Candice Prosser
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Journalist @ABCNews experienced in court reporting. Foodie, Francophile, bunny enthusiast & diehard Queen music fan. Views all mine. [email protected]
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined December 2012
I found it fascinating diving into the ABC Archives for this story. Australians were prolific smokers in the 60s, so how did they take the news that their habit could kill them? Scroll down for some stellar vox pops and one heck of a piece to camera
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In 1964, a major scientific report laid bare the deadly risks of smoking, at a time when the tobacco industry had a stronghold on the public and government coffers. Delve into the ABC Archives to...
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Death penalty dropped against Australian woman awaiting trial over death of her stepdaughter, lawyer says https://t.co/B7BdjabMut via @ABCaustralia
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Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a former South Australian woman awaiting trial in the United States over the death of her stepdaughter.
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The joy of discovery: South Australian meteorite hunter Robert Towers has a fabulous happy dance for the big finds @abcnews
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For Robert Towers, hunting meteorites is a "wonderful hobby" — but his strike rate is impressive, and he hopes the ancient space rocks could hold undiscovered clues to the origins of the Earth and...
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Privacy laws preventing banks from adequately addressing financial abuse, Westpac representatives say - ABC News
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Privacy laws are restricting banks' abilities to effectively deal with cases of financial abuse, Australia's second-largest bank has told a federal inquiry.
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Elective surgeries resume, but some procedures still on hold while code yellow emergency remains in South Australian hospitals - ABC News
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More elective surgery restrictions have been eased in South Australian hospitals, but a statewide code yellow — or internal emergency — is continuing a fortnight after it was declared.
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Cancer patients 'outraged' by uncertainty around life-saving proton therapy unit - ABC News
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The SA government says it has "grave concerns" over whether a cancer treatment option promoted as the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere will be delivered as planned, with one patient...
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SA parole board poised to make a decision on whether to release Snowtown accomplice Mark Ray Haydon into the community https://t.co/qA1PxfusZP via @ABCaustralia
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South Australia's parole board is considering an application to release Snowtown accomplice Mark Ray Haydon, on the same day the state government has rushed legal changes through parliament.
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Former ADF lieutenant colonel fined for illegally accessing classified defence documents https://t.co/6G4WTiHxzV via @ABCaustralia
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Antoni Gregory Furman is fined in Adelaide's District Court for accessing more than 200 classified defence department documents after he transferred to a private sector job.
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Brand new car rolls through Carrickalinga home after driver reportedly forgets handbrake https://t.co/qISDnCAfHs via @ABCaustralia
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Police say the car was unattended when it rolled downhill through a house south of Adelaide, before exiting out the other side, off the balcony, and landing in the front yard.
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Adelaide stabbing victim, who was attacked by her own family for “dishonouring” them, was inundated with phone calls and texts from family members as they tried to track her down in the lead up to the attack, prosecution document reveals @abcnews
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A young woman stabbed at an Adelaide shopping centre car park by her father who disapproved of her relationship with a man of a different faith, was inundated with texts and calls as her attackers...
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Woman charged with murdering her elderly parents with lethal dose of insulin remains on bail after Adelaide court dismisses prosecution application to revoke her home detention bail after 5 alleged bail breaches
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An Adelaide magistrate dismisses a prosecution application to revoke home detention bail for Raelene Polymiadis, who is accused of murdering her elderly parents by injecting them with her own insulin.
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Toy library memberships surge across Australia as families feel cost of living crunch - ABC News
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Toy Libraries Australia expects memberships will rise further in the lead-up to Christmas, as families look for ways to keep costs down.
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“Giving was at the core of who they were” … close friend of paediatrician Dr Michael Yung pays tribute to her “beautiful, generous” friends, saying their legacy will live on in charity fund that aims to support first-year Indigenous medical students
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As the grief from Dr Michael Yung's alleged murder continues to ripple through the community, those who helped him establish a charity in honour of his late wife are determined to continue his dream.
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Adelaide family arrive in Cairo after fleeing Gaza through Rafah border crossing https://t.co/zz8V1WTCrY via @ABCaustralia
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The man, his wife and their two young children were among a group of Australians and other foreign nationals who were able to escape Gaza when the Rafah border crossing opened to civilians for the...
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Adelaide driver pleads not guilty to causing crash that killed woman and injured her twin sister https://t.co/DmbbQ2b82l via @ABCaustralia
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Carlie Eileen Richards was allegedly driving at excessive speed and had methamphetamine in her system at the time of the crash on Adelaide's Port River Expressway.
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Cheerleading coach accused of sexually assaulting girls acquitted of all charges https://t.co/ppTAK5Ppfu via @ABCaustralia
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An Adelaide cheerleading coach who had been accused of sexually assaulting girls at a club is acquitted of all charges, after a judge finds the complainants were "not credible or reliable".
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Road rage murder accused would have 'vigorously defended' attack on one 'good eye', court hears https://t.co/sLGKlIzv3h via @ABCaustralia
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An ophthalmologist called as a defence witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a stranger during a road rage fight has given evidence about the accused's eyesight during the altercation.
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Family members accused of trying to murder young woman in 'attempted honour killing' plead guilty to lesser charges https://t.co/Az8EGq3Hqo via @ABCaustralia
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Prosecutors have dropped attempted murder charges against the parents and siblings of a young Muslim woman who was held down and stabbed.
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Man accused of shooting Jason De Ieso was not at Pooraka scene, lawyer says https://t.co/VeamYqDqcx via @ABCaustralia
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Eight men are charged with murdering Jason De Ieso in Adelaide's northern suburbs in 2012, but the lawyer for the man accused of firing the fatal shot says his client wasn't even there.
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“Very concerning trend”: South Australian judge jails rapist who filmed sexual crimes against unconscious ex https://t.co/Us2ID8cg0C via @ABCaustralia
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An Adelaide judge says crimes such as indecent filming are becoming more prevalent as technology evolves, with a need to send a message to others that it will not be tolerated.
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