It’s been revealed a terrified Stuart MacGill hid out in a nondescript motel for nearly a week in fear of his life, after allegedly being abducted at gunpoint by members of an alleged crime syndicate. 

A study has found home gardens in suburban Adelaide and parts of the Mid North have recorded dangerous levels of toxic lead, with one Port Adelaide property 15 times above safe lead limits.

Mental health patients will be referred to four existing Priority Care Centres from today to immediately help release pressure on Adelaide’s major metropolitan hospitals.

And in sport, AFL clubs desperate to enter the women’s competition could find out their fate as soon as next week, as the AFL Commission prepares to make a ruling on further expansion.

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Three key South Australian MPs are leading the charge to convince Scott Morrison to end a ban on flights from COVID-ravaged India.

Abusers who commit domestic violence offences could be tracked on a central register, similar to sex offenders, as part of a nation-leading idea being considered for South Australia.

Mining giant BHP has been accused of wrongfully dismissing an Olympic Dam staffer after she reported concerns that a colleague had breached COVID-19 lockdown rules.

And in sport, only three weeks ago, Crows captain Rory Sloane was lying on his side, forced to spend a week in exactly the same position as he recovered from corrective eye surgery that had repaired a detached retina.

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One in six motorists tested by police is caught driving with drugs in their system on South Australian roads, where detection rates have surged more than 140 per cent in a decade.

New incentives for skilled foreign workers to live in Adelaide instead of Sydney or Melbourne would be launched under a State Government proposal to overhaul Australia’s visa system to boost the economy after COVID-19.

Adelaide’s red-hot property market shows little sign of cooling down just yet, with the cost of buying a home jumping another 2 per cent in April.

And the CBD and North Adelaide continue to struggle with office vacancies, with large numbers of people still working from home despite the easing of restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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South Australia’s latest euthanasia Bill is set to pass its first major hurdle in parliament this week. Indigenous South Australians will go to the polls this year to elect a new voice to parliament. All South Australians aged over 50 can start receiving COVID-19 vaccinations from today. Port Adelaide is likely to find out today whether it will head into Showdown 49 without defender Ryan Burton.

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A “right to know” scheme being considered by the State Government compels police to warn South Australians they suspect are at risk of domestic violence. Universities are overhauling vending machines in a bid to break bad dietary habits. Puppy farmer found guilty of serious charges has fled to New Zealand to avoid being jailed. The Crows will be hoping captain Toby Sloane is available for next week’s Showdown after yesterday’s loss to GWS.

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Fewer Pacific Islands harvest workers will arrive in South Australia than expected. Shake up of State Government funding for homeless services has thrown the sector into turmoil. Last November’s cyber attack on the state government network is believed to have come from China. Lingering effects of a toe problem rules Tom Lynch out of the Crows’ battle with GWS today.

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Port Adelaide has refused to rule out legal action so that players can wear the prison bar guernsey in Showdowns. Adelaide is losing an estimated 75,000 thousand trees every year. Tasting Australia returns with today's launch, after a one-year hiatus. Pandemic lockdowns caused job losses for one in five young South Australian women and a quarter had their hours or pay reduced.

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The future of Adelaide’s giant Father Christmas is again under a cloud with the revelation it’d cost about $90,000 to display him next festive season. Warring organised-crime gangs are behind a series of escalating arson attacks and brutal assaults in Adelaide’s southern suburbs. It’s almost impossible for single people on income support to find an affordable rental property in Adelaide. The AFL is yet to respond to Port Adelaide's Showdown prison-bar guernsey request.

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International arrivals into South Australia from countries other than India will resume today, following a secret three-day suspension on all overseas flights. Federal report recommends medicare and private insurance payments be withheld for caesarean births before 39 weeks without a medical reason. Police investigate anti-vaxxer QR-code tampering at Adelaide Hills businesses. New regulation stops banned football club Salisbury West re-entering the Adelaide Footy League. 

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A growing gender gap between South Australian school leavers has prompted education leaders to rethink the way students are assessed to help boys catch up to girls. A South Australian company is creating a “super stool” to heal bad guts. The Local Government Association warns libraries across South Australia will have to reduce services if the State Government cuts funding. Adelaide senior coach Matthew Nicks says he gets why the club has copped criticism for a delay after activating medical sub Tom Lynch.

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