2000s
- 2000: All government bus operations handed to private operators, buses and infastructure still government owned. Heysen Tunnels in Adelaide Hills are opened.
- 2001: Construction of Alice Springs-Darwin track starts. The National Wine Centre of Australia opens in the East Parklands.
- 2002: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Adelaide. First low floor bus entered service on the O-Bahn Busway.
- 2003: The transcontinental railway line from Adelaide to Darwin is completed.
- 2004: Port Adelaide Football Club wins the AFL Grand Final. Trains travel from Adelaide to Darwin for the first time.
- 2005: Adelaide Airport's new T1 terminal is opened. Port River Expressway opened.
- 2007: World Police and Fire Games held in Adelaide. Adelaide-Glenelg tram service is extended to North Terrace (City West).
- 2008: Record breaking heat wave set in March. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 visits Adelaide for the last time. Electrification of suburban rail network announced.
- 2009: Lance Armstrong Rides In the Tour Down Under
- 2010: MS Queen Victoria visits Adelaide for the first time on 23 February. RMS Queen Mary 2 visits Adelaide for the first time on 11 March. Adelaide-Glenelg tram service extented to Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Northern Expressway constructed. Stephen Yarwood elected new Lord Mayor of Adelaide. Almost 70mm of rain falls on Adelaide on 7 December, breaking the daily record.
- 2011: RMS Queen Mary 2 visits Adelaide on 20 February.
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