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Channel 10 and Lisa Wilkinson have won the defamation case brought against them by Bruce Lehrmann after Justice Michael Lee found Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House. Read how the judgment unfolded.
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With her face hidden behind a black cloth, a 14-year-old girl attended court today facing serious terrorism charges.

South Australian terror cops swooped in on the Adelaide girl in mid March following an investigation, charging her with possessing explosive instructions and 19 counts of possessing extremist material.

The girl, appearing before Magistrate Tracee Micallef at Adelaide Youth Court on Friday, wore black jeans and sneakers and sat quietly throughout proceedings.

Andrew Williams, appearing for the girl, asked Ms Micallef to close the hearing to protect his client’s welfare.

“This is a very young girl,” he said.

“This needs to be handled delicately and privately.”

The girl will return to court for another hearing on April 19.

imageThe girl will return to court on April 19 for her next hearing. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Au revoir Sunny

Family, including the friends who became family of “larger than life” brothel madam, Stormy Summers will say their final goodbyes to the Adelaide icon this afternoon.

At a service held in the Heysen Chapel at Centennial Park, Stormy Summers Adelaide’s most famous madam will be laid to rest surrounded by family and friends.

Summers died at the Lyell McEwin Hospital after an illness, on March 17, three days short of her 78th birthday.

The ceremony is open to public will be held in Centennial Park’s Heysen Chapel at 3.30pm

imageVale Stormy Summers

Frantic scenes for Lehrmann

There are frantic scenes at the North Sydney house where Bruce Lehrmann has been staying the past week, where he has been met with a media scrum as he moves out.

A grey ute was parked in the driveway of the party house on Friday, packing up Mr Lehrmann’s belongings.

The items included bundles of folders, Xbox and multiple video games.

Neighbours were relieved to hear the wild parties were coming to an end.

“They’ve been vile, I am happy he’s going,” one neighbour said about the behaviour.

A shell-shocked flatmate also said that the media and neighbourhood furore had “ruined his life”.

imageMr Lehrmann’s belongings being packed into a ute outside the house on Friday morning. Picture: news.com.au

Serious crash causing delays

A collision between a tractor and a car has resulted in one person being airlifted to hospital.

Just after 11am on Friday, emergency services received reports of a serious crash at Angas Plains, near Langhorne Creek.

A tractor and a car collided at the intersection of Davidson Rd and Leslies Rd.

SA Ambulance said a man in his 60s with serious chest injuries has been airlifted to Flinders Medical Centre for treatment.

Roads are expected to remain blocked for several hours and motorists travelling in the area are asked to slow down and be alert.

More Friday stories:

Mean streets: Home for one Adelaide person is a two-man tent pitched under some trees on a tucked-away little hillock in Adelaide’s southern parklands and for this 61-year-old, life on the streets can be tough.

HOF Footy legend charged: Legendary St Kilda and Melbourne hardman Carl Ditterich has been charged with a string of child sexual offences alleged to have occurred almost 40 years ago.

Ground zero: Crunch time for affordable, reliable electricity is coming fast and SA will be key to deciding nuclear power’s fate, writes Paul Starick.

Captured in time: Take a look at some of the wonderful snaps that this week has produced with some of the best photos from around the world captured.

Weekend weather 

With a cloudy and dark start to Friday, the weekend is expected to also have some cloud coverage blocking the sun's rays.

Saturday is expected to have a top of 19C and cloudy. The temp will drop to a chilly 9C overnight. Sunday will see the mercury jump a tiny bit higher with a top of 21C expected and a low of 11C.

Tonight once the sun goes down, bring a coat. Temps are looking to drop to 8C.

Matthew Welch
Homepage Editor
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