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Attempted rape accused was on parole for murder

A man accused of a stabbing and attempted rape at a Sydney bus stop last night was on parole for murder.
ABC - June 20, 12:17 pm
Giant cuttlefish research in upper Spencer Gulf gets state funding boost

The Conservation Council has welcomed South Australian funding of $50,000 to boost giant Australian cuttlefish research in upper Spencer Gulf.
ABC - June 20, 12:13 pm
SA parliament to look into Hills bushfire

The South Australian parliament will conduct an inquiry into a recent bushfire in the Adelaide Hills.
June 20, 12:12 pm
Dozens of jobs going from Royal District Nursing Service in South Australia

A union said dozens of jobs were going from the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) in South Australia.
ABC - June 20, 12:11 pm
Hastings Deering to cut 200 jobs, mainly from Mackay, Rockhampton

Mining support company Hastings Deering has announced plans to cut 200 jobs from its Australian workforce.
ABC - June 20, 12:11 pm
Milat axe appeal to be heard by December

Matthew Milat, the great nephew of serial killer Ivan Milat, will learn next month when he'll appeal his 43-year jail term for murdering a teen with an axe
June 20, 12:10 pm
Stocks to watch at noon on Thursday

Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange at noon on Thursday
June 20, 12:08 pm
Collar-bomb hoaxer challenges sentence on psychiatric grounds

The man who attached a fake collar bomb to the neck of a Sydney teenager is appealing against his jail sentence on psychiatric grounds.
ABC - June 20, 12:05 pm
Geothermal company to drill new well in SA

A geothermal energy company is about to drill a second well in South Australia's north as it draws close to producing commercial power.
June 20, 12:04 pm
Man kicked female cop in the head: charge

A female police officer suffered swelling and bruising after she was allegedly kicked in the head by a man during a search.
June 20, 12:03 pm
Newcastle coal workers take strike action

Workers at Port Waratah Coal Services in Newcastle will kick off a series of work stoppages on Thursday.
June 20, 12:01 pm
Labor bill in South Australia seeks to legalise gay marriage

Labor backbencher Susan Close has introduced a bill to the South Australian Parliament seeking to allow same-sex marriage.
ABC - June 20, 12:00 pm
Bill to recognise foreign gay pairs fails

The Senate has voted down a bill to recognise under Australian law the status of same-sex marriages entered overseas.
June 20, 12:00 pm
Two violent sex offenders flee supervision facility at Ararat

Police in Victoria are hunting two violent sex offenders who have fled a supervision centre in western Victoria.
ABC - June 20, 12:19 pm
Two sex offenders on the run in Vic

Two sex offenders have escaped from a residential facility in regional Victoria.
June 20, 11:56 am