The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

South Australian emergency services are on high alert with catastrophic bushfire conditions forecast for two districts on Saturday.

Human bones unearthed by workers excavating a street in regional South Australia will be handled "in accordance with Aboriginal heritage guidelines", after being identified as ancient remains.

Predictions of an end to South Australia's current COVID wave appear dashed, with the state recording another jump in cases and deaths at the same times as ambulance figures show an increase in ramping across the hospital system.

The Department for Child Protection directed staff — in an South Australian town where a baby died in squalor — to close all non-urgent notifications without action because of understaffing in the office, an inquest is told. WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has empathised with rising anxiety levels among Riverland communities over rising flood waters.

A popular Riverland lake has been closed off from the River Murray to protect infrastructure and reduce the number of residents who may need to evacuate as South Australia grapples with ongoing flooding.

The Federal Court has approved an historic native title claim over a large part of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Riverland residents impacted by River Murray flooding need more help, the South Australian opposition says.

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge, with the new institution to be the biggest in Australia for domestic students.