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Thunder wakes Adelaide residents, who feared explosion, as rain lashes city

Some extraordinary thunder woke thousands of Adelaide residents in the early hours as the city and suburbs were lashed by rain. Residents described it as more like a "roll of thunder" across the city than a sudden clap, at about 2:32am. Some said it ... >> view original

Where has the Power gone?

AN AWFUL reality hit Port Adelaide between the eyes on Sunday against the Brisbane Lions. They are off the pace in the race for the 2015 premiership. The reasons for their slump are easy enough to find. Perhaps the Power's players mistakenly believed ... >> view original

Microbats expected to invade Adelaide homes as winter sets in, prompting ...

Microbats entering Adelaide homes in a bid to hibernate through winter could carry a rabies-like virus and should not be touched, the state's Environment Department warns. The nocturnal bats are about the same size as a mouse and can slip inside ... >> view original

Nuclear commission comes to Adelaide

South Australia's royal commission into the nuclear fuel cycle will hold the first of three public forums in Adelaide on Tuesday. The commission has so far conducted public forums in various regional centres, including the traditional Aboriginal lands ... >> view original

Adelaide Crows injury woes, Fremantle wake up call in Round 7 The Barometer

ON THE BLOCK: Adelaide have lost Matthew Jaensch for the rest of the season after scans confirmed the defender will need a knee reconstruction. Brodie Smith could possibly miss one game after suffering his second concussion this season. It is a bitter ... >> view original

Second SA V8 race will not detract from Clipsal in Adelaide: Confederation of ...

Tailem Bend Motorsport Park director Sam Shahin yesterday said he had signed an agreement with V8 Supercars to secure a race at the track by 2017 if a proposed $80 million upgrade of the racetrack, about one hour east of Adelaide, goes ahead. >> view original

Roo should consider retirement: Brown

Riewoldt was knocked out and taken to hospital after a collision with Adelaide's Brodie Smith on Saturday afternoon, stretchered from the field with an eerie silence sweeping over Adelaide Oval. A player who himself was forced to retire early due to a ... >> view original

Does Adelaide still care about ideas?

Adelaide is far from a cultural wasteland. We have pockets of excellent public intellectual endeavour spread across the city in the likes of the RiAus, the Hawke Centre, Writer's Week, the SA Writers' Centre, our big North Terrace cultural institutions ... >> view original

Memo details Adelaide Uni's planned music cuts

"It's a sad reminder that for a lot of us, there's not going to be a place for us in Adelaide to do what we do..." Adelaide | The University of Adelaide's planned cuts to teaching staff jobs and music courses have been detailed in a leaked memorandum ... >> view original

Frozen ... A young child is terrified as the strange sound booms from the sky in ...

VIDEO clips from around the world, including Australia, have captured an evil sounding 'trumpet' noise coming from the sky — but no one can explain exactly what it is. A number of people have filmed the bizarre sound over the past 10 years with the latest ... >> view original