Bethanie Alderson

Judith Ditter was travelling with her daughter and two others along an Adelaide hills road when a heavy tree branch fell on the vehicle and killed her. A coronial inquest has begun, with the court hearing better investigation and management of the tree may have saved her life.

Government data has revealed nearly 50 people have been charged with sexual offences against children in state care in the past two years, prompting SA's child protection watchdog to call on the government to respond more quickly when it suspects a child is at risk of sexual abuse.

An Adelaide mother who has two months to find somewhere to live with her severely disabled son says she was told to "manifest a home" and use witchcraft or consider living in a tent.

An Adelaide disability worker who raped an intellectually disabled woman has been described as a "dangerous predator" in court.

Family members of a young woman who was held down and stabbed for dating a man of a different faith have been sentenced for their roles in the incident outside Sefton Plaza Shopping Centre.

By Bethanie Alderson Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents Elemer Dobak drove through a pedestrian crossing, fatally hitting pedestrian Joan McCaskill.

In short: Andrew Knox, who was one of 10 cancer patients given a half dose of chemotherapy a decade ago, fears bungles could be repeated if SA Health's incident reporting system remains in place.

In short: Growers across parts of SA say the impact of frost on their crops has been like a "blowtorch" and "another nail in the coffin".

Unseasonal weather that brought multiple days of frost across south-east Australia has caused what farmers describe as unprecedented damage to grape, grain and legume crops.

Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whistleblower Richard Boyle has told a South Australian court he plans to testify in his own defence when he stands trial next year.