Australia's worst Ashes cricket defeat at home for 45 years was so abject that even the heavens mocked them.

England has taken a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series after ripping through the Australian lower order on the final day in Adelaide.

New Zealand won five medals on the opening night of finals at the Oceania cycling championships in Adelaide last night.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

Police have refused to say if a murder-suicide or a triple killing is behind the deaths of three people in a small town.

Joelle Thomson heads to the Barossa Valley to taste shiraz.

A brand new trophy, but a familiar story line - Australia beat the Silver Ferns 48-43.

Good food and good wine overflow in the Barossa Valley, writes Joelle Thomson.

Reluctant passenger Geraldine Johns straps herself in and is jetted to cuisine hotspots.

The traditional Holden-Ford rivalry will not be killed off by V8 Supercar racing's bid to woo other manufacturers into the sport, according to its chief Tony Cochrane.

Those joking New Zealand driver Greg Murphy's arrival at Paul Morris Motorsport is part of a team strategy to get more seniors' parking places be warned.

Who needs a famous bridge or a renowned cricket ground when you've got pandas.

The woman who allegedly had an affair with South Australian Premier Mike Rann says her eviction from an art gallery was humiliating, but she won't let him dictate her social life.