SA’s public hospitals have already recorded more than 100 emergencies, from outages to a person being stuck in a lift, triggering a $20 million spend. See if your hospital is getting an upgrade.

. See if your hospital is getting an upgrade.

On Tuesday night, every metropolitan hospital in SA faced a “code white” – an emergency code meaning an emergency department is over 125 per cent of its capacity.

So how does changing lift controls cost 1.5 million at Lyell Mcwein I thought it would at the very max cost 400,000.

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Patients were facing long waits at the Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency department in early September, according to a report the doctors' union submitted to Safework SA.

The South Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Association says the situation was "distressing" for patients and health workers.

What's next?

The SA government says 20 more beds will open at the hospital on Monday in a bid to ease pressure on the hospital's emergency department.

Maybe they should get those externals rooms they have at the women's and children's hospital that they set up during covid.

The South Australian Health Minister has put Federal Labor on blast today over its proposed changes to private health insurance rebates.

SA Health Minister Blair Boyer warned the changes could cost SA hospitals up to $60 million a year.

If implemented, the Commonwealth’s changes would reduce aged-based private health insurance rebate loading by around four percentage points for people aged 65 to 69 years and by around eight percentage points for those aged 70 years and over.

Boyer said SA was “particularly exposed” to the proposed changes, with Melbourne Institute modelling showing even a modest reduction in private health insurance participation among older people could increase demand on public hospitals.

This would make our ramping crisis way worse as we don't have enough capacity yet to tend to our aging population.

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Levi Young-Henderson has received suspended sentence for stringing wire across a bike path and injuring several cyclists in 2025.

The court previously heard police found video footage on his mobile phone of the wire accompanied by a devil emoji.

What's next?

Young-Henderson was sentenced to 11 months and five days but entered into a good behaviour bond and will not be put behind bars.

I know our prisons enough funding to have more people in them but our courts as a result should really stop giving nearly every single person a suspended sentence as in this case the offender would likely reoffend.

Adelaide City Councillor Phillip Martin wants a homelessness emergency declared over the number of people sleeping rough in the city, saying he “cannot recall an occasion in my life when I have seen so many people sleeping under the cover of shop doorways, in park lands”.

Latest numbers from the Adelaide Zero Project show just in the city of Adelaide there are between 200 and 240 people now sleeping rough every night, camping in the park lands, sleeping in doorways or seeking out shelters

I wonder if they could convert the old adelaide metro info centre on King William Street into a shelter for the homeless. As the place has been abandoned for years and there're always a ton of homeless people that sleep near the building.

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Was walking past Parliament House this morning and came across this banner.

From what I can make out it seems to be supporting trans people and calling out people who might "interfere" with them.

Honestly good on anyone who is willing to publicly support trans people. At the same time other than the far right, I'm not really sure who they're referring to when they say people are "interfering with trans people". from my perspective, the government seems broadly supportive of trans people although there are still areas where protections could be improved, particularly when it comes to protecting intersex minors from invasive surgical procedures without their consent.

I assume Cory Bernardi might attend, given his history of opposing trans rights and his views on transgender issues. If he does, that would certainly make the context of the banner a bit more interesting.

What surprised me is that I haven’t seen much online advertising or discussion about this. I could obviously be missing something, but I haven’t come across much about the event. Has anyone else seen this or know what the event/protest is about?

There's a saying Bernardi should know by now "those in glass houses shouldn't thrown stones". Unfortunately him and his fellow far right cookers will never learn.

Due to a technical issue, train services are currently not operating between Adelaide Railway Station, Woodville Station and Port Dock Station.

During this time train services continue to operate between Woodville Station to Grange Station and Woodville Station to Outer Harbor Station.

Substitute buses are unavailable, passengers are advised to access regular Adelaide Metro Bus Services between Adelaide and Woodville Station.

Published: Wednesday 19 August 2026 12:06 PM

For updates check the Adelaide Metro webpage:https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/service-disruptions/rail-disruption-outer-harbor-port-dock-grange-wednesday-19-august-2026

Just heard about this online but there has been a landslide between Belair and pinera. The severity of it isn't known at this stage but i'll update the post once I know more.

