Stricter South Australian laws crack down on child sex offenders

Stricter South Australian laws crack down on child sex offenders

Laws to enable serious repeat child sex offenders to be imprisoned or monitored indefinitely are set to be introduced in South Australia. Under proposed amendments to the Sentencing Act 2017, jailed paedophiles would need to show they can control their sexual instincts before they are released and face lifetime electronic monitoring if they re-enter the … Read more

Nursing manager of scandal-plagued Adelaide nursing home banned from practice

Nursing manager of scandal-plagued Adelaide nursing home banned from practice

A manager at a “medically unsafe” Adelaide mental health facility has had his licence to practise revoked almost six years after an investigation found damning evidence of patient neglect. Kerim Frederick Skelton failed to adequately supervise and manage staff for the care of vulnerable, elderly people who were, in many cases, suffering from significant disabilities … Read more

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas welcomes new baby

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas welcomes new baby

South Australian Premier Peter Malinaukas and his wife, Annabel, have welcomed their fourth child. The Premier announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that George Robert Malinauskas, was born on Thursday, November 16, weighing 4.14kg. He also shared a photo of George with his older siblings, Sophie, 8, Jack, 6, and Eliza, 3. Watch the … Read more

SA Government pulls plug on electric vehicle rebate as tax swells state’s coffers

SA Government pulls plug on electric vehicle rebate as tax swells state’s coffers

South Australians will lose a $3000 electric vehicle incentive as the state government banks growing budget surpluses over the next four years. Rising tax takes will boost the state’s bottom line even as debt continues to grow, the government’s mid-year budget review revealed on Thursday. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Thousands of Aussies to lose $3000 cash … Read more

New public holiday for South Australia as government updates rules on Easter and Christmas

New public holiday for South Australia as government updates rules on Easter and Christmas

South Australians will get a new public holiday, as the government brings the state in line with the rest of the country. The government is fulfilling its election promise to make Easter Sunday a declared public holiday, bumping the state’s number of full-day public holidays from 11 to 12 next year. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Major … Read more