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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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2 months ago | 
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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Dec 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Wakelin
Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 25-year-old Ngor Bol in the Adelaide CBD in the early hours of Anzac Day in 2022. Thocrial Agoth, 24, who can be named for the first time, was charged with the murder alongside a 20-year-old man — who still cannot be named for legal reasons. Agoth was handed a non-parole period of 24 years and the 20-year-old was handed a non-parole period of 26 years.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Wakelin
The top cop in South Australia says police forces around the nation are facing challenges in recruiting and retaining officers. Grant Stevens says the risks and the increasing scrutiny associated with being a police officer could be deterring applicants. The commissioner, who will mark a decade in the role next year, says he has no plans to retire. South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has seen a monumental shift in policing over his 42-year career.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards |James Wakelin
An independent organisation will be selected to review how South Australia's child protection department deal with complaints. Some foster carers say they would rather an independent complaints unit is established instead. An SA government spokesperson says updates on the progress of the review would be shared "as appropriate".
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Arj Ganesan |James Wakelin
Earmarking Port Augusta for the opposition's nuclear plan has proved wildly unpopular with Indigenous leaders, who say mining and dumping nuclear material is akin to "killing your mother". Others say they believe Australia is lagging behind and needs to embrace nuclear energy. Questions remain, with voters saying they are still in the dark about how much the plan will cost and how the privately owned land would be acquired.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Wakelin
John Griffin, 29, has admitted he started a fight with Gary Robinson before he was killed in 2022. Griffin's lawyer says there was a level of self defence in the fight as a knife had been involved. Griffin is expected to be sentenced in October. A pensioner who was found dead in his caravan near Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsula in September 2022 was stomped on before he died, the South Australian Supreme Court has heard.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Wakelin
In short: SA's code yellow emergency has been extended for metropolitan and peri-urban hospitals, but will be lifted for country hospitals. The emergency was declared a week ago, with surging demand blamed on an increase in respiratory illnesses such as COVID and the flu. What's next? Elective surgeries will resume in country hospitals from 5pm today, with metro hospital situations to be evaluated daily.
