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Former Tasmanian school principal Gary Raymond Sykes faces ‘inevitable’ prison term for child sex abuse

A former school principal is staring down a prison term after robbing a “vulnerable” teenage girl of her innocence, a Tasmanian court has heard. Gary Raymond Sykes, 70, fronted the Supreme Court in Launceston for a sentencing hearing after earlier pleading guilty to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child. The offending occurred…

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Andrew Forrest will not review Fortescue’s traditional owner dealings after $150m compensation loss

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has denied his agreements with Indigenous people need to be reworked after a landmark Federal Court decision ordered his company to pay one group $150 million in compensation. Mr Forrest’s Fortescue was last month ordered to pay the record-breaking sum to the Yindjibarndi people, finding the miner had destroyed 124 sacred…

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