Afternoon edition: $500m Adelaide skills centre to kickstart nuclear sub jobs

Email Work on a long-awaited $500m naval shipbuilding skills and training centre for thousands of shipbuilding jobs in Adelaide is about to start.

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Today's top stories $500m Adelaide skills centre to kickstart nuclear sub jobs Work on a long-awaited $500m naval shipbuilding skills and training centre for thousands of shipbuilding jobs in Adelaide is about to start. READ MORE   Live blog: Defending Australia The Advertiser has gathered the nation’s top defence decision makers including Defence Minister Richard Marles to discuss AUKUS, submarines and Chinese warships live-firing off the... READ MORE   15-hour wait with suspected stroke as ‘meth-heads in cuffs’ skip queue A man suffering a suspected stroke waited 15 hours at Lyell McEwin Hospital before giving up – as meth-affected patients in handcuffs were ushered through, his furious wife says. READ MORE   Teen girls allegedly attack 69yo woman, try to blackmail family Two teen girls have been arrested after allegedly stealing a woman’s phone during a late-night assault and using it to try to blackmail her family for cash. 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READ MORE   Super-mayor: Councillors score extra pay under new plan A push for local councillors to receive ratepayer-funded 12.5 per cent super contributions could attract better council candidates, but the idea has divided ratepayers and elected ... READ MORE   ‘No winners’: Wife reacts to huge jail term for killer drink driver An Adelaide lawyer who fatally ran down a pedestrian while drunk – and then blamed him – has been given a huge jail term, as the wife of the man responds to the decision. READ MORE   Parts of Jetty Rd closed to cars under wild changes Speed limits would be dropped and parking spaces cut along Adelaide’s premier beachside strip as a council progresses its controversial $40m revamp. READ MORE   Raygun’s brother charged The brother of controversial Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has been charged with allegedly handling more than $100,000 being the proceeds of crime. 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READ MORE   10 surprise markets set to make investors millionaires As Australia’s housing market continues to evolve, the question on many minds is: where will the next million-dollar suburbs emerge in 2025? Here’s the answer. READ MORE   From our network Electric dreams: Is the grass really greener? My Victa lawn mower ran on fossil fuels but was reliable, lasting more than 40 years. When it finally stopped working, I joined the Ryobi One electric cult. That was a big mistake. READ MORE   Watch: Pop megastar Katy Perry declares herself a Sharks fan The NRL’s Las Vegas extravaganza delivered plenty of fireworks, notably for the Cronulla Sharks who secured global music megastar Katy Perry as their newest supporter. WATCH THE VI... READ MORE   Baldwin’s wife makes shock admission over shooting Alec Baldwin’s wife has made a disturbing revelation about the star’s state of mind in the aftermath of the deadly shooting on his film set. See the video. READ MORE   70% dive: Musk’s Tesla fail in Aus exposed Elon Musk’s Tesla is facing a global assault and nothing sums up the nightmare situation better than Australia. READ MORE   Named: Aussie rich, celebs to be hit by cyclone A string of celebrities and Aussie rich listers are among the owners of 1.88 properties preparing for Cyclone Alfred to hit. READ MORE   ‘I can’t wait’: 7NEWS star’s surprise new role Four months after he quit breakfast radio, a popular media personality has revealed he’s heading back to the airwaves. READ MORE   Apple cuts price of new iPad Air The tech giant has trimmed the price of its newest and biggest iPad Air, despite America’s trade war with China. Here is what’s new. READ MORE   Heartbreaking twist over Hackman’s dog amid FBI theory Police investigating Gene Hackman and his wife’s mysterious deaths admit to a major mistake at the crime scene, as a shocking new claim emerges about the couple’s deaths. READ MORE   Four Aussies are on the brink of 100m history — who will get there first? It’s been 22 years since the first Australian broke the magical 10-second 100m barrier – next month there could be “multiple” men to make the mark. READ MORE   Young women shed the stigma and share their daunting hair loss reality Two women have shared their hair loss stories and how social media helped them find acceptance. READ MORE   Local cricketer, 65, becomes a legend with 10-wicket haul If taking a seventh career hat-trick wasn’t a good enough day out for Newcastle City’s Brad O’Dell, the 65-year-old completed one of the rarest feats in the game. Here’s his incred... READ MORE   Iconic car quits Aus amid global collapse Australia has lost access to one of its favourite cars after the global profit collapse of the brand’s parent company. READ MORE   ‘Exercise in narcissism’: Critics slam Meghan’s cooking show Meghan Markle’s controversial new Netflix lifestyle series has copped a scathing global backlash, sparking speculation about the future of the flailing Sussex brand. READ MORE   ‘We gave up our smart phone for two weeks. Here’s what happened’ Four gen Z phone addicts were tasked with handing their phone over for 14 days. Here they share the highs and the lows. READ MORE   First look inside Kyle Sandilands’ new beach pad Kyle Sandilands just snapped up a ‘fixer-upper’ holiday home four minutes’ drive from Albo’s $4.3m clifftop mansion. Check it out here. READ MORE   Newsletters Today's Paper +Rewards Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Advertiser, GPO Box 339, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.