CityMag

10/01/2026

Adelaide’s skyline is continuing to be transformed with plans for a new mixed-use residential tower in the centre of the CBD.

09/01/2026

Searching garages and cupboards across the country and the Tasman, Adelaide filmmaker Jolyon Hoff has restored hours of rusting film reels in a bid to preserve surfing history. Watch the video.

Searching garages and cupboards across the country, Jolyon Hoff has restored hours of rusting film reels to preserve surfing history.

09/01/2026

A multitude of high-profile authors has joined the flood of names demolishing the Writers’ Week lineup. While the Jewish Council of Australia has condemned the board’s decision to pull a Palestinian advocate from the list.

A multitude of high-profile authors has joined the flood of names demolishing the Writers' Week lineup.

09/01/2026

South Australia is full of accommodation designed to help you unwind. We bring you the best of them in our series CityMag Stays, where we check out where to check-in for a night. Here are some of our favourites so far, just in time to plan your January long weekend.

Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram has been moved to a notorious jail reserved for the state’s worst criminals.

09/01/2026

A headliner of Adelaide Festival’s music program has withdrawn in the wake of the festival board’s decision to axe a Palestinian author from Writers’ Week as the controversy spreads further.

A major headliner of Adelaide Festival’s music program has withdrawn in the wake of the festival board’s decision to axe a Palestinian author from Writers’ Week.

09/01/2026

A guerrilla festival could be on the cards as boycotting writers discuss protest options and city councillors explore cutting funding.

08/01/2026

Business is “booming” on Jetty Road this summer despite its controversial street upgrades. Mayor Amanda Wilson calls out “extremely detrimental and unfair” criticism over the council’s bid to overhaul the popular precinct.

Business is “booming” on Jetty Road this summer following controversial street upgrades, a tram closure and the harmful algal bloom.

08/01/2026

The Adelaide Festival board has cut a Palestinian advocate from its 2026 Writers’ Week lineup, claiming it was not “culturally sensitive to continue to program her at this unprecedented time so soon after Bondi”. One prominent backer of Writers’ Week has immediately withdrawn its support.

Adelaide Festival board cuts Palestinian advocate from 2026 Writers Week, claiming her inclusion is not "culturally sensitive" after Bondi.

23/12/2025

From Hannah Kent to Adelaide Writers’ Week director Louise Adler, we’ve polled the state’s writers, publishers, reviewers and booksellers about their year in reading.

From Hannah Kent to Adelaide Writers’ Week director Louise Adler, we’ve polled the state's writers, publishers, reviewers and booksellers about their year in reading.

23/12/2025

Harvest Rock returned and another viral artist is headlining Laneway…is the music festival back? Here are all the ones going ahead this summer and how you can stay healthy to enjoy them.

Here's all the music festivals going ahead in Adelaide this summer and how you can stay healthy to enjoy them.

21/12/2025

Overwhelmed by choice paralysis? Don’t know which flick to pick from the 15 streaming subscriptions you’ve signed up to? Want to cool off in the cinema? Fear not, CityMag’s got your back with our Summer Film Club – our favourite releases of the year (both high and lowbrow) that’ll give meaning to those liminal days between Christmas and NYE.

The Crown & Anchor will go west for two years while the construction of a student accommodation tower next door gets underway