“Becoming an astronaut was a childhood dream.” 🧑‍🚀❤️ Space engineer and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been named Australian of the Year for 2026. Read more: https://shorturl.at/qaj0k Ms Bennell-Pegg, an Adelaide resident, graduated from a European Space Agency astronaut program in 2024. In doing so, she became the first person to qualify as "an astronaut under the Australian flag". Get more news from South Australia here: ab.co/SANews | ABC Adelaide

When Haze the six-month-old groodle pads into the classroom, he brings with him a sense of calm as well as joy to children who have suffered a lot in a short space of time. 💔🐶 It's been seven months since the tiny rural school of just 70 on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula was traumatised and grief-stricken by the tragic loss of their teacher Simon Baccanello. The 46-year-old Elliston Area School teacher, known affectionately as "Mr B", had been surfing at Walkers Rocks in May 2023 when he wen

He is a funny old fellow that Humphrey B. Bear - the South Australian icon has been spreading joy for six decades. Today he turned 60, celebrating with some very special guests at the most inclusive party of the year. Download the 7NEWS app: https://7news.link/7NEWSapp #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide