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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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Sturt Highway upgrade plea as taskforce describes freight route as ‘sketchy’

Communities and councils are calling for urgent safety upgrades across a 70-kilometre stretch of highway on one of Australia’s critical freight routes. The Sturt Highway stretches about 605km from Tarcutta in New South Wales, through Victoria, to finish in Adelaide, South Australia. South-west NSW residents have frequently raised safety concerns about the highway between Gol…

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