With South Australians losing more than $6m to scams over the first half of this year, the state government is urging people to protect themselves and learn the signs of a scam.

A bill introduced to State Parliament proposed to mandate a two-hour minimum pause in the delivery of online alcohol orders in South Australia.

New laws aimed at better protecting South Australian workers employed through labour hire companies have formally come into effect – significantly expanding the scope of the state’s labour hire licensing regime.

South Australians are being warned about scams involving people posing as locksmiths, costing unsuspecting customers hundreds of dollars each year.

South Australian body corporate manager Robert De Jonge has been stripped of his land agent registration, following action by regulator Consumer and Business Services.

New penalties cracking down on petrol stations who fail to comply with South Australia’s real-time fuel monitoring scheme are now in effect.

A dozen convenience stores across the city have been hit with 28-day closure orders, following work by Consumer and Business Servies’ illicit tobacco taskforce.

More than 1,000 fuel inspections and petrol stations fined $20K since the Middle East conflict began.