of the fire which destroyed the Gurudwara Dashmesh Darbar temple, north of Adelaide overnight, is being investigated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-27/sikh-temple-destrpyed-in-fire-north-adelaide/106961130
Former school principal used access to children to make child exploitation material, court hears
By Rachael Merritt
Photographs a North Queensland principal took of unknowing students showed "clear sexual intent", a court has heard.
#CourtsandTrials #LawCrimeandJustice #Laws #ChildSexualAbuse #RachaelMerritt
Six teenagers from Townsville high school rushed to hospital after ingesting unknown substance
By Chloe Chomicki, Lily Nothling, and Rachael Merritt
The school called emergency services to its campus, where paramedics assessed multiple teenage patients and took six to Townsville University Hospital.
#Schools #Police #EmergencyIncidents #ChloeChomicki #LilyNothling # #RachaelMerritt
Case against Queensland casino dismissed after 'no evidence' found
By Rachael Merritt
The charges against the Ville Resort-Casino have been dropped at the beginning of what was expected to be a five-day hearing in Townsville.