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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Eva Blandis |Rachael Merritt
The mother of former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins has told an Adelaide court she accepts her daughter's death was a "tragic accident". Ms Hoskins died when she was struck by a car driven by her husband and former professional cyclist, Rohan Dennis, in December 2023. Her mother, Amanda Hoskins, told South Australia's District Court she knew Dennis would never intentionally hurt her daughter.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt |Matthew Smith
Teenagers exiting the protection system will find support and a community in a village of tiny homes built in Adelaide. Youth support group Junction says many young people find it stressful when transitioning out of care. The organisation hopes more vacant blocks can be turned into these pop-up villages to help young people secure housing.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
A coronial inquest into the shooting death of a 20-year-old man with a history of mental health struggles has found a call to support services in the hours before his death was "not satisfactory". Warning: this article contains information some readers may find distressing. The inquest examined the death of Kobee Michael David Huddy, who was shot and killed by police in Adelaide’s western suburbs in May 2019.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
A couple from Adelaide has been arrested for allegedly falsely claiming their child had cancer — to claim tens of thousands of dollars in donations. Police say the man and woman shaved their six-year-old boy's head and eyebrows, put him in a wheelchair and applied bandages to make it look like he had received radiotherapy. It is alleged they sought donations for medical treatment and approximately $60,000 had been donated during a two-week period.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
A salt mining company has paid $100,000 as part of a civil settlement following the dieback of hectares of mangrove forest in Adelaide's north. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) settled long-running legal action against mining operator Buckland Dry Creek (BDC) in August. The EPA said about nine hectares of mangroves and 10 hectares of salt marsh adjacent to the St Kilda Mangrove Trail died between 2020-21.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
Heatwaves have killed more Australians than any other natural disasters combined. A new report has found more than half of SA is "highly vulnerable"' to extreme heat. The Bureau of Meteorology says hotter than average days and nights are predicted this summer. It is the first week of summer and Chris Burns says he can not stock his fridge with bottled water fast enough.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt |Eva Blandis
An inquest has heard a father who killed his baby daughter at the Whispering Wall spoke about taking her to the site months before the murder-suicide. WARNING: This story contains details that readers may find distressing. Nine-month-old Kobi Shepherdson was killed when her father, 38-year-old Henry Shepherdson, took her to the Barossa Valley tourist attraction in April 2021.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
Parts of South Australia have been warned to prepare for catastrophic fire conditions tomorrow as the state swelters through a burst of early summer season heat, with neighbouring regions in Victoria also on high alert. From midnight tonight, a "huge portion" of SA will be under a total fire ban as temperatures are expected to reach the mid to high 30s. The Country Fire Service (CFS) has issued a catastrophic fire warning for the Eastern Eyre and Yorke Peninsula regions.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
Police have told a coronial inquest they did not believe the death of a young Indigenous man who drowned while escaping arrest in Townsville could have been prevented. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died. Police divers found Robert Malayta's body in the Ross River on the morning of February 25, 2022.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rachael Merritt
Mark Herron told his wife of 35 years he loved her as she ended her life through voluntary assisted dying. Moya Jackson decided the pain was too much after enduring nearly four years of multiple rounds of chemotherapy and a major surgery to treat pancreatic cancer. Surrounded by family and friends in the couple's home in Bundaberg, Mr Herron shared a final glass of champagne with his wife as she took the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) substance on March 1.
