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‘Hundreds’ of fish killed as algae disaster hits the Coorong

Experts say the never-before-seen algal bloom has entered the Coorong waters with “hundreds” of dead fish and worms already.

Accused mushroom murderer opens up on ‘never-ending battle’

In testimony the world has been waiting 674 days to hear, mushroom cook Erin Patterson has taken the stand and offered a raw response to a key question.

Price of common Aussie staples to soar

The price of two staple grocery items are set to soar as farmers face extreme weather hardships – and the whole eastern Aussie seaboard could feel the squeeze.

Wine icon’s free Hahndorf carpark plan falls apart

One of Adelaide’s most traffic-plagued towns nearly had a new carpark built by a wine icon – without having to do anything.

Name and shame or hide and help — the AFL’s public drugs war

The public battle over the AFL’s Illicit Drugs Policy continues — with hard line commentators wanting a major shake-up. We look at the ins and outs of the debate.

Detmold boxes up operations into new global Adelaide HQ

Packaging giant Detmold Group is consolidating eight sites and up to 240 staff in a new global HQ in Adelaide.

SA’s expected energy demand sparks industry alert

Serious concerns have been raised over SA’s baseload power capacity as the state braces for “unimaginable” increases in electricity demand over the next decade.

‘Smug’: Labor urged to change super tax

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been lashed for Labor’s refusal to deviate from the plan to increase the tax on Australians with $3 million or more in their super.

Wines could undergo more heart surgery after one-in-100 failure

Ollie Wines joined an unwanted one per cent club after a heart procedure failed last December. Now the Power star says he could go under the knife again.

Freed Aussie exposes scary Chinese secret

An Australian journalist has relived the horror of her captivity in China, sharing a rare insight into the country’s secret jails.

Bust builder’s foul-mouthed spray as customers languished in limbo

An expletive-riddled email exchange between a Port Adelaide builder and his client came months before the firm fell into administration.

TV presenter: I’ve been through things that break most people

Barry Du Bois opens up like never before on how he spiralled into the darkness of depression – and came out the other end – after going through things that would break most people.

Greens senator makes shock switch to Labor

A Greens senator has made the bombshell announcement that she will join the Labor Party, just a month after the federal election.

SANFL coach ‘courageously’ walks away amid ‘personal challenges’

West Adelaide coach Adam Hartlett has been granted personal leave from the SANFL club to “prioritise his wellbeing’’, with the full support of the club.

Aussie trailblazers vie for top prize

An entrepreneur who turned a $200 company into a $50m revenue defence firm is among 22 finalists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards. See the full list.

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Jackman’s new flame steps out after Deb’s ‘betrayal’ jab

Hugh Jackman’s new flame Sutton Foster has broken cover days after Deborra-Lee Furness issued a scathing statement about her “traumatic journey of betrayal” while filing for divorc...

‘I knew he was a man’: JK Rowling lauds Olympic leak

Author JK Rowling has applauded leaked results showing Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif is a biological male and said females “won’t be battered to death in the ring by men”.

Madonna ‘didn’t care about that’: Diddy’s assistant cross-examined

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former assistant went to work for the queen of pop after quitting the music mogul as shock testimony kicks off the fourth week of the sex-trafficking trial.

‘Fierce’: Bing Lee’s $85m bid to fob off HQ

Family-owned electrical goods chain Bing Lee has made an eyebrow raising move after announcing it will axe its flagship site.

13 stubborn Aussie banks refusing RBA cut exposed

A second interest rate cut was announced weeks ago now as 13 stubborn banks refuse to make any moves.

Block star reveals mistake that devalue homes

Australia’s The Block stars have revealed the shock shifts that could cost you.

In which decade did Fidel Castro take power in Cuba?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. Test yourself.

From ‘disaster’ to global cult brand: The making of Frankie4

This Brisbane-based brand is a global phenomenon but it wasn’t always the case. This is how Frankie4 built a cult brand out of a gap they identified in the women’s shoewear market.

Inside the rise of deepfake nudes of teachers

Six schools in Australia have already been hit with deepfake scandals and it’s about to get worse before it gets better.

Star’s three-hour beauty routine

Fresh from joining The Hunger Games prequel, Elle Fanning reveals her red-carpet ritual and talks about her ‘nerve wracking’ return to Cannes.

Forget Insta, these are our real rock-star influencers

A moment glimpsed when I least expected it at a school fete made me realise who the OG influencers really are.

60 years of Waugh: Cricket’s greatest twins deciphered

Mark and Steve Waugh, who turn 60 today, remain cricket’s greatest twins and collectively one of the game’s most captivating stories. Robert Craddock talks to the friends who know ...

What is the ‘rule of 40’ and how can it help stock picking?

TechnologyOne boss Ed Chung is not getting carried away with the metric that has become key to measuring how investable software companies are, despite delivering a bumper score. B...

50 Cent’s vow to Trump over potential Diddy pardon

Rapper 50 Cent has weighed in on Donald Trump’s claim he would consider giving Sean “Diddy” Combs a pardon if found guilty, as one of the music mogul’s accusers sued Harvey Weinste...

Brooklyn Beckham ‘hires Harry and Meghan’s lawyer’ amid feud

Brooklyn Beckham and his billionaire heiress wife Nicola Peltz have reportedly hired Harry and Meghan’s lawyer after growing close to the Sussexes in the Beckham family feud.