Mitch Mott
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Adelaide, SA, Australia
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‘Take shelter’: Too late to leave as bushfire bears down on Lucindale
People in the path of an uncontrolled bushfire in SA’s south east have been told to seek shelter now. → Read More
Four men found guilty of murdering Albanian man Urim Gjabri at Para Vista drug house in 2018
A Supreme Court jury has found four men guilty of murdering an Albanian refugee at a drug-growing house in Adelaide. → Read More
Triathelete Aman Ace Quensier panicked seconds before trying to avoid an RBT, running over a police officer in the process
An elite athelete who ran over a police officer at a random breath test panicked when he remembered that his licence had expired and that he was on a suspended sentence, a court has heard. → Read More
SA updates: Visits to prisoners suspended
Visits to prisons in South Australia have been suspended as the state continues to deal with the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. Follow our rolling coverage of the SA imapact. → Read More
Private college to close as student tests positive
A second student from a private school has tested positive to coronavirus, with the prestigious Scotch College closing for up to 48 hours at the end of the day. Two new cases have been confirmed. → Read More
Finniss boat crash leaves two people dead, two others injured
Two people have been killed in a boat crash at Finniss, and two others seriously injured. → Read More
Two dead in Kangaroo Island catastrophe
The catastrophic bushfires on Kangaroo Island has claimed two lives after the virtually unstoppable inferno scorched more than a quarter of the island. → Read More
SA bushfires: Bombers, strike teams battle Kersbrook forest fire
A fire sparked by a tree falling onto power lines in the Adelaide Hills has been contained as a cool change swept across the state. → Read More
Almost all of Kangaroo Island now under threat
The predicted danger zone of the KI fire has now been expanded to include nearly the whole island, only Kingscote and Penneshaw are safe. → Read More
Kangaroo Island fire: Desperate work to build control lines around Ravine fire
The entire western end of Kangaroo Island is under a bushfire warning after the huge fire at Ravine jumped control lines near Cape Borda. → Read More
Kangaroo Island fire jumps control lines ahead of wind change
An Emergency warning has been downgraded but another one is still current for fires burning on Kangaroo Island. → Read More
SA fires: State braces for more extreme fire danger on Friday
Adelaide is bracing for another very hot day on Friday with extreme fire danger conditions predicted for five districts, three of which have fires already burning. → Read More
CFS volunteer firefighters give up Christmas to keep people safe from bushfires at Cudlee Creek, Kangaroo Island
The heroic volunteer firefighters who answered the call of the Cudlee Creek bushfire have been praised for stopping even more widespread devastation. → Read More
SA bushfires: South Australia counts the cost as new danger looms
A man has died, at least 15 homes have been destroyed and 40,000ha of land is scorched in what Premier Steven Marshall has described as “the tip of the iceberg” of South Australia’s bushfire crisis. → Read More
Bureau of Meteorology predicts another severe heatwave to descend on South Australia around the start of the new year
Weather conditions will ease for firefighters battling blazes across the state in the coming days but a repeat of this weeks heatwave and catastrophic conditions could be just around the corner. → Read More
Catastrophic fire warning for SA issued by CFS
For the second time in a month, the Country Fire Service is bracing for catastrophic fire conditions ahead of blistering temperatures Friday. → Read More
Heatwaves are a silent killer, says expert, as SA Health braces
Heatwaves are South Australia’s silent killer and are putting increasing pressure on the state’s hospital system, a public health expert says. → Read More
Kangaroo Island bushfire threatens land at Newland
Dozens of Country Fire service personnel on Sunday battled to contain a fast moving grass fire which threatened properties on Kangaroo Island. → Read More
Fire bans in SA as temperature nears 40C on Sunday
Total fire bans have been declared in seven districts as the mercury soars towards 40C across the state on Sunday. → Read More
SA fire & weather: Homes lost in Yorketown fire, temperature records broken
At least three properties in Yorketown have been wiped out by fire, with fears the tally could climb above 10, as two out-of-control blazes continued to burn on Yorke Peninsula on Wednesday night. → Read More