
James Wakelin
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jordanna Schriever |James Wakelin
Four years after fleeing Hong Kong, outspoken pro-democracy advocate Ted Hui says he continues to be the target of an intimidation campaign involving an anonymous "wanted" letter and fake pamphlets. The South Australian Law Society has come out in support of Mr Hui, a former Hong Kong parliamentarian who is now an Adelaide-based lawyer, and said it was "deeply concerned" about the content of those documents.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Eva Blandis |James Wakelin
The nephew of one of the "bodies-in-the-barrels" murder victims has called on South Australia's Parole Board not to release convicted killer James Vlassakis who has applied to be released into the community. SA Parole Board chair Frances Nelson KC told the ABC on Thursday that Vlassakis, the youngest of the four Snowtown murderers, has made the application.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | James Wakelin |Jordanna Schriever
Convicted Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis has applied to be released on parole, the Parole Board has told the ABC. Vlassakis was the youngest of the four perpetrators involved in South Australia's "bodies-in-the-barrels murders" between 1992 and 1999, and was the key prosecution witness.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Thomas Kelsall |James Wakelin
The Whyalla steelworks' blast furnace will be shut down for 36 hours to undergo "urgent" maintenance work as administrators warn the plant is in a "state of disrepair" and they are "extremely concerned" for the health and wellbeing of local workers. The blast furnace will begin a 36-hour shutdown on Wednesday, according to Energy and Mining Minister Tom Koutsantonis, bringing a temporary halt to steel production in Whyalla.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Jordanna Schriever |James Wakelin
Over 10 years, the notorious "bicycle bandit" terrorised innocent bank tellers at gunpoint. His identity remained a mystery for almost two decades until police used an emerging forensic technique to unmask the culprit. Loading... Carrying a duffle bag, a man seamlessly pulls a balaclava down over his face, yanks out a rifle and aims it towards the bank teller.
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