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24th March 2026

SA Business Journal

$3/L fuel, WFH calls could cripple our city

Adelaide business leaders fear a work-from-home push to ease fuel pressures could be “the last straw” for CBD hospitality and retail outlets, as petrol prices soar over $3 a litre.

The unlikely winner of the Middle East fertiliser war

An Adelaide Hills biological fertiliser maker has become the unlikely beneficiary of global conflict, with demand skyrocketing as farmers scramble for local supplies.

‘No longer profitable’: Trucks left at home as fuel bill rockets to $21k a week

Soaring fuel costs are forcing truckies off the road, threatening supply chains as SA drivers stay home. TV star Andrew “Cosi” Costello has met many who’ve had to stop operating.

Beef stock up: Prime steak prices are dropping

South Australian families face a narrow window to load up on cheaper beef as cattle from the country’s north floods into southern markets.

Overnight billionaires: Two Adelaide widows worth $2.51bn

Two South Australian widows have become billionaires after shares in Adelaide electronics company Codan doubled, making them among Australia’s richest women.

Billions of AI dollars ‘at risk’ from Australia’s slow energy grid

Australia risks losing hundreds of billions in AI investment and hi-tech jobs because its energy transition is moving too slowly to power the global AI boom.

San Churro owner cops whopping fine for exploiting worker

The owner of a popular dessert chain has been slammed for horrible working conditions and exploiting a young worker by underpaying her and docking her for breaks not taken.

Aussie businesses, shoppers preparing for worst oil crisis ever