Stephanie Richards

An independent organisation will be selected to review how South Australia's child protection department deal with complaints.

An independent report obtained exclusively by ABC News has identified "a number of cases" where South Australia's Department for Child Protection had not informed families of its intention to remove babies prior to birth.

Leaked documents obtained by ABC News show child protection workers regularly breached government policy when removing newborns at one of Adelaide's public maternity hospitals.

By Stephanie Richards Topic: Bushfires Daniel Katz purchased a bunker as a 'last resort' option for his family in case of an emergency. ABC News: Brant Cumming

By Stephanie Richards Topic: Corruption Several ICAC reports were tabled in SA parliament. ABC News: Che Chorley

The South Australian government introduces legislation to state parliament that would grant it powers to send children into businesses to check if vapes are being illegally sold to minors.

In short: Coercive control could soon become a criminal offence in South Australia under proposed new laws that have gone before state parliament.

A suburb in Adelaide's north has pockets of intergenerational disadvantage but its community is working together to improve outcomes for local children.

In short: Former South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs says he considered the idea of placing the state's branch into federal administration due to a surge in populist ideology of right-wing issues.

Child protection authorities say the death of a three-year-old in regional SA is a "significant incident" but are refusing to publicly release information about the case.