Dawson was an honest man who gave truthful answers and cooperated with police, former teacher’s barrister tells court Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Evidence used against Christopher Michael Dawson in his murder trial had been tailored by
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Mark Dreyfus’s announcement will mend relations with Timor-Leste but whistleblower protection reforms still sorely needed On the last day of summer, 2013, lawyer Bernard Collaery sat down to pen a missive to a client known only as Witness K. The client, a
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Budgetary independence for corruption commission and wider ability to investigate also sought amid crossbench concern at omitted reforms Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The attorney general,
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Former attorney general, who discontinued his own defamation action against the ABC last year, among underworld figure’s legal representation Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The former attorney general, Christian Porter, is acting for underworld figure
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Prosecution tells court husband tried four different ways to leave wife after becoming besotted with former high school student Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast A cunning
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Lawyers say the ‘preventive policing’ suspect target management plan, which disproportionately focuses on Indigenous youth, uses potentially unlawful tactics Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The New South Wales police have been accused of using “oppressive”
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Magistrate dismisses application for woman’s charges of assault and intimidation to be dealt with under Mental Health Act Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast William Tyrrell’s foster
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Australian Border Force officials searched more than 40,000 mobile phones, laptops and other devices at the border between 2017 and the end of 2021. ABF has broad powers to search travellers and ask for their passcodes. Reporter Josh Taylor talks to Jane
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Penalties for peaceful action are now the same as for aggravated assault Last Friday dozens of armed New South Wales police officers raided a camp near Sydney and arrested two environmentalists. One was Aunty Caroline Kirk, an Aboriginal elder. She was charged
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Complaint to Queensland Human Rights Commission accuses platform of not taking action against posts that ‘vilify’ Muslims Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing An advocacy group for Australian Muslims has lodged a complaint against Twitter with the Queensland
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