South Australia has taken its first steps back towards normality with the relaxation of several Covid-19 restrictions, but operators say the measures do not go far enough to help struggling businesses.

A strike by public school teachers  on the first day of school has been averted after three-quarters of union members who voted in a second ballot opted against the move.

A second major emergency – on top of the one imposed for Covid – has been declared in South Australia, this time in response to the extreme weather event that caused flooding in the north and west of the state.

And property developer Ross Pelligra has vowed to push ahead in the search for a new home for the Adelaide Crows, revealing there are three sites still in the mix for the club’s new base.

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THE Adelaide Crows are setting their sights firmly on Thebarton Oval after their bid to transform the old gasworks at Bowden into their new base was shut down by a state government decision to appoint an interstate developer to overhaul the site.

Troubled former TV star Andrew O’Keefe has spent night in custody after being charged with assault...

James Whelan doesn’t believe it’s game over after racing to an incredible overall lead on stage I of the Santos Festival of Cycling at Lobethal. 

Australia's globally famous singing nun Sister Janet Mead, whose rock version of The Lord’s Prayer conquered the pop charts, has died. 

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At 7pm on Tuesday Country Fire Service brigades across South Australia sounded their station’s sirens  to signal a life lost but not forgotten. 

Thirteen people have died from Covid-19 in the latest reporting period, bringing the state’s death toll to 87 since the start of the pandemic.

Dylan Alcott has vowed to use his 12 months as Australian of the Year to push to remove accessibility barriers, guarantee a fully-funded National Disability Insurance Scheme and ensure access to rapid antigen   tests.

And Port Adelaide Football Club’s support to change the date of Australia Day has ignited spirited debate among Indigenous leaders and politicians.

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A driver who, while affected by mental illness, caused a road crash that killed two women was active on a dating app in the lead-up to facing court for the final time.

Tennis champion, Paralympic gold-medallist, advocate and philanthropist Dylan Alcott has been named Australian of the Year, becoming the first person with a disabil­ity to win the top award.

The state’s teachers union has given the state government an ultimatum, to come back to them with a better offer by Thursday morning or they will strike when face-to-face classes resume next week.

And in sport, Ian Cockbain played one game of turf cricket this summer before turning the Big Bash on its head.

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THE highest summer rainfall since the 1940s has left large parts of the south australi drenched, with regional councils facing damage bills totalling millions.

1302 people will become citizens at South Australian ceremonies this week-including Noor Wali Jan Babaker Khail from Afghanistan- who left his war 

torn home nine years ago.

A completion date for the troubled and delayed electrification of the Gawler train line is in sight, but there is one final headache for commuters.

Carnage threatened to ruin the opening stage of the 2022 women’s Santos Festival of Cycling as several riders crashed before order was restored at the finish line on Sunday.

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Exclusive new polling has revealed that Aussies are in no rush to change the date of our national celebration, the look of our flag, 

the choice of our anthem, or our system of government, 

CFS volunterr Louise Hincks was fighting a blaze near Lucindale on Friday when she was hit by a falling, burning branch, which caused fatal injuries.

Families have been given a two-day window to get their children vaccinated against Covid-19 without a booking at the state’s biggest mass hub.

Nick Kyrgios and great mate Thanasi Kokkinakis hit the Australian Open like a tsunami, wreaking havoc, 

promising all-night benders, ruffling feathers and raising eyebrows on and off the court – and not just by dumping the top seed Croatian team out of the men’s doubles draw.

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Teachers exposed to Covid will stay in class but they will be rapid tested daily for a week to keep schools functioning.

A Volunteer firefighter has died and another has been seriously injured fighting a blaze burning out of control in plantations and paddocks 

in the state’s South- East.

For the first time since Christmas Eve, South Australians are being urged to return to their offices – just not all at once.

men far outstrip women in serious traffic offences 

and are almost four times worse  when it comes to drink driving.

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South Australian in-home aged care providers are slugging the elderly up to $1000 a fortnight just in management and administration fees, 

sparking urgent calls to protect the state’s most vulnerable citizens.

THE world’s biggest social network has admitted it failed to take action to remove threats of murder and rape against Tv and radio presenter Erin Molan

and her young daughter until the police got involved.

South Australia’s jobless rate has plunged to its lowest level since records began in 1978.

SIA has opened up about her mental health struggles – which saw her suicidal and in rehab – after fierce backlash to her debut film, Music.

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  is investigating supply chain interference for rapid antigen tests to businesses.

Premier Steven Marshall has ordered an “urgent review” into birthing restrictions at the Lyell McEwin Hospital.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed calls for teachers to undergo regular Covid testing in a bid to make the return to the classroom safer for students.

The most intelligent in the dog world has been revealed with border collies coming out on top. 

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Millions of dollars of RAT test bound for South Australia have gone missing, with interstate governments accused of requisitioning them at Sydney and Melbourne airports for their own staff.

A multimillion-dollar upgrade of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital will help it “survive” four years amid claims patient care was put at risk by crumbling services.

HOMEWORK will increase dramatically in high school but experts have warned parents not to ask nagging questions about it when their child first enters Year 7.

The ex partner of fitness queen KYLA itsines- Tobi Pearce has moved on with a new love, Rachel Dillon – and she’s also in the fitness business running a rival app.

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