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Greyhound Trainers May Face Charges Over Mass Slaughter

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By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim We previously reported on the cruel practice of ‘live baiting’ in the greyhound industry, and the NSW government’s recent decision to ban greyhound racing across the state. Now, an independent report into the treatment...

Man Charged with Assaulting Baby

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A man was charged with ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’ last night after allegedly inflicting head injuries upon a 10-month old boy on a Central Coast train. Passengers were concerned after allegedly witnessing the man assault the baby several times...

Systemic Abuse of Children in NT Detention

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission into the abuse of children at the old Don Dale detention facility in Berrimah, outside Darwin. The inhumane practices were publicised to the nation by the ABC’s Four Corners Program, although...

Politician Imprisoned for Fraud

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Former Victorian Liberal State Director Damien Mantach has been imprisoned for almost three years for stealing over $1.5 million from his party. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to 15 counts of ‘dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage’ after creating false invoices which...

‘Krokodil’ Coming to Australia

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The terrifying flesh-eating drug ‘krokodil’ looks set to enter the Sydney market. NSW Police have issued warnings over its dangers, following the ravaging effects of the drug on users in Russia and the US (see images here). What is Krokodil?...

Man Escapes from Prison, then Calls 000 on Himself

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Not all inmates in NSW are locked behind razor wire around the clock. Mannus Correctional Centre is a minimum security prison located 515km south of Sydney, 115km south-east of Wagga Wagga and approximately 10 km from the town of Tumbarumba....

The $45 Million Phone Call

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A Sydney man is facing commercial drug supply charges after being pulled over for using a mobile phone while driving. 26-year-old Neil Deep Roy of Hornsby was driving his Mitsubishi Outlander through Chinatown while speaking on his mobile phone. Police...

To Bail, or Not to Bail?

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A Queensland father was released on conditional bail yesterday, after being charged with the sexual assault of a Korean national in Caboolture, north of Brisbane. Police allege the 23-year old man stalked the woman at Morayfield shopping centre before attacking...

Pressure Becoming Too Much for Wicked Campers

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The Queensland Government plans to take sexist, misogynistic and other inappropriate messages off the road following talks between Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath, the Department of Transport and Advertising Standards Bureau. The outcome of the talks is to get Wicked campervans, and...

Jill Meagher’s Murderer Refused Legal Aid for Appeals

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Earlier this month, the Victorian Court of Appeal overturned one of the sexual assault convictions against Adrian Bayley, the man serving a minimum of 35 years in prison for the rape and murder of ABC reporter Jill Meagher. Bayley originally...
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