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Ex-Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová suspended for refusing doping test

Former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová has been suspended for four years for refusing an anti-doping test. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) made the announcement, saying Vondroušová refused a test in December. The maximum four-year ban for a routine first offence was reached by an independent tribunal following a hearing this month. “We recognise this…

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Defence Force Ombudsman pays extra $7m to veterans in military abuse compensation after review

The Defence Force Ombudsman forked out an extra $7 million in military abuse compensation to dozens of veterans, after a federal court case forced it to admit its reparation scheme ought to have considered the ongoing psychological impacts of assaults. The Defence Abuse Reparation Scheme (DARS) was an initiative that provided one-off discretionary payments to…

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