1 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Today's Biggest News from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. Shocking footage of a young woman 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: being stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack on 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: a Melbourne city street has plunged the Victorian government into 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: damage control mode. In the CCTV footage of an incident 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: that happened on October two, a thirty six year old 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: woman is walking down Little Burke Street just before eight 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: am when a woman approaches her from behind, engages her 9 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: in conversation and then attacks with a knife. The victim, 10 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: One Lie, crumples to the pavement with a collapsed lung 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: as her attacker runs away and strangers rush to help. 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: One Lie is now recovering at home, but her family 13 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: says she's terrified to leave the house. A thirty two 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: year old woman who was out on bail at the 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: time of the attack has now been arrested and charged 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: with intentionally causing injury and committing an indictable offense while 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: on bail. She's not been required to enter a plea. 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: One Lie, a sushi chef, said in a statement, my 19 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: familiar living environment no longer gives me the comfort I 20 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: once had. I love this neighborhood and live there for 21 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: over four years, but now because of this incident, I'm 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: so scared that even the sound of footsteps behind me 23 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: is dangerous. It comes after two boys were stabbed to 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: death while walking home from a basketball game, and after 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: an armed so called sovereign citizen shot two police officers 26 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: dead and escaped into the bush, sparking a huge manhunt 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: that's continuing. Premiegesin to allan already battling perceptions of a 28 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: crime crisis, is seeking to downplay allegations the government sat 29 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: on the footage for two weeks. 30 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: In terms of the identification of victims and their perpetrator, 31 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: they are very serious matters and we would not want 32 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: to see anything occur that would obstruct justice being done 33 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: in the matter of this sickening violent. 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: E nine Entertainment has acted a colorful radio host, Peter Figan, 35 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: from its Brisbane radio station four BC, after a ratings collapse. 36 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: It comes amid a series of dramas at the network 37 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: that have been closely covered by our Media Diary editor 38 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: Steve Jackson, including raging speculation that one of the network's 39 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: prime stars, today host Sarah Arbo, is about to be 40 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: axed in favor of Samantha Armitage. Come back to the 41 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: front on Monday for more on that intriguing TV drama. 42 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: In the meantime, check out All our Journalism Live right 43 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: now at Beaustralian dot com dot au.