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Chance of release for indefinitely detained

One of two men who have been held in Alice Springs Prison for years after being found unfit to plead in court may be released into community care in the future.
ABC - May 20, 6:27 pm
Qld boy remains critical after ride fall

Five-year-old Patrick O'Sullivan remains in a coma after he was flung from a show ride at a school fete on Sunday afternoon.
May 20, 6:26 pm
AFL says umpire right in Eagles-Roos clash

The AFL says the umpire who paid a controversial late free kick that helped West Coast beat North Melbourne on Friday night was correct.
May 20, 6:22 pm
NSW ICAC's biggest inquiry into activities of former ALP ministers wraps up after six months

A corruption inquiry into former New South Wales Labor ministers has wrapped up after six months of evidence and hundreds of witnesses.
ABC - May 20, 6:14 pm
Now the wait - ICAC reports due by August

After four inquiries and more than 150 witnesses, three NSW Labor politicians will wait up to three months to find out if the ICAC finds them corrupt.
May 20, 6:14 pm
Mental health disorders among Australian parents on the rise

A new study has found the number of parents with mental illness increased by three per cent every year between 1990 to 2005.
ABC - May 20, 6:08 pm
Melbourne's Hart apologises for abuse

Melbourne's Catholic archbishop has apologised to abuse victims over what he says is one of the darkest periods in the church's history.
May 20, 6:07 pm
Actress Hackforth-Jones loved by all

Penne Hackforth-Jones first appeared in Riptide and acted in many well known Aussie shows including All Saints, A Country Practice and Tandarra.
May 20, 6:06 pm
Super-rich in a class war, says ALP VP

A win for Tony Abbott in the federal election would be a huge boost for the rich, says the vice president of the Labor party Tony Sheldon.
May 20, 5:53 pm
Vic police searching for fisherman

Victorian police are searching for a 33-year-old man who has not returned from a fishing trip.
May 20, 5:52 pm
NSW ponders ban on unvaccinated kids

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has stopped short of endorsing a blanket ban at early childhood centres on unvaccinated kids.
May 20, 5:48 pm
Qld tops nation in drug arrests: report

Queensland has recorded the highest number of drug arrests in Australia in 2011/12 and police say it indicates they are cracking down on the drug trade.
May 20, 5:47 pm
Abuse was covered up: Melbourne archbishop

Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart admits the Catholic Church was slow to act on abuse.
May 20, 7:18 pm
Lions duo face AFL suspensions

Brisbane AFL coach Michael Voss says he wants his team to play more aggressively, even though they are likely to lose two players to suspension.
May 20, 5:41 pm
$A higher but trading in narrow range

The Australian dollar is slightly higher and spent the local session trading in a narrow range.
May 20, 5:36 pm