South Australia

Two women have been attacked by a kangaroo while cycling in South Australia’s wine country.
Sharon Heinrich, 45, suffered cracked ribs and internal injuries while Helen Salter, 47, was concussed after being attacked along the Riesling Trail in Clare Valley.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on May 2 he was committed to building all of a new Australian submarine fleet in Australia, apparently contradicting the French contractor who said last week the deal would create jobs in France. 

The Festival of Arts 2015 in Adelaide will host fourteen replica pieces of the Parthenon Marbles, including one Caryatid thanks to a collaboration by the Hellenic Studies Foundation (HSF) and the Greek government.

Australian police found a child’s skeletal remains in a suitcase dumped on the side of a highway in Adelaide, South Australia. A passer-by found the remains on July 15.

Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died Nov. 27 from a rare head injury after a sickening on-field blow in one of the highest-profile sporting fatalities since the death of Formula One great Ayrton Senna.