Danni Smith has appeared in court charged with assaulting a current or former partner. She says she will fight the charges and they have nothing to do with the Voice.

A cold start to winter encourages people to put clothes on their dogs, but a vet has noticed a spate of wounds related to ill-fitting straps, prompting a warning to be careful what you buy.

More than 500 current and former supermarket workers across regional South Australia will receive $5.5 million in back pay, after securing what their union describes as "one of the biggest retail underpayment settlements" in the state's history.

Travis Hamilton says organising a rare sea burial for his father Alan was challenging, but it ultimately led to a "joyous" farewell.

Australia's sheep flock continues to decrease due to drought, with ewe numbers expected to drop 9 per cent over the next year.

An ecologist says bioluminescent algae detected in South Australian waters could help fight the devastating toxic algal bloom, as calls mount to declare a national disaster. 
 

South East celebrates NAIDOC Week: Indigenous people are being urged to make their voices heard during NAIDOC Week events in Mount Gambier this week. Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation spokesperson Tara Bonney says it is important that elders pass on their culture in whispers. Uncle Doug Nicholls (pictured) also gave message sticks to children as a physical representation of passing on culture and a NAIDOC community street march was held along Commercial Street to Pangula Mannamurna.
 

Picture credit: ABC South East SA/Eugene Boisvert
 

Millicent Sunday shopping decision stalls: Wattle Range Council has delayed a decision on putting Sunday trading in Millicent to a public vote. Millicent is the largest town in the state where shopping hours are restricted. This follows Woolworths writing to the council calling for longer trading hours and Coles getting around the restrictions via deliveries. A report will be tabled at council next month outlining the cost of consultation and towns beyond Millicent will be included in the vote.
 

Town water in the spotlight: The Limestone Coast Landscape Board has stepped back from comments made by board members questioning whether Bordertown's growth should be halted due to a lack of water supply. This comes after SA Water updated the board and Tatiara District Council members on constraints to Bordertown's water supply. Landscape board chief executive Steve Bourne has reassured councillors that providing water for critical human needs is essential when developing its new water allocation plan for the area.
 

Traffic lights still out of action: Traffic lights hit by a truck a month ago in Mount Gambier are yet to be fixed. On June 6 a truck hit one of the poles at the pedestrian crossing on Jubilee Highway at the Engelbrecht Cave. The transport department says the traffic lights will be fixed within the next two weeks and that it had trouble accessing parts.
 

Highway development spark concerns: Beachport business owners say they are concerned that work to reconstruct the Southern Ports Highway will disrupt trade during summer. The highway will be closed between Beachport and Southend to nearly all traffic from August to March, apart from during the summer school holidays. The Wattle Range Council will undertake the work, using $11 million from the state and federal governments. Council chief executive officer Ben Gower says the short-term pain will result in a better highway.
 

CFS brigade battles low numbers: A community meeting will be held at the Nangwarry Country Fire Service station on July 16 to address the low