A South Australia Police superintendent in charge of enforcing road safety has been fined after he used a mobile phone while riding a bike.

Superintendent Shane Johnson, who heads up SA Police's Traffic Services Branch, was issued an expiation notice after taking a selfie while cycling down a back street and posting it to his Strava account.

Johnson said he had been "winding down" after a 202-kilometre ride with friends on October 18 and was less than 100 metres from his home when he took the photo.

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The image, obtained by the Adelaide Advertiser, shows the superintendent wearing a helmet and smiling while holding his phone for a selfie.

Johnson shared the image to GPS tracking app Strava, which cyclists and runners regularly use to log their rides.

Under SA law, cyclists must obey the same road rules as drivers and using a mobile phone while riding a bike is considered a traffic offence.

Johnson admitted using his phone while on a bike was a "lapse in judgement".

"I take full responsibility for my actions. I acknowledge I have done the wrong thing and accept the consequences," Johnson added.

"No-one is immune from road traffic laws.

"Every road user needs to remain alert and aware of the rules when using mobile phones not just for their own safety, but that of other road users."

The incident has been referred to the to SAPOL's Ethical and Professional Standards Branch.

An internal conduct investigation remains ongoing.

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Israeli police say they found about 70 Palestinian men hiding in a garbage truck as they attempted to cross into Israel, apparently in search of work.

The men were discovered on Monday at a West Bank checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, reports Associated Press.

Footage from the scene shows the men packed inside the truck, piled one on top of another in the vehicle's waste compartment.

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Police are seen in the video, some with their weapons drawn, surrounding the truck.

Within minutes of their discovery, officers removed them one by one as garbage fell from the vehicle.

The 30-year-old Israeli man driving the garbage truck was arrested and questioned by police.

Israel's Defence Ministry said the men were "trying to infiltrate central Israel" and that they were stopped at a West Bank checkpoint.

Authorities did not provide details on the motive for the attempted entry, but Ital Almog, a local police commander, described them as "illegal entrants," a term that usually refers to Palestinians entering Israel in search of work.

Israeli police have routinely reported illegal entrants from the Israeli-occupied West Bank after Israel revoked tens of thousands of Palestinian work permits since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack.

The large number of men and grim conditions of the garbage truck incident highlighted the level of desperation and the lengths that some are willing to go.

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Sky Daly-Holt was cradling her six-week-old daughter when she received the news no loved one wants to hear.

Her sister Autumn Baker had been violently murdered by a man she had considered a friend.

"What should have been a joyous time in my life … turned into a horror show," Sky said.

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Baker had been visiting Mark Ludbrook at his home in Melbourne's south-west in August 2023 when he attacked her with a knife.

She had tried to stop him from self-harming when he turned the weapon on her, stabbing her multiple times to the chest, arms and eyes.

Ludbrook claimed his mind was altered by PCE, an illicit drug he had taken earlier that morning to manage pain from his neurological condition.

But a Victorian Supreme Court jury found the 54-year-old was conscious of his actions and therefore guilty of murder.

Sky was among Baker's friends and family who confronted Ludbrook as he faced a pre-sentence hearing on Tuesday.

She described the violence and sorrow he had brought into her life, saying Ludbrook had destroyed her family.

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"You have stolen my first and forever friend, my childhood witness, a person who knew me better than anyone else," Sky said.

"Every day I tell Autumn I love her and I miss her. No one will love me like Autumn did."

Ludbrook had also robbed Baker's two young children of a loving, caring and empathetic mother, Sky said.

"I despise you," she told Ludbrook, who watched on a video link from prison.

"I wish Autumn had never met you. I wish she had let you kill yourself that day. Your life is worthless."

Baker's mother, Annie Daly-Holt, said she was afraid to live each day without her daughter and it was only her grandchildren who kept her going.

"My life has been about ensuring my daughter is not forgotten," she said.

"She was exuding light everywhere she went and left beauty in her wake. There was nothing she couldn't do."

Baker's father, Lance Daly-Holt, said there was no adequate sentence for Ludbrook.

"I miss my daughter every day," he said.

"This man's actions have taken everything from my family."

On the morning of the murder, Ludbrook's carer saw him walking around naked despite him normally only managing three steps at a time.

He also thanked different colours and told his carer how he needed to sleep with her to save the animals.

Crown prosecutor Jim Shaw said the verdict made it clear Ludbrook was acting consciously and deliberately at the time of the murder, regardless of the drugs he had taken.

Lubdrook's moral culpability was therefore high and he still had not taken any responsibility for his actions, Shaw argued.

Ludbrook's barrister will make submissions when the case returns to court on Friday.

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