Rachael Merritt is a News Reporter at ABC Adelaide. She covers a range of topics including transportation and mobility, climate change and environment, and hospitality and leisure, reflecting her diverse interests in individual sports and cultural movements. Rachael's work has been featured in Space Today and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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Rachael Merritt's reporting mainly focuses on local news in Townsville, Australia. The majority of her coverage consists of breaking news and evolving stories, with a significant emphasis on crime-related topics.
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By: Rachael Merritt
Every year hundreds of First Nations people from across the country reach out to the South Australian Museum, hoping to find a missing piece of their family history. And a warning this story includes the name of an Indigenous person who has died.
By: Rachael-Merritt
Fri 10 Jul 2026 at 11:41pm Every year, scores of migratory birds from the far reaches of Siberia and Alaska descend upon South Australia's
By: Rachael-Merritt
Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 3:01am A Sikh leader says the community is feeling "shattered" after a fire destroyed a temple north of Adelaide overnight.
By: Rachael-Merritt
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 10:20pm A dedicated court for veterans which advocates hope will be a "life-saving" initiative will sit for the first time in Australia next week.
By: Olivia Mason, George Yankovich, Rachael Merritt
Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 11:54am Students at Forest School SA take part in outdoor activities such as bushwalking and cooking. ABC News: Olivia Mason
By: George Yankovich, Rachael Merritt
George Yankovich and Rachael Merritt Emergency services have issued an evacuation order for an "extremely dangerous" fire burning in a large industrial shed containing sulphur at Port Adelaide.
By: Daniel-Keane, Rachael-Merritt
Yuko Sato ran 436 kilometres over 65 hours at an endurance event in Queensland over the weekend. ABC News: Ashlin Blischeke
By: Rachael-Merritt
SA's health minister says men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide. Unsplash Kelly Sikkema /CC licence
By: Rachael-Merritt, Matthew-Ward-Agius
Police have linked a group dubbed "The Family" the the unsolved murders of (left to right from top) Alan Barnes, Neil Muir, Mark Langley and Peter Stogneff. Supplied: SA Police
By: Rachael-Merritt
Fraser Ellis (right) appears in court today for sentencing submissions over deception charges. ABC News
