Olivia Mason
Adelaide, SA
Olivia Mason is a multi-platform reporter, and digital and social media producer for ABC News, currently based in Adelaide.
She has reported on a wide range of topics including courts, health, politics and environmental issues for radio, television and online audiences.
She also spent some time reporting in Queensland from the ABC's Sunshine Coast office and has worked as a reporter for the ABC's national kids news program, Behind the News.
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feel good:Aussie choir's praises sung, as golden voices claim top gongs at world championships
By Olivia Mason
The world's largest choir competition was a richly harmonious occasion for a group of a cappella singers from Adelaide, who are now basking in glory after snaring gold medals.
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'Extremely confronting scene': Woman injured, man dead after sword incident
By Shari Hams and Olivia Mason
Police have launched a Commissioner's Inquiry after a man wielding a sword threatened a woman inside her Mawson Lakes unit. Police subdued the man using a taser, and he was taken to hospital where he later died.
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Mum 'let down and disgusted' over regional hospital's gap fee request
By Olivia Mason and Isabella Carbone
Authorities deny a toddler who was taken to a regional hospital via ambulance was turned away after his mum couldn't afford an up-front gap fee to see a doctor.
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Legal bid to have paedophile detained indefinitely dismissed
By Olivia Mason
An Adelaide HIV-positive paedophile who committed some of "the worst and most degrading offending" seen by investigating police has had an application for an indefinite detention order declined. Warning: This story contains distressing details.
SA's notorious 'bicycle bandit' dies two days after being jailed for 35 years
By Briana Fiore and Olivia Mason
The South Australian bank robber dubbed the 'bicycle bandit' has died two days after being jailed for 35 years. Kym Allen Parsons had been granted access to voluntary assisted dying for stage 4 cancer, before he was sentenced for his crimes.
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Machete and batons allegedly 'brandished' by teenagers before lockdown of Adelaide shopping centre
By Josephine Lim, Olivia Mason, Daniel Keane, and Briana Fiore
Teenagers brandishing a machete and extendable batons — who were attempting to steal a jumper from another teen — sparked a lockdown of Westfield Marion shopping centre, Adelaide's Youth Court has heard. A lawyer for one of the accused has denied there were "knives or machetes involved".
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'Graphic' injury ad that uses Beethoven's fifth could put patients at risk, AMA says
By Olivia Mason and Stephanie Richards
Health experts have criticised a new campaign aimed at easing pressures on the state’s hospital system. The ad depicts a range of injury and illness scenarios, accompanied by the dramatic opening of Beethoven's fifth symphony.
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ATO whistleblower's appeal for immunity dismissed — but reasons suppressed for now
By Olivia Mason
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle loses his appeal to secure immunity from prosecution under protection laws in South Australia's Supreme Court.
'Troublemaker' pitch invader fined for interrupting AFL match at Adelaide Oval
By Olivia Mason
Julian Saginario, who pleaded guilty to running onto Adelaide Oval during a match between the Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats, has been fined $1,080 in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Massage therapist pleads guilty to indecent assault, but rape and aggravated assault charges dropped
By Olivia Mason
Adelaide massage therapist, Jason Paul Hagon, has pleaded guilty to 11 counts of basic indecent assault, but not guilty to the rape and aggravated indecent assault charges.
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Terminally ill man admits to being 'bicycle bandit' who terrorised victims at gunpoint
By Olivia Mason and Jordanna Schriever
South Australia's notorious "bicycle bandit", accused of carrying out armed hold-ups over a decade, has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of aggravated robbery.
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Australia set to become home to two new giant pandas, Chinese premier announces
By Stacey Pestrin and Olivia Mason
Two new pandas are offered to Adelaide Zoo as beloved pair Wang Wang and Fu Ni are set to return to China in the coming months after 15 years in the southern hemisphere.
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Elective surgeries remain cancelled in Adelaide, as hospitals grapple with overwhelming demand
By Olivia Mason and James Wakelin
South Australia's code yellow emergency has been extended for metropolitan and peri-urban hospitals, but will be lifted for country hospitals. Respiratory infections have been largely blamed for the surge in demand, as the government works to add extra beds.
Adelaide records wettest day in 126 days after dry start to the year
By Olivia Mason
Adelaide finally sees some decent rain with more expected to fall overnight after experiencing drier than usual conditions since February.
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Infrastructure upgrades announced to address 'catastrophic failure' with residents 'smelling sewage multiple times a day'
By Olivia Mason and Stephanie Richards
Many new home owners in Adelaide's north are currently relying on vacuum trucks to empty sewage tanks. The government has blamed the former Liberal government for the shortfall in infrastructure.
Four women allegedly 'punched, slapped, pushed, spat at and verbally abused' on Sunday morning train ride
By Olivia Mason
South Australian police are investigating after four women were randomly assaulted by a man unknown to them.
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Allan John Hopkins jailed for other crimes after national manhunt
By Olivia Mason
A man wanted for alleged child sex offences in South Australia is sentenced to at least seven months in jail for theft and driving crimes in another state.
'Sometimes I see his face': Teenager delivers powerful victim impact statement to former umpire
By Olivia Mason
A teenager describes the ongoing trauma she lives with as a result of the offending of Brett Daniel Allford who had worked for both the South Australian Cricket Association and the South Australian National Football League as an umpire.
Woman accused of murdering SA mother Krystal Marshall granted bail
By Olivia Mason
The Supreme Court of South Australia grants Anastasia Narelle Marshall — who is accused of killing her ex-wife, Krystal Marshall — bail with strict conditions.
Terror plot accused had guns, chemicals and extremist material, court hears
By Olivia Mason
Artem Vasilyev was working as an electrical engineer for the Department of Defence when raids on his Findon home uncovered firearms and substances used to make explosives, a jury has been told.
Unrelated firearm charge dropped against alleged shooter of SA police officer
By Olivia Mason
An unrelated firearm charge is dropped against Jaydn Harley Stimson, who is separately charged with the murder of a policeman in South Australia's south-east.
'Something needs to be done': Family of woman stabbed to death at workplace calls for an end to gendered violence
By Olivia Mason
The family of a woman stabbed to death in her workplace in Adelaide has spoken outside court calling for an end to gendered violence.
Warren Tredrea spared Channel 9 legal fees after losing unfair dismissal case
By Olivia Mason
Former AFL player and Nine News Adelaide sports presenter Warren Tredrea is spared from having to pay Nine's legal fees over his unsuccessful unfair dismissal case, with a judge making "no order as to the costs of the proceeding".
Businessman allegedly indecently assaulted 12 women during job interviews
By Olivia Mason
Adelaide businessman Solomon Farah is accused of indecently assaulting a dozen women during job interviews, with a prosecutor telling an Adelaide court there may be more than 70 victims in total.
Victim of 'soul-destroying' sexual abuse tells former bakery couple 'you're both monsters'
By Olivia Mason
A victim of a former husband and wife who had sex with underage employees who worked at their family-owned bakery in regional South Australia in the 1980s has spoken of her "soul-destroying" suffering, saying her abusers "destroyed my adolescence".