Adelaide
★★★★
Hotel reviews
The luxury hotel on the site where Murdoch launched his media empire
The rejuvenated Playford plays extremely well to the guest desiring upscale comfort and ready access to Adelaide’s culinary, cultural and sporting attractions.
- by Anthony Dennis
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China relations
‘We won’t always agree’: Albanese rejects Chinese premier’s call to shelve disputes
The prime minister will insist that serious disagreements will not disappear simply by being treated as taboos.
- by Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
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How To Poison a Planet
‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.
- by Carrie Fellner
Opinion
Review
Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
Looking beyond the headlines and focusing on the Eras Tour’s Australian leg in isolation, it’s worth noting a few sober facts now that we’ve all, ahem, shaken off the excitement.
- by Tom Compagnoni
Opinion
South Australia
Adelaide no longer wants to be nicknamed ‘Radelaide’? Too bad
You get the name you’re given in Australia. And if you want to change it, whatever you do, don’t say so.
- by Ben Groundwater
It’s not often you see an art exhibition as masterfully curated as this
Personal identity is explored through pure poetry at the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
AFL 2024
Gather Round? More like Blather Round if you ask me
After being bombarded with missives about the charms of South Australia, we were supposed to rejoice and be grateful that they had the footy and we didn’t.
- by Greg Baum
This festival has the best, and worst, shows in Australia – that’s why I keep going back
A safe program is a dull program. You get exceptional shows by pushing at boundaries – the price of that, however, is that occasionally one will fall flat.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Cycling champ faces court over Olympian wife’s death
The husband of former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins has faced court for the first time after allegedly killing her with his car.
- by Jacob Shteyman
Your favourite costly perfumes will make sense after a visit to this farm
After a tour of Jurlique’s gorgeous sustainable farm in the Adelaide Hills, it isn’t difficult to appreciate why natural fragrances are so expensive.
- by Lee Tulloch
It was too hot to dance until the Balkan punk band gave us no choice
An uninvited band, mixed messages, and a closed stage: the WOMADelaide festival dancing through its challenges.
- by Jessica Nicholas