Drugged, speeding driver confesses to killing mate
A teenager has admitted killing his friend in a car crash – and that he was speeding, drugged, trying to escape police and disqualified from driving at the time.
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Locked up — paedophile’s final bid fails
The church leader who abused two brothers in the 1990s has lost his bid to spend his jail term in the comfort of home — and his victims say their fight is no longer about a “filthy old paedophile”.
Not guilty: Judge acquits man over Hindley St killing
The man who threw the single punch that killed Jack Hanley on Hindley St has been found not guilty of manslaughter by a judge — and the victim’s family reacted with tears and anger.
We must never be silent about child-sex abuse
It seems as though, after years of secrecy and additional pain for victims, the tide is finally turning against child-sex predators.
Brave brothers’ rallying cry as predator waits on appeal
Their innocence was stolen by a predator. Now, Adelaide’s Masked Brothers are fighting for the 1.4 million Australians who have suffered — and to spare future kids that same abuse.
Drunk driver jailed for crashing into family
A drunk driver “tore the heart out” of an innocent family — going about their lives on a quiet suburban street — when he ploughed into them in a shocking crash caught on CCTV.
Opposition to back end of predator shield
The State Opposition has said it would support legislation to abolish special identity protections for alleged sex offenders.
Man accused of stabbing nurse tells police he’ll ‘fight them’
The man charged over the stabbing of a nurse outside an Adelaide hospital has refused to come out of his jail cell for a court appearance.
Sex offenders lose anonymity in secrecy law overhaul
Decades of special treatment for alleged rapists and paedophiles granted automatic anonymity when they face court will end under new laws headed for State Parliament — and victims’ rights groups are this morning applauding the move.
Abolishing sex secrecy ends court inequity
Abolishing identity bans for alleged sex offenders will address an age-old inequity, says Chief Court Reporter Sean Fewster — and that should be the goal of everyone in the legal system.
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