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Investigators were knocking on the door of a disgraced Sydney childcare worker within a week of him posting images of children on the darknet after identifying the user through metadata and CCTV, court documents have revealed. David William James, who is awaiting sentence next month, has told a judge in a handwritten letter that he…
The High Court has slashed an award for exemplary damages for four former inmates from Darwin’s notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre who were affected by a tear gas incident in 2014. The High Court ruled in 2020 that the use of the gas, which was deployed against another inmate, did entitle the group to…
Fenway Park, Boston. It is a humid Sunday night, about 9pm local time, and things on the field are not going well. The Red Sox are trailing by three going into the seventh, in an all-too-familiar scenario this season for fans at baseball’s iconic old lady. “A few weeks ago, fans came to watch with…
A Tasmanian devil that sparked a two week-long search across the Gold Coast has been found and recaptured. The marsupial, named Mary, escaped from her enclosure at Paradise Country on June 2 by making what staff described as an “abnormally large leap”. Wildlife staff and specialists had spent the past fortnight searching for the two-year-old…
Unions and Japanese gas company Inpex have reached a deal after months of tough negotiations and weeks of strikes, with all industrial action at the Ichthys operation to cease today. Workers have been walking off the job since early June after negotiations broke down, threatening gas exports to Asia amid the global fuel crisis. However,…
The Australian government has downgraded travel advice for key Middle Eastern hubs but is warning the region remains volatile and unpredictable. Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have all been lowered from Level 4 “Do Not Travel” to Level 3 “Reconsider your need to travel”. The travel industry welcomed the downgrade to…
Two former executives of The Star Entertainment Group Ltd (Star) have been handed penalties for breaching the Corporations Act. Today, Justice Michael Lee found three contraventions in respect to Matthias Bekier and three contraventions in respect to Paula Martin. Justice Lee made a disqualification order of six years in relation to Mr Bekier, and seven…
Organised crime figures who recruit children could face life in prison under new maximum penalties introduced by the Victorian government. The move comes amid concerns organised crime groups are recruiting children to carry out firebombings of hospitality venues and other serious crimes. Crime syndicates are using encrypted digital platforms to recruit vulnerable teenagers with intellectual…
The corporate regulator has launched a criminal investigation into a failed Queensland luxury caravan company amid fresh allegations the former director illegally paid dividends to shareholders. Zone RV collapsed in December owing $42 million to creditors before the Sunshine Coast business was wound up in January. More than 100 customers, many of them retirees, collectively…
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has announced a reshuffle of his cabinet, following the resignation of former racing minister Jane Howlett from the frontbench on Tuesday. Roger Jaensch will take on the portfolios for Tourism, Hospitality and Events; Minister for Racing; Minister for Community and Multicultural Affairs; and Minister for the Arts. Current Minister for Education,…