Author: David Simmons
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‘Back us in’: SA world championship relief after player controversy ends
A cloud of controversy over the upcoming Beach Volleyball World Championships – set to be held in Adelaide next month – has lifted after convicted child rapist and Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde was banned from entering the country yesterday. Local event organiser and Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 CEO Jenny Mann told…
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SA’s music awards see pop starlet and APY rap group clean up
One of the state’s most exciting new voices in pop music has triumphed, alongside a mainstay winning rap group, at the 2025 South Australian Music Awards. Pop singer aleksiah – a regular feature in CityMag’s Best New Music column – won three major awards including Best Song for her track ‘Clothes Off’, Best Solo Artist…
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Brisbane hydrogen-fuelled scramjets land major investment
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has made its first investment in the defence sector, with a $10 million equity investment to help Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems test, develop and manufacture its next-generation hypersonic aircraft. Hypersonix – spun out of University of Queensland research in 2019 – is developing scramjet engines for low-earth orbit travel.…
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Dutch beach volleyball player banned from South Australia
Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde – a convicted child rapist – has been banned from entering Australia ahead of the Beach Volleyball World Championships next month, InDaily was told. His visa rejection followed a South Australian government campaign urging the federal government to ban him from entering the country. South Australian Attorney-General…
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Review: Harvest Rock 2025
Isn’t it ironic that the last act to play the main stage on the Saturday of Harvest Rock, before a thunderstorm paused the festival, was an Australian band called Cloud Control. The weather was the one thing organisers couldn’t wrangle, and was a momentary shame considering the effort it would’ve taken to revive the festival…
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Winners and Losers: SA companies riding the critical minerals surge
South Australian critical minerals companies are reaping the rewards of a major US and Australian deal between the two countries’ leaders. US President Donald Trump and the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a minerals deal last week worth US$3 billion. The agreement involves the processing of minerals, and includes joint investments between the US…
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10 minutes with… Feast Festival chair Penny McAuley
What attracted you to Feast? There is an enticing charm and raw beauty in enabling people to contribute and to take carriage of creative culture. Feast is a platform that enables participation for everyone who identifies as members of our LGBTQIA+ community. The administration and board of Feast are the privileged custodians of this pathway;…
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Briefcase: Business Snippets from around South Australia
Historic SA food producer enters administration West Australian sister to save MS Society Adelaide design studio takes home top gong VET gets a boost Crane activity at record high Spirit sector set to soar Alligator Energy moves to Adelaide Offline Campers wins award Former Adelaide Crows captain releases new vodka line Drilling approved for iTech…
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Law changes and hundreds of millions: Labor’s bid to ‘change Adelaide’s skyline forever’
Dual announcements by the State Government backs more new development in the CBD, with plans to allow buildings to rise higher via a law change and faster with a promised $500 million pre-sale guarantee fund for developers. The former announcement, unveiled this morning, would see state planning policy changed to allow streamlined pre-approval of increased…
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Digital transformation starts with cyber security
Digital transformation is reshaping industries, with organisations investing heavily in cloud platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data analytics to drive growth, resilience, and agility. However, cyber security is too often treated as a downstream safeguard rather than a strategic enabler. According to a recent IDC report, sponsored by BDO, only 40 per cent of organisations…