South Australian homeowners will be slugged with an average $85 annual increase on their water bills as the state government looks to fund new water infrastructure needed for new housing. The increase will be offset with a relief payment for concession holders applied directly to bills. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: SA homeowners hit with water … Read more
After a long day at work, thoroughly washing lunchboxes and drink bottles is likely to be the last thing you want to waste time on. But are your containers still safe to use after a few days without a wash? General practitioner Dr Rodney Pearce said there was an unlikely risk of faecal-oral transmission of … Read more
Westfield Marion is facing criticism staff overreacted when Adelaide’s largest shopping centre went into lockdown amid a brawl involving allegedly armed teens. The shopping centre in Adelaide’s south was locked down at 3pm on Sunday following reports two groups of youths, some of them allegedly armed, were fighting in the food court. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Australians living outside the major cities have not been spared from eye-watering rental hikes, putting pressure on populations in disaster-prone areas and other vulnerable groups. Renting in the regions has become increasingly expensive since the COVID-19 pandemic, based on an analysis of SQM Research’s weekly asking rents. The average regional renter is spending more than … Read more
Giving up alcohol was easy for South Australian mother-of-two Carly Keene. “You want to do everything you can to prevent harm to your unborn child,” Keene said. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: SA government campaigns to stop mums-to-be drinking during pregnancy. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “As soon as my husband and … Read more
Residents in Adelaide’s south are urging their local council to clean up mountains of hoarded items at a home they say is putting public safety at risk. Ray Lovell lives next door to the home and is worried about the risk of a fire. “If there’s a fire in that house, how are they going … Read more
Australian women are being lumped with their abusive partners’ crippling debts as financial services field increasing calls for help. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is frequently being roped into situations in which men put their company tax debts into their current or ex-partners’ names, UNSW researchers revealed on Wednesday. Women often discovered the debts, linked … Read more
New e-scooter laws being introduced into South Australian parliament will leave victims of crashes without protection, legal experts have warned. The state government will introduce the laws this week, making it legal to ride a privately owned e-scooter on public roads and paths. But the current proposal doesn’t require owners to register or insure the … Read more
South Australian concession card holders will receive a $243.90 cost-of-living payment into their bank accounts by the end of the week. More than 210,000 South Australians will receive the payment announced under the state budget if they are a low-income earner, have a concession card or receive some Centrelink payments. The money will be paid … Read more
An extra blanket or two could be in order with temperatures on Australia’s East Coast set to plunge as much as 8C below the average for this time of year. Locations in six states — SA, ACT, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland — shivered through sub-zero temperatures on Monday, and more brisk weather is on … Read more
