Teacher 'given undies as prank'
A FORMER teacher accused of sex offences had a pair of his alleged victim's underpants because they were given to him as a prank, a court has heard.
View ArticleHeaven nightclub to open Wednesday
HEAVEN nightclub has won its battle to reopen on Wednesday following a last minute closed court hearing.
View ArticleAdvertiser declines request for USB stick
THE State Government has asked The Advertiser to hand over the USB memory stick which contained the leaked report of the Sustainable Budget Commission.
View ArticleEducation chief axed
EDUCATION Department chief executive Chris Robinson has been sacked as part of a Government move to drive widespread change in education across the state.
View ArticleState may take over new RAH project
DELAYS are predicted for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, as the Government hints it may take over the $1.7 billion project.
View ArticleWater runneth over into Lower Lakes
WATER is flowing between the Lower Lakes for the first time in more than two years after the Narrung embankment prematurely gave way.
View ArticleShots in the dark terrify parents
AS two police bullets tore through Paul Quinn's torso, parents in surrounding homes pushed their children to the floor to protect them.
View Article$8m shock for wombat rescue team
IN a real-life fairytale, an American millionaire has bequeathed $8 million to the Mannum-based Wombat Awareness Organisation.
View ArticleFoley back in leadership mix
TREASURER Kevin Foley has found a new lease of political life, heightening speculation he is ready to take over from Premier Mike Rann.
View ArticleArsenic found in school's soil
CONTAMINATED soil containing arsenic - possibly asbestos - lay exposed at a rural school for weeks, raising concerns from parents for their children's health.
View ArticleSchool cancer cluster probe
REPORTS of a "cancer cluster" at Port Lincoln High School will be investigated. Staff at the school raised the issue during an investigation of breathing difficulties.
View ArticleJudge warned shot criminal
AN armed robber killed by police at Forestville was warned by a judge the "guillotine would come down" on him if he kept committing crime, court records show.
View ArticleTaxi driver punched, car stolen
A MAN armed with a knife punched a taxi driver and stole his car early this morning at Blair Athol.
View ArticleElectrical fault starts fire
A HOUSE fire at Clarendon caused an estimated $10,000 damage.
View ArticleMacKillop relic unveiled in Rome
A UNIQUE relic carved from a Penola fence post and containing a lock of Mary MacKillop's hair has been unveiled in Rome, ahead of her canonisation ceremony.
View ArticleBurns trust gets big boost
THE Julian Burton Burns Trust has received a $600,000 pledge from the State Government.
View ArticleRefugee sexually assaulted girl
A REFUGEE sexually assaulted a teenage girl on a city-bound train just one month after earning a visa on "humanitarian grounds", a court has heard.
View ArticleCops must pay bikie $3000
POLICE must pay a Hells Angel bikie gang member more than $3000 after dropping charges against him today.
View ArticleStrict conditions on Heaven's licence
PROCEEDS from the re-launch of Heaven nightclub can only benefit its new owner, a court has ruled.
View ArticleCycle star O'Grady's tax battle
CHAMPION cyclist Stuart O'Grady is fighting the tax office, which his lawyer claims is trying to double charge him.
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