Two dead after train is derailed in horror crash with truck

Two dead after train is derailed in horror crash with truck

A Pacific National freight train collided with a truck on the Barrier Highway at Bindarrah,near the border between NSW and South Australia,with two rail workers killed in the incident.

  • byJacob Shteyman

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McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

McDonald’s hit with $100m class action for allegedly asking staff to work for free

Thousands of current and former McDonald’s staff across six years were asked to do ‘pre-shift checks’ and tasks after work for no pay,the union is arguing.

  • byJessica Yun
Burnt to the ground,a remote luxury lodge re-emerges from the ashes

Burnt to the ground,a remote luxury lodge re-emerges from the ashes

James and Hayley Baillie had just relinquished their Kangaroo Island lodge when Black Summer bushfires destroyed it. Now comes the rebuild.

  • byBrook Turner
SA police commissioner’s son dies after alleged schoolies hit-run
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SA police commissioner’s son dies after alleged schoolies hit-run

The 18-year-old sustained an irreversible brain injury after being hit in Goolwa,southeast of Adelaide.

Good Weekend’s 52 Weekends Away:Great WA,SA and NT getaways

Good Weekend’s 52 Weekends Away:Great WA,SA and NT getaways

Kangaroo Island’s feel-good find,Kakadu’s croc-spotting,Top End safari life … and Adelaide’s jaw-dropping swimming pool:fresh adventures,further afield.

How the Yes and No camps will spend their final week of the referendum

How the Yes and No camps will spend their final week of the referendum

The Yes camp says it will put local Indigenous leaders front and centre in its final week push,as the No camp grows increasingly confident of securing victory.

  • byAmber Schultz,Sherryn Groch andLisa Visentin
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‘Can’t wait until disaster’:Call for development bans,buybacks in high-risk areas

‘Can’t wait until disaster’:Call for development bans,buybacks in high-risk areas

Insurance bills have jumped by almost 30 per cent over the past year. The Insurance Council says costs will grow as natural disasters become more intense.

  • byShane Wright
Australia on track for hottest winter in more than 100 years

Australia on track for hottest winter in more than 100 years

The mean temperature for winter 2023 is tracking at 1.54 degrees above the seasonal average.

  • byAlex Crowe
Albanese to take Voice battle to the suburbs to sway key swing state

Albanese to take Voice battle to the suburbs to sway key swing state

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says Adelaide’s disengaged suburban voters are yet to make a decision.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
Voice referendum date to be announced in SA next week

Voice referendum date to be announced in SA next week

The referendum date is expected to be October 14,as this masthead first revealed in February,and Albanese’s launch will mark the start of the formal campaign period of about six weeks.

  • byJames Massola
One of Australia’s epic train journeys is now even more remarkable

One of Australia’s epic train journeys is now even more remarkable

This railway divides Australia down the middle like a zipper,the 2979-kilometre journey opening up parts of the country in a way that no other holiday can.

  • byKerry van der Jagt