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Neil Armfield, Rachel Healy announced as first Adelaide Festival co-directors ...

Acclaimed Australian director Neil Armfield and performing arts expert Rachel Healy have been announced as the Adelaide Festival's next two new artistic co-directors. Armfield and Healy, a former Director of Performing Arts at the Sydney Opera House ... >> view original

Adelaide Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson pleads not guilty to concealing ...

Adelaide's Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson has pleaded not guilty to concealing child sexual abuse allegations against a paedophile priest. Wilson was not in court today but he was represented by his lawyer, Simon Buchen. Police allege that between ... >> view original

Sydney FC's record against Adelaide makes for 'daunting' encounter

Sydney FC have not beaten Adelaide in four previous attempts this season and lost all three home games in the A-League and the FFA Cup. Their poor recent history against the Reds extends further as the club has to look as far back as February 2013 for ... >> view original

Port Adelaide's Jared Polec ruled out of AFL for five to six weeks with foot ...

Port Adelaide speedster Jared Polec will spend the next five to six weeks on the sidelines due to a foot injury. Scans on Wednesday revealed a stress response to the navicular bone in Polec's left foot, with the AFL club adding the 22-year-old to its ... >> view original

Adelaide racing trainer Trevor Day charged for dumping dead horses in ...

A trainer has had his licence suspended and been fined $2,500 for dumping the carcasses of 13 horses at a conservation park south of Adelaide. Trevor Day has been fined and had his licence as a trainer suspended for two years and three months. >> view original

UFC as Adelaide fans snap up tickets to huge Entertainment Centre event

The UFC's debut show in Adelaide — also called Fight Night 65 — will be the seventh event run in Australia by the world's premier mixed marital arts company. The UFC has already staged six Aussie shows — four in Sydney, one in Brisbane and another ... >> view original

Costs for failed assault case against Adelaide police officer should be ...

Court costs for a failed assault case against a South Australian policeman should be paid for by the State Government, the police union says. Constable Norman Hoy was earlier this year found not guilty of assaulting prominent Adelaide businessman ... >> view original

Passenger rain crashes into Holden SUV in Adelaide's north

A train carrying 20 passengers has crashed into an empty car which was on the tracks at Salisbury Downs, in Adelaide's north. The Holden SUV crashed through a fence and came to a rest on the rail tracks just before 6:30pm (ACST). The woman driver, who ... >> view original

Driver lands his car in a pool after losing control in Adelaide

Residents of a Flagstaff Hill home in the Adelaide foothills woke after a loud crash to find a car inside their swimming pool. A young probationary driver lost control of his car on Emerald Street, which was wet at the time, and smashed through their ... >> view original

Hartford firefighters battle fire on Adelaide Street

HARTFORD – The Hartford Fire Department and EMS responded to a house fire on Adelaide Street in Hartford, at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. hartfordfire3 Several companies showed up at the scene to battle the heavy smoke and flames. The house is a ... >> view original