Long-term renters in South Australia are a step closer to homeownership, with construction nearing completion on the first family and southern suburbs homes delivered under the Malinauskas Government's Rent-To-Own scheme in Seaford.
Former South Australian Minister and Speaker of the House of Assembly Leon Bignell has been appointed as South Australia's next Agent-General in London. Mr Bignell will officially begin the four-year appointment on 27 May, succeeding David Ridgway, who has served in the role since July 2021 and chose not to seek another term.
A major new tourism and hospitality project in the Barossa Valley has secured planning approval, clearing the way for a luxury five-star resort and winery development in one of South Australia's premier wine regions. Strategic Alliance and Commercial Pty Ltd has received approval to build the InterContinental Barossa Resort & Spa on Hoffnungsthal Road at Williamstown.
Victoria's new Premier Ben Carroll has announced yet another royal commission into allegations of corruption in the construction industry. This latest inquiry will focus on the construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the main union representing building workers.
CAIRO (AP) – After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that new talks to wind down the war would start Monday, even as Iranian officials claimed their diplomatic efforts were focused on neighboring nations.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – British-born Australian champion race horse Makybe Diva, who won the Melbourne Cup three times between 2003 and 2005, has died. Owner Tony Santic said in a statement Saturday that the mare who amassed 14 million Australian dollars ($10 million) in prize money, died at the age of 26 after a brief bout of colic.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew over the scrapping of an appearance by an Australian-Palestinian writer and academic.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn’t know how he’ll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia’s world-first social media ban takes effect on Wednesday. Riley’s family lives 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Wudinna, a community of just over 1,000 in South Australia state.
The Liberal Party of Australia has fallen on hard times. The party has struggled to attract voters and has gone through leadership uncertainty. In his first press conference as leader in February 2026, Angus Taylor said that his party needed to "change or die".
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