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South Australia has recorded its first confirmed case of H5 bird flu in an Australian sea lion, found at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island. The state's environment minister, Emily Bourke, has confirmed the detection, which comes after a similar case in a fur seal was reported last month.

Two men died in separate crashes in Adelaide's southern suburbs on Saturday, bringing the state's road toll to 79. The incidents occurred in Coromandel Valley and Hackham, with investigations ongoing.

Crows fans gathered at venues around Adelaide to watch the match and commiserate their team's 53-point loss to the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night. Despite the disappointing outcome, supporters celebrated the career of retiring star Tex Walker.

Adelaide's quest for premiership glory is just beginning after they sealed their first finals victory in nine years with a spectacular goal from Izak Rankine. The Crows will face a semi-final against the Brisbane Lions, who are seeking to bounce back from a stunning loss to the Swans.

A patient has died after being forgotten in a backlog of paper referrals at a Victorian hospital, the state's shadow health minister has revealed. Up to 150 patients at Mildura Base Public Hospital were left waiting for care for longer than a year.

The South Australian government spent over $123 million last financial year caring for patients stranded in hospitals waiting for aged care beds. The state's health minister has called on his federal counterpart to do more to fix the "crisis".

A Sydney development worth hundreds of millions of dollars has been pitched as the site for Australia's first proton therapy unit, a highly specialised cancer treatment machine. But with construction imminent, the project remains uncertain due to a lack of funding and unclear involvement from key organisations.