Craig Cook
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Adelaide, SA, Australia
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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
Somerton Man: Pathologist report and notes found in library
The strange case of Somerton Man– one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries – has developed a fresh touch of intrigue with publication of the investigating pathologist’s personal notes. → Read More
Mother’s battle for veteran son gains ground
An online petition calling for a royal commission into suicide rates in the military run by a grieving Adelaide mother has exceeded 110,000 signatures. → Read More
Unbreakable bonds of war unite our nation
Anzac Day is a day of mateship. Of stories and memories. And Pat Rothery and Bob Biggs have more to talk about than most. They are now 99 and 96 but in World War II they were shipmates on HMS Impulsive, a destroyer that took part in the Arctic Convoys, a desperate voyage from Iceland to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel that Winston Churchill called the worst journey in the world. → Read More
Mark Aiston’s powerful message about overcoming addictions
Media personality Mark Aiston has revealed the reasons he will undergo rehabilitation in a Melbourne clinic for personal addictions in a compelling video. → Read More
Do you know of this South Australian war hero? The war graves commission is looking for his kin
He could be your father, uncle, grandfather or just a family friend but the Commonwealth War Graves Commission wants to hear from those who know of a young South Australian war hero. → Read More
Mitcham Council howler: New playground’s wooden carving of an owl is causing excitement on the internet
Mitcham Council’s new children’s playground is the talk of social media — but not only for the reasons it was hoping. → Read More
Pride of Australia: South Australia’s 2018 winners
A charity worker, football coach, pioneering renal surgeon, Australia’s most prominent Aboriginal educator and a man who saved his mate from certain death are the 2018 SA Pride of Australia winners. → Read More
Karl Meyer sculpture ‘Connections’ for Centennial Park cemetery entrance
An artwork to stir the emotions and symbolise togetherness was the brief from the Centennial Park Cemetery Authority that is thrilled with its statement sculpture, of a pair of hands, by award-winning artist Karl Meyer. → Read More
Ferret called Cheddar found 7km away from home with Facebook help
A FERRET’S tale of misadventure has ended in relief for his owners after he was found 7km away from home, sleeping on a stranger’s couch. → Read More
Young firefighter Katelyn Benham blazes a trail after surviving cancer battle
KATELYN Benham was fighting forest fires in Tasmania three years ago as a member of Kangarilla Country Fire Service when she felt a lump on the side of her head. → Read More
Wounded Warriors: Invictus Games for sick and injured military personnel begins in Sydney
ASK any Invictus Games competitor what the international sporting event has given them and chances are they’ll talk of a sense of purpose, a feeling of pride and a road to recovery. → Read More
Love helps RAAF engineer rebuild a life interrupted
HEALTHY and happy, with a dream job and recently married to his soulmate, Nathan Nguyen had it all 18 months ago, but his life changed forever in a moment after a freak workplace accident. → Read More
Six SA sites make shortlist in hunt for Seven Wonders of Australia
SIX iconic tourist hot spots from across South Australia are on a shortlist to find the ‘7 Wonders of Australia’ → Read More
Pride of Australia award nominee Eman Rahim feeds thousands
HE’S the young policeman who helped turn her life around and Eman Rahim is keen to catch up with her saviour. → Read More
2018 Pride of Australia awards launches: Here’s how to honour our community heroes
NEWS Corp Australia has partnered with Australia Post and Seven News to stage the 2018 Pride of Australia Awards – now in its 14th year. → Read More
Heartbreaking letter from a heir to the Angove wine dynasty to young son revealed on centenary of his death in World War
IT’S a heartbreaking letter to a young son not yet able to read, from a loving father, who never returned from World War I but it had a profound effect on the life of Peter Angove. → Read More
Supporters of World Cup finalists France and Croatia making final preparations in Adelaide
AHEAD of the biggest soccer game on the planet, supporters of World Cup finalists France and Croatia are making final preparations in Adelaide. → Read More
South Australia 1858-1890: The boom and bust years that shaped our state
THEY are known as the “boom and bust years”, the forty years between 1850 and 1890 when the economic fortunes in the history of South Australia soared and sank in equal measure. → Read More
Bumbunga Governor Alec Brackstone’s relentless will to secede
HE’S been jailed more than a dozen times for defying Australian law, but after more than 40 years as the Governor of Bumbunga, Alec Brackstone, is still stirring up trouble for the government. → Read More