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Adelaide’s heritage protection is wafer thin

Architects and heritage advocates call it façadism: it’s either a dirty word or a pragmatic way to keep at least the veneer of history alive on our...

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No, Festival Plaza will not be Adelaide’s ‘Federation Square’

After more than a decade of secret and poorly managed negotiations, the state government has finally given giant development company Walker...

16.04.2024 20

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Adelaide can’t allow this treasure to crumble away

Compare the pair: Edmund Wright House, opened in 1878, and the Chelsea Town Hall opened in 1887. You could argue the former – a spectacular...

09.04.2024 40

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The mystery and promise of Hindley Street

The man who gave his name to Adelaide’s boulevard of broken dreams never saw it – he never saw any part of South Australia. Charles Hindley was a...

19.03.2024 40

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South Australia’s slow-moving cultural crisis

Premier Peter Malinauskas stood in front of the cameras on the sweltering weekend, in a sensible pair of shorts, to celebrate locking in WOMAdelaide...

12.03.2024 7

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Labor’s vexing new tactic could backfire on the streets of Norwood

In a new political tactic, Labor’s dirt unit has held on to a job application from a young woman for years and then released it in full to exact as...

05.03.2024 9

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Art continues to provoke and befuddle. And that’s a good thing

The first time I saw a Vincent van Gogh painting in real life was in 1989 – exactly 100 years after it had been painted. Before I viewed it, though,...

27.02.2024 6

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Populist policy-making leads to a free-for-some

The last time News Corp’s daily print newspaper dragged a cardboard cut-out around Adelaide, it was a world away from its recent attempt to cash in...

20.02.2024 20

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We’re spending millions on creating more criminals

“True crime” sells. Whether it’s a long-form podcast or a racy tabloid news story stacked with prurient detail, crime is reliably popular...

13.02.2024 6

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For better or worse? Adelaide projects that defied the hate

A decade ago, everyone was talking about the revamp of Rundle Mall and little of it was positive. A heat sink, too expensive, and, as Sunday Mail...

06.02.2024 8

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Adelaide’s size issue isn’t what we think

Ah Adelaide. We’re like a big country town! That’s what we keep telling ourselves – but it’s a misconception. We’ve developed a sort of...

02.02.2024 10

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Micro solutions to Adelaide’s commute

Nearly a decade ago, the Weatherill Government caused a few political observers to spit out their tea when the then Governor opened the new...

02.02.2024 6

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