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SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah

Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disrepute

The Guardian - AU

Labor figure fights for life after alleged assault

A prominent Labor figure who helped lead his party to a massive state election win is fighting for his life after allegedly being assaulted.

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Former Labor senator Nick Bolkus, minister in Hawke and Keating governments, dies aged 75

The Adelaide-born senator is remembered for his role in ‘shaping modern multicultural Australia’

The Guardian - AU

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Tributes as Labor stalwart, champion for migrants dies

Labor stalwart and long-standing senator Nick Bolkus has died at the age of 75, prompting tributes from senior party figures.

AAP

Christmas Test a window to the world as Australia reels in wake of Bondi atrocity

Adelaide reflects a nation’s state of slow-motion shock after Sydney shootings leave the country irrevocably changed

The Guardian - UK

DV royal commission prompts $674 million response

South Australia has committed $674 million across 10 years to implement recommendations of its Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.

AAP

Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats

Labor expanded its national lead in a Resolve poll as a DemosAU MRP poll had One Nation winning 12 House seats. In Victoria, the Coalition has a 51–49 lead in a Resolve poll. As the SA Liberal leader resigned, a new poll gave Labor a 61–39 lead.

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Fifth woman joins frontline of Liberal Party leadership

Australia's newest female state Liberal leader is leaning on advice from a fellow premier-hopeful and a former AFL premiership captain to guide her in the role.

AAP

Notorious child killer dies, taking truth to the grave

One of Australia's most notorious murderers - and a suspected serial killer - has died while serving a life sentence for the slaying of an Adelaide teenager.

AAP

State Liberal leader quits 'worst job in politics'

A third state Liberal leader in as many weeks has fallen on their sword as polls point to an election drubbing that could wipe out most of the party's MPs.

AAP

Cyclone Fina cuts power and damages homes across northern Australia

Thousands left in the dark as damaging winds, flash floods and a second major storm batter two states

The Independent UK

NGOs lament missed 'COPportunity' for SA and climate

Pacific advocates hope their climate ambitions can still be achieved from the wreckage of Australia's bid to host the COP31 summit.

AAP

Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?

An underwater bloom of toxic algae has wreaked havoc off the coast of South Australia since mid-March 2025. After eight months, this harmful algal bloom is the longest and one of the most environmentally devastating events ever recorded in Australian waters.

The Conversation

Labor has huge lead in a South Australian poll, 5 months from the election

Labor has a blowout lead in South Australia, with the election in March 2026. The federal party has also expanded its lead in a Morgan poll.

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Optus boss answers calls to quit as outage fiasco grows

The head of Optus has blamed a failure of "established processes" to address a triple-zero outage connected to three deaths, as calls for penalties mount.

The Guardian - AU

Optus confirms fourth death after CEO reveals warnings of failed triple zero calls not escalated

Emergency calls were offline for nearly 14 hours, during which four people died – including an eight-week-old baby

AAP

Key Cabinet roles for veterans in forced reshuffle

The South Australian government has installed political veterans in key roles after the shock resignations of two top ministers, prompting a cabinet reshuffle.

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Deputy and top minister quit, months before election

Six months before the state goes to the polls, the South Australian government's two most senior ministers have quit Cabinet, forcing a reshuffle.

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The Guardian - AU

‘We’re trying to call on everybody that we can’: South Australia scrambles to fight its pulsating algal bloom

State considers its options to control Karenia mikimotoi, which has left beaches littered with dead seaweed and sealife

AAP

Feds fish among drought funds for algal bloom support

Government support will flow to those affected by "significant ecological events" but the Nationals say it will be at the expense of drought-stricken farmers.

The Conversation

South Australia’s domestic and sexual violence royal commission recommendations should be embraced across the country

The South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has released its final report. Led by Royal Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja, the 700-page report presents findings from extensive consultations, including more than 380 written submissions, 800 survey responses, ten days of public hearings and submissions completed over 13…

AAP

Crisis-driven response to family violence 'must end'

There is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to fix the crisis-driven, siloed approach to domestic, family and sexual violence, a royal commissioner says.

AAP

Court apology over error finding in MP blackmail case

The judiciary is apologising for an error in a case involving senior members of South Australia's parliament.

AAP

Smelter rescue bolsters nation's critical metals future

Catastrophe has been avoided with the bailout of two smelters, says a union that now urges governments to safeguard the nation's metal manufacturing capability.

The Guardian - AU

Global consortium led by Australia’s BlueScope weighs takeover of embattled Whyalla steelworks

South Australian premier says more than 15 national and international parties have passed final EOI phase

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