Kathryn Bermingham

Adelaide

State Political Editor at The Advertiser (South Australia)

Investigative reporter at the ABC. Email [email protected] or [email protected]

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Articles

New SA prison unit had gaps 'large enough for a prisoner to squeeze through'

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

A new section of Port Augusta Prison had barriers constructed at a width that prisoners could slip through. The public service union said the design flaw could have allowed prisoners unauthorised access into a secure staff area. The design flaw was fixed after the union launched a case in the SA Employment Tribunal. A new section of Port Augusta Prison had to be fixed before it could open after it was discovered barriers had been constructed at a width prisoners could slip through.
SA firefighting uniforms exposed to carcinogenic diesel exhaust, union claims

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

Firefighters are having to wear clothing contaminated by carcinogens because their equipment is being stored alongside trucks emitting diesel exhaust, according to their union. The United Firefighters Union (UFU) said personal protective equipment at older fire stations is being stored in fire truck engine bays, exposing it to diesel particulate matter (DPM).
Mixed reaction from Port Augusta community over Coalition's nuclear plans

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

June Lennon had a simple response when asked about the Coalition's plan to bring nuclear power generation to Port Augusta. "Never again," she said. The Yankunytjatjara and Antikirinya elder was four months old when her parents covered her with a tarpaulin to protect her from nuclear weapons testing at Emu Field, in outback South Australia, in 1953. The impact on her family was significant.
Two years since SA's First Nations Voice to Parliament legislation passed, has it been a success?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Kelsall |Kathryn Bermingham

It's been two years since the SA government held a special ceremony outside Parliament House to mark the passage of legislation establishing the nation's first state-based Voice. Speaking to a crowd gathered on North Terrace, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher said the SA Voice would help decision-makers enact “enduring, positive change for the future”.
Federal election love descends on marginal seats - will SA get much?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

Voters in South Australia could be forgiven for feeling a little bit forgotten in recent federal elections, having watched leaders from both parties heavily focus their campaigning efforts in other parts of the country. The reason is basic mathematics. The number of crucial electoral battlegrounds — the marginal seats which will decide who holds the keys to the Lodge after May 3 — in other states easily outstrips those in South Australia.
Native title holders win right to see records of mining millions

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

Native title holders in South Australia's Flinders Ranges have been allowed access to financial records showing how tens of millions of dollars in mining royalties have been spent, after the state's Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling. Members of the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association (ATLA) have been locked in a years-long legal battle for access to the books of a "master trust" that had been used to distribute uranium mining royalties.
Former SA opposition leader David Speirs pleads guilty to drug charges

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

Former South Australian opposition leader David Speirs has pleaded guilty to two drug supply charges. Mr Speirs, 40, entered his pleas in person in a brief Adelaide Magistrates Court hearing on Thursday. The court heard the defence and prosecution had come to an agreement that the matter would be dealt with by a magistrate, and it has been listed for sentencing submissions in April. Mr Speirs pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying or administering a drug that wasn't cannabis to another person.
Disability advocacy service in administration amid grant funding investigation

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

One of South Australia's largest disability advocacy services has gone into administration amid an investigation into the handling of grant funding by past management. The Department of Social Services (DSS) said while Disability Rights Advocacy Service (DRAS) remained operational, it was working to transition clients away from the service.
Church pastor accused of possessing abuse images banned from working with children

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kathryn Bermingham

Daniel Menelaou, who was last week charged in the US with possession of child sexual abuse material, has been banned from working with children in SA. The 28-year-old was arrested last week in the US state of Georgia after he allegedly sent multiple videos containing abuse over the messaging app Kik. The date of his next court appearance is yet to be set.
Dying Rose: Anger over teen Charli Powell’s death in toilet block

1 month ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Douglas Smith |Kathryn Bermingham |Emily Olle |Gemma Jones

Don't miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. With five of the six bereaved families still refusing to accept the suicide conclusion, the cases are being examined in a new book: Dying Rose, named for the award-winning podcast investigation into what has been called “a national tragedy”. This is the story of the youngest victim: 17-year-old Charli Powell, discovered lifeless in a grotty men’s toilet block.