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5th November 2024

Today's top stories

Fairytale win for Knight’s Choice in Melbourne Cup

Knight’s Choice, a horse whose owners rejected a $2.3m offer to sell, has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup.

Melbourne Cup Day LIVE updates: Knight’s Choice wins Cup in huge boilover; full finishing order

Sheila Laxon has won her second Melbourne Cup with rank outsider Knight’s Choice, who saluted at $81 to become the race’s longest-priced winner since Prinze Of Penzance.

And they’re off! Thousands flee Morphettville just before big race

Thousands of well-dressed attendees had to be evacuated from Adelaide’s premier Melbourne Cup event at Morphettville Racecourse after a fire alarm went off. Watch video.

Notorious bikie lived large on meth after knowing slammer fate

A Finks bikie who knew he was going back to jail decided to spend his final moments of freedom with a huge meth stash, a court has heard.

Ciao CIBO: Coffee conversion sees popular chain absorbed by Gloria Jeans

Adelaide’s 22 CIBO Espresso outlets have been bought out by a Queensland coffee-and-cake giant and ready to be remade into another popular cafe chain.

Taxpayer tab of Western Hospital sale rising and still to be tallied

Taxpayers will be paying for the sale of Western Hospital for several years to come though the total is unknown even to government, but the deal will ease pressure on the public sy...

Trio of SA wineries rated among the world’s best

Three SA wineries have been recognised on a list of the world’s best vineyards – and our top-rated venue might surprise you.

Truckie bailed after two dead in horror Fleurieu crash

Two Queensland women have died, multiple people in hospital, and a man released on police bail after a horrific multi-vehicle crash south of Adelaide.

Bushfire burns as state warned to brace for ‘severe’ thunderstorms on Cup day

A bushfire is buring on the Eyre Peninsula as rain starts to fall across Adelaide and on the state’s south coast as stormy weather arrives on Melbourne Cup day.

‘Where sport meets stupid’: New Triple M Rush Hour details revealed

After axing its Adelaide drive show, Triple M’s The Rush Hour will have a distinctively Melbourne flavour on the local airwaves. Have your say.

RBA makes huge call on rates

Homeowners desperate for some relief were left disappointed as the Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates for the eighth time in a row.

Record price for luxury apartment

A $130m luxury apartment development in Adelaide’s East End has set a new price record as it reaches its highest point – see the latest images.

Deadly crash was on a ‘horrible stretch of road’

A local who has witnessed her fair share of road crashes says the double fatal multi-vehicle crash on Monday was “something else” and has called for road improvements. Have your sa...

The four words that haunt Jess Adamson from her TV reporting days

Everyone – including the media – has a role to play in breaking the cycle of SA’s domestic violence scourge, writes Jess Adamson.

Four of five allegedly involved in tobacco wars attack out on bail

Only one of a group of five men charged for a vicious attack in a restaurant, allegedly relating to the illicit tobacco trade, now remains in custody.

2024 Melbourne Cup sweep

Put away the pen and paper, and create your own custom Melbourne Cup sweep with our online generator.

Teens to face court after allegedly deliberately-lit bushfire

Two teenagers have been charged after a bushfire was allegedly lit and scorched about an acre of land.