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South Australia records one new case of coronavirus on the first day of the country's harshest-ever lockdown as tens of thousands wait up to 12 hours in huge queues for tests

South Australians have woken up to their first full day of a week-long lockdown after the entire state was plunged into Australia's most severe restrictions ever. The state recorded a new case of coronavirus on Wednesday morning, taking the cluster to six as the growing list of exposure sites surged to 52. Health officials said the woman aged in her 20s tested positive late on Tuesday night and is a close contact of an infectious case who dined at the  Greek  on Halifax restaurant in Adelaide on the weekend.   The woman contracted the virus while working at the restaurant on Saturday night and came forward to testing after she heard on the news  that health officials were  concerned about the restaurant. The infected case is also a boarding staff member at   Westminster School at Marion, which is now   listed as a high risk exposure site with most s chool staff ordered to self-isolate for 14 days.  Students aren't affected as they had not returned from school holidays when the

Incredible classified ads from 1972 show Sydneysiders could buy a three-bedroom terrace in the inner suburbs for just $10,000 and an ocean view family home for $21,000

A vintage copy of a Sydney real estate guide from 50 years ago shows staggering prices that would make any property investor long for a time machine. One listing from the 1972 edition of The Realtor posted to Reddit is a three-bedroom Newtown terrace for $10,000 in 'fair condition' that 'needs a coat of paint' Another listing advertised a redecorated two-bedroom semi at Leichhardt that would have set you back $16,000. The median house price in Newtown in 2021 is $1.735 million, while in Leichhardt it is $1.815 million. Vintage ads from a 1972 Sydney real estate guide are enough to make any modern property investor try and build a time machine - one had a three bedroom Newtown terrace for sale for just $10,000 Inner West suburbs close to the city like Leichhardt and Newtown had smaller workers' cottages in 1972, while prices rose the further west you went Money is of course not worth what it was in 1972, but even adjusting for inflation shows  the astronomical growth

Suns fight to stay alive! Phoenix overcomes 13-point first-half deficit to claw back into Game 6 as the Milwaukee Bucks aim to clinch their first title in half a century

The Phoenix Suns aren't ready to end their season. Facing elimination against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the visiting Suns overcame a 13-point first-deficit to go into halftime with a five-point lead despite a 17-point effort from two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.  The game got off to an ugly start for both teams as they combined for seven turnovers over the first five minutes while the Suns missed six of their first seven shots.  Perhaps the only player who wasn't cold in the first quarter was Milwaukee's Khris Middleton, who hit three of his first five shots for seven points while adding three first-quarter rebounds.  Best of all for Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo made 10 of his first 11 free throw attempts, reversing his recent struggles at the line. Prior to Tuesday, the Athens native known as the 'Greek Freak' had made just 55.8 percent of his foul shots in the playoffs after hitting 68.5 percent during the regular season.  The Bucks ended the

'Stay strong my darling, you can do this': Boyfriend of teenage triathlete left clinging to life after horror bike crash shares heart-breaking message pleading with her to wake from a coma

Alexa Leary's heartbroken boyfriend has posted an emotional tribute to the champion triathlete as she fights for life after a horror bike crash. The 19-year-old, based on the Sunshine Coast, remains in an induced coma at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after the nightmare accident on Saturday at Pomona, near Noosa. On Monday, doctors discovered a series of blood clots on her brain and her family were told Leary suffered major brain damage in the fall.   Leary reportedly  suffered a fractured scapula, ribs, shoulder blade and wrist, and a collapsed lung when her bike clipped the wheel of another rider.     Her boyfriend, Wil O'Dwyer, shared an image of Leary to his Facebook page on Monday, captioned: 'Stay strong my darling, I love you, you can do this x.'  Boyfriend of athlete Alexa Leary has posted an emotional tribute to his girlfriend, who is fighting for life in Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after a horror bike crash Alexa Leary sustained major i

Killed as they slept: A breakdown of where the 95 identified Miami condo victims were before the tower collapse - as families of the remaining few unaccounted for tell of their despair one month on

Floorplans of the Miami condo tower have revealed where many the victims lay sleeping or were going about their lives inside their homes on the night of the horror collapse.  Almost all of the victims have now been pulled from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, while the families of the last few still missing continue to wait in agony for news almost one month on from the disaster.   Almost 100 people were killed when 55 of the 136 units in the 13-story tower collapsed in the early hours of June 24.   The remaining section was demolished on July 4 when the site became too dangerous for rescue teams to continue searching for the missing and Tropical Storm was barreling toward south Florida, threatening to topple it entirely.  A total of 97 victims have now been pulled from the rubble, ranging in age from 1 to 92. All but two bodies have been identified while the families of three women are still waiting for news, meaning at least one more body is thought to b