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Adelaide City Council commits to rainbow walk despite fierce community opposition

The Adelaide City Council has agreed to install a rainbow walk in Light Square to celebrate the gay and lesbian community, despite receiving mostly negative and "abusive" feedback to the idea. Rainbow colours will be painted on a walkway of the north ... >> view original

Port Adelaide membership higher than Crows for first time

The club's membership figure of 54,057 also places it in the top six in the AFL, trailing Collingwood - 75,037, Hawthorn - 72,924, Richmond - 70,809, Essendon - 60,818 and West Coast - 60,221, while Adelaide now sit just behind with 52,920. >> view original

Submarines contract: Japanese delegation in Adelaide for public relations ...

A Japanese defence adviser has conceded the country needs to improve its public relations in order to win the contract to build Australia's next fleet of submarines. A delegation of Japanese government and industry officials is visiting Adelaide as ... >> view original

Concerns about outback isolation as Broken Hill's train to Adelaide slashed

The company that operates the only rail link between Broken Hill and Adelaide has confirmed it's cutting its seated economy class, sparking concerns about the outback city's increasing isolation. The change would mean all travellers would have to ... >> view original

Teenagers arrested over hold-up by gang at Adelaide service station

Three teenagers have been arrested and charged after a masked gang held up an Adelaide service station. Police were called to the petrol outlet in Military Road at Grange in the city's west at 5:10am after four people allegedly entered the premises ... >> view original

Crows using Adelaide Oval's shape to lock ball into the forward line

As Adelaide prepares for its season-shaping clash with West Coast on Sunday, utility Ricky Henderson said the rise in forward pressure had been key to the club's stunning form on the Oval - one of the narrowest grounds in the league. “We've started to ... >> view original

Proton therapy cancer treatment, research centre proposed for Adelaide

South Australia is keen to be at the forefront of better cancer treatments and is lobbying for federal support to establish a proton therapy and research centre. Director of radiation oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Associate Professor Michael ... >> view original

Sampson Flat bushfire impact studied by soil researchers from Adelaide University

It could take years for bushfire-affected soil in the Adelaide Hills to recover from an intense blaze last January, researchers say. A team from Adelaide University is collecting samples from pine and native forests burnt in the bushfire at Sampson ... >> view original

Adelaide train drivers end dispute

Adelaide's train drivers have reached a deal with the state government ending a protracted industrial dispute over a new enterprise agreement. The drivers have lifted work bans that cancelled free footy express services to last weekend's AFL match at ... >> view original

Changing faces of Port Adelaide's oldest pubs

The First Commercial Inn is the latest in a string of historic Port Adelaide pubs facing a renewed lease of life under new owners. And the brothers who have bought it have a bold vision for its future. >> view original