South Australia has secured a major sporting and tourism win, with Adelaide set to host both the men's and women's Australian Opens under a long-term agreement between the Malinauskas Government and Golf Australia. From 2028 to 2034, the newly redeveloped North Adelaide Public Golf Course will stage an Australian Open every year.
Adelaide's hotel and accommodation sector is continuing its rapid expansion, with a new Hilton development in the city's East End adding to a record pipeline of investment across the metropolitan area. The Hilton Adelaide East End will be constructed at 299 Pirie Street, strengthening the global brand's long-standing connection with the South Australian capital.
The State Government has confirmed a five-year extension of Serco's contract to manage the Adelaide Remand Centre. Serco has operated the facility since 2019, after the former Marshall Liberal Government privatised the centre under a seven-year agreement that included an option for a further five-year extension.
HONG KONG (AP) – China’s passenger car exports surged 80% in June from a year earlier, mainly due to strong demand for electric vehicles, though domestic sales fell 26%. In the first half of this year, Chinese passenger vehicle exports jumped 72% to more than 4.4 million, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products.
NEW YORK (AP) – PepsiCo reported stronger-than-expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America, where it said consumers tightened their budgets as the Iran war caused gas prices to spike.
President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that lacks sufficient support to pass. The housing measure will become law without Trump’s signature because he didn’t veto it.
BEIJING (AP) – Authorities were investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China’s Fujian province that killed 28 people, raising renewed concern over worker safety. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Friday that a search had ended while an investigation was underway into the cause of the fire.
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) – Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas.
NEW YORK (AP) – After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans.






















































































































































