Briana Fiore

Jan 3, 2025 | abc.net.au | Briana Fiore

Local traders have shown their support for the introduction of extended police powers in a third location in South Australia. Acting Assistant Police Commissioner John De Candia announced on Thursday that police would be declaring a trial public precinct at Glenelg from today until April 7. The Declared Public Precinct's boundary will run along Anzac Highway, Brighton Road, High Street and the Holdfast Promenade.

Dec 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Briana Fiore |Stephanie Richards

As the sun creates a sea of silhouettes in the ocean, Ellen Bertani carries a bouquet of flowers down to the shore. But she's also holding something much heavier, albeit hidden. Grief. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of people who have died. This story also contains content that some readers may find distressing. The sea is where Ellen comes to feel close to her mother, Sonja Kurtzer, who took her own life six years ago.

Nov 27, 2024 | abc.net.au | Briana Fiore

Controlling finances. Monitoring who a person spends time with. Isolating them from friends and family. There are many ways coercive control can present itself in intimate partner relationships, but they can be hard to pinpoint. At a multicultural youth group in Adelaide, young girls and women are sharing experiences and building friendships, while learning about how to spot the signs of coercive control. Fariba Bahmani, who is from Afghanistan, has moved from Iran to Australia for her education.

Nov 22, 2024 | abc.net.au | Briana Fiore

Two more victims of a multi-million-dollar bungle involving cochlear implants have been identified, as SA health authorities say some recommendations handed down last year are yet to be implemented. A review was called to investigate the issue in May 2022 after it was raised with SA Health that young patients at the Women's and Children's Hospital were fitted with cochlear implants that were wrongly programmed. The Paediatric Cochlear Implant Program had been running in the state since 2006.

Nov 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Briana Fiore

SA Health says it will "no longer" partner with an organisation that is run by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church following questions by the ABC. Former members have spoken to the ABC about the church's rules, views on women and position on university attendance, describing it as a "cult". The claim has been denied by the church with a spokesperson saying it was a global Christian fellowship that "lives peacefully amongst neighbours all over the world".