Sophie Landau

The South Australian government says some of the algal bloom that has been plaguing the state's coastline and Coorong has now been pushed to metropolitan beaches.

Flinders University researchers have thanked Adelaide residents who responded to a call-out for specimens of sharks and rays as the state's ongoing harmful algal bloom causes a deluge of marine deaths along Adelaide's coastline.

Almost half a billon dollars worth of vapes have been taken off the street since new laws came into force 18 months ago as research shows fewer young Australians are taking up vaping.

Domestic violence perpetrators will often abuse animals or threaten abuse as a way to exert control over their victim.

In the throes of intimate partner violence, Amber's dogs were more than a comfort. They were her closest confidants and a source of protection.

AFL barracking is again in the spotlight after the recent booing of a player who was the victim of a slur. Confronted by some of the language they recently heard at a match, footy fans Angela and Archie came up with a "light way to get around a bit of a serious topic".

Golf courses around the world feature picturesque water ponds as a challenging hazard for players to avoid, but scientists say these permanent wetlands could be key breeding sites for threatened native fish.

Scientists were hoping an object that smashed the windscreen of a self-driving car in October was a meteorite, but SA Museum's investigation says it remains a mystery.

Parts of South Australia's seafood industry are breathing a sigh of relief amid promising sales over the festive season, after a year dominated by the state's algal bloom.

After waiting years for her first appointment, Cindy Dunn says she has been turned away without treatment on a number of occasions. Supplied