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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Jordanna Schriever |Meagan Dillon
The SA government says it "cannot commit" to stamping out a practice that enables child protection authorities to formally "close" cases of suspected abuse or neglect because there aren't enough staff to investigate them. WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Eva Blandis |Meagan Dillon
A former South Australian childcare worker says she was told to "raise [her] voice more" after reporting feeling uncomfortable when her colleagues yelled at children. Earlier this week, a Four Corners investigation exposed a shortage of childcare workers that resulted in some centres cutting corners, eroding the overall quality of care and hiring unqualified staff.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Daniel Keane |Stacey Pestrin |Thomas Kelsall |Meagan Dillon
The South Australian government has forced the Whyalla steelworks into administration as it attempts to resolve the crisis at the embattled site. Changes to the Whyalla Steel Works Act were rushed through both houses of state parliament this morning, before being signed off by the SA Governor. The steelworks, which is owned by GFG Alliance, has been in crisis after failing to pay tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments to the government, and millions in unpaid bills to creditors.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon
As a hobby while on maternity leave, Adelaide doctor Caitlin Sum started a social media group so specialists were easier to find. "When I set it up, I felt a little bit nervous that nobody would want to join but in fact it's been the opposite," she said. She was surprised at how quickly it took off, with 2,134 South Australian doctors joining the Adelaide GP Referral Network on Facebook since 2020.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder |Meagan Dillon
At a multi-billion-dollar housing development in Adelaide's north, construction was brought to a halt last year following the discovery of Aboriginal remains. The estate attracted controversy and protest after it was revealed the remains of more than 20 people were uncovered there at two separate burial sites. On Friday, the South Australian government said it had given developers the green light to continue construction with strict conditions.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon |Jordanna Schriever
Troy Bell could not wipe the smile from his face when he entered the South Australian political arena after a successful career in education. It was March 2014 when the then-40-year-old Liberal snared the seat of Mount Gambier with an impressive 7.7 per cent swing, entering politics under Steven Marshall in opposition. He swore an oath to represent his South-East constituents in Parliament – unaware he was under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity for stealing taxpayer funds.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon
A former Comanchero bikie has been jailed for punching a good Samaritan in the face when he tried to intervene in a domestic argument outside a supermarket in 2021. District Court Judge Julie Thomas told Danny Rapley the single punch had forever changed the life of his victim, who could no longer walk or eat and needed 24-hour care after suffering a severe brain injury. "[His] life has been ruined," she told Rapley during sentencing.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon
The Mockingbird foster program is supporting 50 vulnerable children in state care across South Australia. It mimics an extended family for foster parents and children, providing people to lean on. Life Without Barriers is looking to grow the program nationally. Adelaide Hills foster carer Julie Critchley knows it takes a village to raise a child. She also knows that giving vulnerable children in state care a home can be both rewarding and isolating, unless you have a good support crew to lean on.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon
In short: The 11-week-old baby was found dead on the couch at his regional SA home in November 2018. The coroner held a 13-day inquest, which has now concluded. The inquest heard the family had been the subject of 23 notifications to child protection authorities. An 11-week-old baby who died surrounded by rubbish on a fold-out couch would have been removed from the squalid conditions days earlier if child protection authorities had responded to an early warning, a coronial inquest has concluded.
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May 11, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Meagan Dillon
The South Australian Deputy Coroner has found there were a "litany of serious failings and shortcomings" in how a first-time Aboriginal inmate was managed in both the police cells and at the state's highest security prison.
