Morning PostAdelaide Monday, 13 April 2026 • Issue #651 |
Partly cloudy with pleasant conditions ☀️ UV 6.2 • 🌅 Sunset 5:54 PM |
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Good morning! A diverted Qantas flight brought unexpected guests overnight, while interstate visitors want Gather Round to stay in Adelaide permanently. Plus, today's Scam Watch asks what you'd do if romance turns into a money request. — Nathan, Editor |
At a Glance 📰 Emergency landing strands travellers after cabin odour 🎨 Adelaide Biennial: Yield Strength + 3 more events 🛡️ Scam Watch: Romance Scams on Dating Sites 🕰️ On this day in 1945: Allied forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in... |
Today's Adelaide A Perth-bound Qantas service made an unscheduled stop here last night when passengers became ill from a strange mechanical odour. The incident left travellers stranded in Adelaide overnight. via 7NEWS SAOut-of-state footy fans are calling for Gather Round to remain an Adelaide tradition. Meanwhile, Crows star Ebony Marinoff challenged league bosses to explain why AFLW teams aren't included. via ABC AdelaideLittle corellas are destroying property and blanketing a school in droppings on Kangaroo Island. The non-native birds damage crops and infrastructure with no effective solution in sight. via The Guardian SA |
Around Australia Australians are buying canned goods and long-life staples in bulk as Middle East tensions raise concerns about food price rises and potential shortages. via The Guardian Australia |
Around the World |
What's On Arts & Exhibitions Every Monday we spotlight arts and exhibitions worth seeing around Adelaide. FreeArt Gallery of South Australia, until 8 Jun Twenty-four Australian artists explore how materials and identity respond under pressure in the nation's longest contemporary survey. FreeArt Gallery of South Australia, until 11 Oct A thousand years of Balinese and Lombok textile traditions showcasing extraordinary cross-cultural artistic exchange. FreeSouth Australian Museum, until 30 Jun Where nature, science and art converge in Australia's premier celebration of scientific illustration and observation. FreeTandanya, 253 Grenfell Street, until 31 Dec Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned multi-arts centre celebrates Kaurna Yarta through exhibitions and live performance. Got an event to share? Let us know → |
Scam Watch Every Monday we help you spot the latest scams targeting Australians. Romance Scams on Dating SitesCriminals create fake profiles on dating websites and social media to build romantic relationships with victims over weeks or months. Once trust is established, they fabricate emergencies or opportunities, asking for money transfers, gift cards, or personal financial information to help with their 'crisis' or to meet in person. How to protect yourself: ✓ Never send money, gift cards, or personal financial details to someone you've only met online ✓ Be wary of people who quickly profess love or avoid phone/video calls ✓ Do a reverse image search on their photos - scammers often steal pictures from other people's profiles ✓ Meet in person in a public place before developing deeper feelings or trust |
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Daily Brainteaser 🧩 What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?Answer revealed at the bottom of today's edition. |
Daily Games 💡 Today's Featured Game Word Ladder 3 steps · ~2 min WERE → WAND Change one letter at a time · Par: 3 steps Yesterday: 🧠 77 played · 💡 47 played · ✏️ 49 played |
On This Day Anniversary of • Allied forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. (1945) • An oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, forcing NASA to abort the moon landing mission. (1970) • Cyclone Trixie crossed the Northern Territory coast near Darwin, causing significant damage but no deaths. (1977) • The United States dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, the MOAB, on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan. (2017) 🎂 Born on this day: Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell (1948), American actor Ron Perlman (1950), and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov (1963). |
Brainteaser Answer
The letter R. |
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One Last Smile  Peak autumn is needing a jumper at breakfast and a T-shirt by lunch. Send this to a friend who’d laugh |
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