From Adelaide metro website

"Update. Services are currently terminating at Blackwood and returning to Adelaide due to landslide between Belair and Pinera railway stations. Unfortunately, substitute buses are not available to service passengers heading to Belair. Passengers heading to Belair should consider using other transport options.

Until further notice, Belair line services in both directions are experiencing delays due to technical issues.

Passengers are advised to allow for extra travel time, listen to announcements and check the Adelaide Metro website for further updates."

Source:https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/service-disruptions/delay-belair-line-from-sunday-9-august

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A court has ordered a disability pensioner remove his consistently crowing three pet roosters from his residential property in the Adelaide Plains Council area.

The man previously told the court the birds were his "therapeutic animals" which help him to manage his complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

What's next?

The man was given 14 days to remove the animals and banned from keeping any others at his property.

Don't know how roosters can be therapeutic.

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Three outback sheep stations with a combined total of nearly 1.3 million hectares have been sold by Jumbuck Pastoral.

The properties in SA's far north-west were bought by Charliwe Shahin, whose family founded and recently sold the OTR petrol station and convenience store network.

What's next?

According to Elders, the Shahin family intends to keep running the combined properties as sheep stations.

Shahins going from petrol and convenience stores to sheep.

A spokesperson for the Australian Federal Police has confirmed with InDaily that a criminal investigation into alleged intimidatory comments made by a man towards a fellow SA Liberal Party member would not go ahead.

In a statement, the spokesperson said the law enforcement organisation had “assessed the matter” but “determined it does not meet the threshold for a criminal offence”.

It follows media reports that a supporter of SA Liberal Federal Senator Alex Antic allegedly made threats of violence to a colleague at a party meeting.

Probably the best part from the article:

Ashton Hurn, the moderate leader of the state party facing her own One Nation battle, has similarly had to distance herself from Senator Antic's views.

For example, in June, Senator Antic made a self-described "off the cuff" remark that the arrival of bird flu could be an innovative way for pharmaceutical companies to sell products.

"These companies have made some of the best public relations steps you'd ever see — protect yourself, protect grandma, protect the vulnerable and now we've got avian influenza doing the heavy lifting," he said at the time.

Ms Hurn, incidentally, was holding a press conference that week to emphasise the seriousness of bird flu.

He is playing into those far right conspiracy theories and misinformation you could almost say he's a one nation senator wearing blue.

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The District Council of Peterborough has passed an average 12 per cent rate hike, making its rates the most expensive in SA for the second year running.

The increase follows revelations the council "redirected" $2.5m in funds meant for its wastewater management system.

What's next?

The council has forecast a $240,000 deficit and residents are wondering how it intends to pay back the wastewater fund.

Not mentioned in the article but this whole fiasco has caused the steamtown heritage rail centre to be closed indefinitely until the Council can work out their finances.

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The South Australian Veterans Court Pilot Program is an Australian-first therapeutic sentencing court for veterans.

The court will connect veterans with support services to address the underlying factors which led to their offending prior to sentencing.

What's next?

The court will sit for the first time on August 3, and advocates hope the model could be established across the country.

Three board members resigned from SportSA on Wednesday afternoon, InDaily can reveal after seeing their resignation letters, over concerns about financial transparency.

SportSA’s Finance and Risk Committee Chair Adam May – a former Adelaide 36ers CFO and current head of governance at Greyhound Racing SA – has left the job, blaming “inadequate information” about the organisation’s 2026 financials and the proposed 2027 budget process.

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An Ombudsman SA investigation has found a prisoner was held in custody for "several months" beyond his sentence release date.

The Department for Correctional Services says it disagrees that it should compensate the inmate.

What's next?

The department says it has implemented new processes to manage prisoner release dates.

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A court has ruled an OTR service station can be built in the small Adelaide Hills community of Heathfield.

Locals say the proposed service station does not fit with the town's character, while the Adelaide Hills Council's Assessment Panel also found it to be "seriously at variance" with the residential neighbourhood.

The council is assessing its options, while OTR says its focus is on contributing positively to the community.

Edit: Just adding this other article I found which is also relevant as OTR is just mainly focused on more quanity than quality with the amount of petrol stations they want to build https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/business/2026/07/28/pain-at-bowsers-fuels-doubling-of-profits-for-sas-otr-owners