A truck driver has been charged over a derailment that killed two train drivers near the South Australia-NSW border. The Pacific National freight train collided with a truck on the Barrier Hwy at Bindarrah in SA about 10.30am local time on Sunday. The two male drivers from Port Augusta, aged 48 and 57, died in … Read more
Former professional cyclist Rohan Dennis has been charged over his wife’s death after she was allegedly fatally struck by a car. The crash took place in Medindie, South Australia, about 8pm on Saturday. Dennis’ wife Melissa Hoskins, also a former Olympic-level cyclist, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died, police said in a … Read more
Two people have died in a crash between a truck and a freight train near the South Australia-New South Wales border. The crash took place at a train crossing on the Barrier Highway in Bindarrah about 10.30am on Sunday. In a statement, a spokesperson for rail company Pacific National confirmed the deaths of two employees. … Read more
The end of COVID-19 didn’t herald the end of issues plaguing the construction industry, including lengthy wait times to complete homes and residential builders going bust. Housing Industry Australia South Australian director Stephen Knight said the average time for a house to be finished is now about 14 months — still much longer than the … Read more
Doctors will be eligible for $10,000 dollars in cash incentives if they move out bush in a bid to plug chronic GP shortages in the regions. A $10,000 one-off payment will be offered to doctors who move to one of 32 country towns in South Australia, including Renmark on the Murray River and the wine … Read more
Cash-strapped businesses are buckling under pressure from the Australian Taxation Office and other creditors as the insolvency trickle turns into a “surge”. That’s the verdict from comparison site Insolvency Australia, which found the number of businesses going bust has risen significantly in the past year. Companies appointing administrators, liquidators and insolvency firms increased by 57 … Read more
A South Australian builder has been placed into administration, leaving dozens of customers with unfinished home builds. Consumer and Business Services stripped 7 Star Construction of its licence earlier this month after dozens of complaints over substantial delays and the quality of work being done. The company, owned by Qamil Veseli, has 27 unfinished homes … Read more
Many households are on the verge of abandoning their home insurance policies, as new research has found about 1.24 million Australians are facing insurance affordability stress. It comes off the back of home insurance premiums having risen 28 per cent, or $414, to $1894 in the past 12 months, being the biggest hike in two … Read more
Multiple states are on high alert for bushfires, with scorching temperatures forecast ahead of the weekend. A trifecta of dangerous weather conditions has prompted extreme to catastrophic alerts to be issued for parts of South Australia. The Country Fire Service warned Friday would be “one of the most significant fire weather days in several years”. … Read more
For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more
