Abe Maddison

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South Australian Correspondent, Reporter and Writer, Australian Associated Press (AAP)
Writer, Freelance

Adelaide, South Australia

Crime and Justice, Environment, Opinion and Editorial, Politics

As seen in: Australian Associated Press (AAP), MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Ireland, MSN Money Canada, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Daily Mail, MSN Malaysia, MSN Philippines, MSN South Africa and

Covers: State and national general news, including courts, crime, indigenous affairs, politics and environment.

South Australian Correspondent for Australian Associated Press. News tips to amaddison@aap.com.au. Latest book, CRAZY BASTARD, out now.

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Postcard Bandit freedom bid

WA Today — Notorious bank robber and fugitive Brenden James Abbott is seeking to have his detention declared unlawful and is suing the Western Australian government for wrongful imprisonment.

June 17, 2024

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Searchers dig deeper for answers to Beaumont mystery

Glen Innes Examiner — Forensic experts and earthmovers who've commandeered an industrial site in suburban Adelaide are poised to deliver definitive answers to the enduring mystery of Australia's most infamous unsolved crime.

Feb. 21, 2025

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'Bury me in the pines': harrowing serial killing claims

Canberra Times — Hours after beloved grandmother Phyllis Harrison was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death, Steven Leslie Hainsworth answered a knock at his door from detectives. More than 26 years later, the Mildura man, 49, is on trial in the South Australian Supreme Court, accused of murdering his neighbour at Elizabeth South in March 1998.

Jan. 4, 2025

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Snowtown murders: The grim legacy of trauma endures over decades

The Nightly — When detectives pried open the door of a disused bank vault in rural South Australia, it unleashed a fetid stench of death that would haunt all who entered.

May 19, 2024

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