Investigation into Sydney childcare worker expands to South Australian Indigenous community

A federal police investigation into a Sydney childcare worker who allegedly abused 136 children has expanded to a remote Indigenous community in South Australia as authorities search for an anonymous overseas individual who was allegedly sent abuse material. Hamish Tait is facing 329 charges related to the alleged abuse of the children over a 16-year…

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Adelaide Parklands works to continue despite parliamentary inquiry

A controversial golf course redevelopment will continue in North Adelaide despite a 13,500-strong petition triggering an inquiry into the project. The Adelaide Park Lands Association yesterday announced the Stop the Chop petition, which was formed in response to the removal of 585 trees from the Parklands protected zone, had attracted 13,500 signatures on paper. South…

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Former ACT politician Gordon Ramsay committed to stand trial for allegedly grooming teenager

Former ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay has been committed to stand trial for allegedly grooming a teenage boy between 2022 and 2025. Sexual assault support lines: Mr Ramsay was arrested in October last year, charged with grooming a young person. Last month, prosecutors flagged seven other offences, including committing acts of indecency on a person under special…

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Timor-Leste scam centre compounds uncovered as police arrest Chinese, Indonesians, Cambodians

Police in Timor-Leste say they have uncovered a major international scam operation, arresting hundreds of mainly Chinese and Indonesian nationals in raids across the capital, Dili.  Timor-Leste police raided three heavily secured call centre compounds over the past five days, arresting 253 workers in a highly visible crackdown against what experts say is a growing…

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Mollie O’Callaghan reveals spinal stress fractures before Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Australian swimming superstar Mollie O’Callaghan has revealed she fought through stress fractures and bone bruising in her back to compete at the Commonwealth Games. Just over a week before the start of the program in Glasgow the five-time Commonwealth and five-time Olympic Games gold medallist dropped the bombshell on social media. “Last month I was…

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