SOUTH Australians are being urged to embrace the latest step back to normality as more COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and to support the struggling central business district

RATEPAYERS are making on average 74 complaints a month about councils to the state’s public sector watchdog, a new report reveals.

WOMAN has described hearing a “terrible noise” as a tree fell on to her neighbour’s pergola, crushing him to death.

PORT Adelaide’s financial fightback from the COVID crisis has been given an unprecedented boost, with KFC signing on as a   major sponsor in a long-term multimillion-dollar deal.

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AUSTRALIA’S key  allies are discussing a plan to fight back against China’s aggressive trade tariffs by introducing joint retaliatory sanctions on Chinese goods and produce.

THE Croydon property that sheltered the state’s largest methamphetamine lab has been seized by the District Court and forfeited to the Crown.

IT’S looking like it could be a prawn-on-the-barbecue kind of Christmas Day in Adelaide, with a maximum temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius after a balmy Christmas Eve.

MARCUS Harris looks set for an astonishing comeback to Test cricket after Will Pucovski’s baggy green dream vanished at the 11th hour for the third consecutive season.

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An independent review into child protection services in SA will begin within weeks, following revelations another 13-year-old girl has fallen pregnant in state care.

A mysterious metal monolith has landed in Adelaide, inscribed with cryptic coordinates scrawled over its surface. One coordinate on the structure at Noarlunga marks Trump Tower in New York, while another takes you to an uninhabited island near Guam.

The state government has opened up a tender for a new ferry service to and from Kangaroo Island.

And in Sport - Adelaide has severed all official ties with champion Andrew McLeod, after the double premiership player heavily criticised the club this year.

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PREMIER Steven Marshall will today attempt to convince his Western Australian counter­part to open his borders as soon as possible, rather than waiting till Christmas Day due to a bizarre and contested 28-day threshold.

MORE than 160 high-risk knife incidents have been reported at state schools in the past three years, Education Department data shows.

CHINA has slapped a second round of import taxes on Australian wine, this time in response to its ongoing anti-subsidy investigation.

EVENT organisers, including the Adelaide Festival and Fringe, are scrambling to revise ticket and seating arrangements after the State Government announced that venue capacities would increase to 75 per cent from Monday.

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West Australian Premier Mark McGowan won’t be flying to Canberra for tomorrow’s National Cabinet meeting, because he doesn’t want to be in the same room as Premier Steve Marshall.

The hotel industry is urging the state government to bring forward the stand-up drinking restrictions to this Friday, saying SA pubs have never been safer.

Lawyers have put the call out to anyone who faces losing their home to make way for the final stage of the North-South corridor, as the state government begins ground investigations and voluntary acquisitions.

And in sport - South Australian Riley Thilthorpe has sealed his dream move to West Lakes, as Adelaide’s highest draft pick.

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THE family Christmas lunch has been saved after authorities approved a “massive” easing of coronavirus bans for next week as the state’s declared COVID free for the first time in more than two months.

AUSTRALIA is set to become one of the first countries in the world to force tech giants Facebook and Google to pay for its news content with the introduction of  sweeping digital law reforms.

HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Zac Efron has revealed a behind-the-scenes look of the made-for-TV film he’s shooting in the South Australian Outback.

AUSTRALIA’S Test preparations have been rocked by another disturbing concussion to promising batsmen Will Pucovski just eight days out from the opener’s likely Test debut.

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SUMMER fruit and vegetable prices are tipped to spike by 15 to 25 per cent due to a shortage in overseas workers.

THOUSANDS of city residents are set to pay an extra $100 a year in rates as Adelaide City Council grapples with unprecedented debt.

A SHARK attack victim, who is lucky to be alive after coming face-to-face with a great white, says being attacked by the predator was like being “hit by a truck”.

THE first baggy green worn by Australian cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman – owned by an elderly fraudster accountant – will hit the open market for the first time this week.

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Seven prisoners have launched Supreme Court action challenging parole decisions this year, prompting top-level talks aimed at tightening eligibility for such moves. A capsule full of space rocks has fallen to the South Australian Outback. All expats returning from overseas will be considered COVID-19 positive until testing shows otherwise. AFL players have been COVID tested before the official start to pre-season training today but will not be subjected to ongoing tests.

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SA Police issued close to 12,000 fines or cautions in the past financial year to cyclists. South Australia’s top drug cop has put low-level suppliers on notice. Southern rock lobster will be available this Christmas at incredible prices. Port Adelaide is considering rookie listing Tyson Goldsack this week 

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SafeWork SA says Adelaide Football Club has been voluntarily assisting in providing information as requested. Corrupt former magistrate Bob Harrap will spend at least a year behind bars. Police say a boating accident off Kangaroo Island is yet another reminder of the importance of wearing flotation devices. Cam Sutcliffe will lead Port Adelaide’s return to the SANFL next season.

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