Cricket Australia will announce its BBL schedule on Thursday, with the tournament to launch on December 10 in a hub in Tasmania, with early matches also set up for the ACT and Queensland. However, all venues after December 31 remain TBA in a deliberate move to bide time for state borders to open up for matches in Perth and Sydney, before ideally a crescendo the season in the freed city of Melbourne. Watch the 2020/21 Marsh Sheffield Shield LIVE on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your free trial now & start streaming instantly > SuperCoach BBL promo CRICKET NEWS AFL fiascos continue to wreak h ..read more

But the SA Ambulance Service said no emergency calls had been ignored. Ambulance Employees Association state secretary Phil Palmer said the public was “at risk” and that emergencies were being left unattended for long periods. “On Tuesday, the ambulance communications room were so busy that 93 triple-0 calls went unanswered,” Mr Palmer said. “They were all for emergencies, including life-threatening cases.” A SAAS spokeswoman said: “At no point did a triple-0 call go unanswered.” More than 95 per cent of calls were picked up in under 10 seconds, she said. Mr Palmer accused the State Government ..read more

If a legal fight progresses through the courts there is every chance it ends up before the Supreme Court, newly rebalanced in Republican favour. This is what happened when the 2000 race came down to a Tallahassee recount and is the outcome that liberals were so exercised about during the brief confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. If the uncertainty lingers, so too does the potential for violent unrest. “This is going to be a nail-biter!” declared iconic Fox reporter John Roberts, a solid rock of the Washington DC press corp who garners nearly as much adoration at ..read more

Crackdowns will ease from midnight Wednesday night, allowing an unlimited number of visitors or staff to work across sites if their details are on a register. In directions signed off by the state COVID co-ordinator, Police Commiss­ioner Grant Stevens, auth­orities said carers should not work at different sites if “reasonably possible”. Other rules still apply including flu shots for visitors. An SA Health risk assessment found the risk of second coronavirus wave against vulnerable residents had reduced. The changes emerged as SA Health on Wednesday reported another sick expatriate, a man in ..read more

Business confidence skyrocketed in the September quarter, up 28.3 points to 95.3 points – the biggest jump in 20 years and highest index since March 2019, results from the latest Business SA-William Buck survey of business expectations show. The surge follows the lowest confidence index on record of 41.1 points in the March quarter earlier this year. Business SA chief executive Martin Haese described it as a “stunning turnaround”. “While confidence was forecast to rise back in the June quarter, it was tipped to be more modest. “Instead, operating conditions are up significantly for majority of ..read more

And will either of those scenarios become real anytime soon, or will the presidential election results slosh around for days, as late votes are counted, then contested? In keeping with the theme of 2020, here is an entirely polarised column. Pessimism, to begin with, and optimism to finish. And overall, a world of alternative realities. A CLEAR victory for incumbent Trump, with Democrat challenger Joe Biden gracefully conceding: The “shy Trump” voters – too embarrassed to admit they’d vote for such a malarkey-ridden, malignant President – turn out in great numbers and deliver a solid second te ..read more

The state’s management of the health crisis has been lauded by business leaders, who expect it to enhance the state’s position as one of the cheapest places to do business in Australia. The latest figures from international property group Colliers International reveal office rents in Adelaide are the lowest of the six biggest capital cities - less than half the rate paid by tenants in Sydney and around two thirds of the price paid in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Changes to payroll tax introduced by the State Government in 2018 have brought the state into line with the other states, while rec ..read more

All stores across Adelaide will also be able to trade until midnight on ‘Black Friday’, November 27, to kick off what the Treasurer hopes will be a multi-million injection in the state’s retail sector. But the Boxing Day trading is expected to draw the ire of thousands of retail workers, and their powerful union, who will get Saturday penalty rates the day after Christmas instead of the full public holiday penalty rates. Mr Lucas has used a ministerial power to approve the new trading hours that will include: – Boxing Day trading from 9am to 5pm for suburban shopping centres – Additional hour ..read more

The Maroons rookie has been under a serious injury cloud since a freak training incident earlier in the week. Lee was cleared to make his State of Origin debut following a training incident earlier this week but aggravate the injury in the warm-up before Origin I. Phillip Sami will  replace the 2020 premiership-winning centre. News Corp NRL journalist Dave Riccio confirmed Lee is out. twitter WHAT TIME IS GAME 1 IN EACH STATE? QLD: 7:10PM SA: 7:40PMNSW: 8:10PM Catch Fox League’s news, views and analysis on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly > ..read more

Ezeddinn Minaoui, 36, of Chester Hill, appeared in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday via video-link. Minaoui is charged with participating in a criminal organisation, two counts of knowingly engaging in money laundering and trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug. The appearance occurred after forensic evidence linked him to cash and drugs seized by police earlier this year. On Tuesday November 3, detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Branch arrested the man in Port Adelaide, as part of the investigation into a criminal syndicate involved in in ..read more