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Fishing licence buybacks and long-term restocking plans are some of the recommendations in the latest report into South Australia's harmful algal bloom, which has been labelled as "vanilla" by one scientist turned political candidate.

In the 1990s, a group of Indigenous women were accused of fabricating claims of sacred sites to stop the construction of a bridge south of Adelaide. It was a decision that has impacted a community for decades.

Police are calling for anyone who finds wreckage from a plane crash near the Murray Mouth last week to bring the items to the Victor Harbor police station or to call them.

Some parts of the state were still without power this afternoon, as SA Power Networks says outages are likely to persist this summer because of long-term wear and tear.

While South Australia is considered a more moderate state than Queensland or New South Wales, March's state election will still be a chance to gauge the seriousness of One Nation's polling surge and the impact of the Coalition split on the Liberal Party's brand.

A 20-year-old man remains in an induced coma after being stabbed "no less than 10 times" at a hotel in Victor Harbor, on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing.

A new fire response vehicle in South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula has been named after a Dreaming story about a powerful whale man that explores the creation of fire, paying homage to tens of thousands of years of local fire management knowledge.

As 2025 draws to a close and we look back at the stories that made headlines, for South Australians the year could be summarised as one where we searched for answers, with little results.

Authorities say the "best signs" in a "long time" have been observed in the latest round of monitoring of the state's algal bloom crisis.

South Australia's public health chief says there is a need for more data analysis to determine whether there has been an increase in respiratory illness linked to the state's algal bloom.

Beekeepers say the escalating cost of pollinating crops will be passed onto consumers as the industry battles a devastating bee killer.

It's been 185 years this month since Australia's first Mormon arrived in Adelaide. He immediately regretted the move.

A coroner has found Anthony Higgins, who went missing in 2020 sparking the largest and most expensive marine search in South Australian waters, died two weeks later when he went missing again.

Paul Logos may never know for sure if his wife's recent death could have been preventable by helipad access. Six helipads throughout regional South Australia remain closed due to issues in certifying their safety.

New research awaiting peer review has provided a few revelations about the make-up of South Australia's algal bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists. Here's what we know so far. 

Despite a new "specialist mooring" part that took nearly a year to import and install, the Cape du Couedic wave buoy is offline again.

Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that has killed millions of aquatic animals.

The small, fragile colony of surviving little penguins on South Australia's Granite Island records a "significant increase" in numbers amid the state's harmful algal bloom.

Victor Harbor was one of the first areas affected by SA's harmful algal bloom. Now its citizens are funding and supporting research into rebuilding native mussel populations as it looks to the future.

The full details of South Australia's algal bloom summer plan which aims to ensure South Australians can "enjoy their summer" were released yesterday. The plan includes measures to protect the state's coast while supporting businesses and communities.