Elizabeth Henson

The Country Fire Service is grappling with a significant shortage of volunteer firefighters, prompting fears for community safety.

Alleged domestic violence perpetrators are regularly exploiting a prison loophole to pressure victims into dropping charges, prompting a leading advocacy group to demand tighter controls to protect those at risk.

The State Government is urgently seeking advice on the feasibility of mandating CCTV systems in all child care centres across South Australia in the wake of horrific child abuse allegations in Victoria.

Prospective police cadets will no longer be required to pass spelling and numeracy tests to get into the force after SA Police scrapped the assessments in order to get more people through the door.

Two specialist youth crime taskforces – operating for a combined 25 years – struggled to carry out proactive investigations due to a lack of staff and skills, an internal SA Police document reveals.

A Barossa man has been sentenced to at least three years behind bars after he was convicted of raping a prostitute.

A woman who was left homeless for six months after watching her housemate perish in a fire at Woodville West in March says more public housing must be made available to people in emergency situations.

Emergency services are working around the clock to contain the Kangaroo Island bushfire before temperatures heat up again in coming days.

SHE was an award-winning state junior lifesaver who “lit up a room” with her “million-dollar smile”.

SHE was an award-winning state junior lifesaver who “lit up a room” with her “million-dollar smile”.

ROSSAIR plane crash victim Paul Daw was praised for his skills as a pilot during a crash landing at Parafield Airport on May 25, 2002.

ROSSAIR plane crash victim Paul Daw was praised for his skills as a pilot during a crash landing at Parafield Airport on May 25, 2002.