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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has been at pains to insist his side’s World Cup semifinal against England is just a game of football. Forget the past, the previous controversies, the political and diplomatic tensions, it is all about what will happen on the pitch in Atlanta. But that can be a hard message to sell…
A suppression order protecting the identity of a man who has pleaded guilty to possessing and producing child abuse material has been lifted. The ABC can reveal Christopher Rankin, 36, of Mildura, pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to 17 charges including possessing and producing child abuse material. A court order preventing the media…
Winmar was found guilty earlier this month of three counts of unlawful assault and common law assault.
A pumped hydro project with the potential to power up to 120,000 homes has been given the green light in the Upper Hunter. The $1.8 billion Stratford pumped hydro and solar project will occupy the site of a coal mining operation that ended in 2024 in the Gloucester Valley. Gloucester Coal, a Yancoal subsidiary, has…
A coronial inquest into the death of a well-known regional mental health advocate, William “Bill” Stockman, has recommended SA Police improve its training and change its risk assessment when dealing with detainees who make suicidal comments. Warning: This article contains references to mental health and suicide. The Riverland man took his own life in October…
A Perth plumber who chased down and restrained an alleged thief who struggled to drive a stolen car outside a bottle shop says he acted because he feared someone could be injured. Video of the dramatic citizen’s arrest has gone viral on social media, showing the alleged thief having trouble driving away — apparently because…
The privacy debate around artificial intelligence has intensified after recent changes by Google and Meta highlighted how user data can be used to improve AI models. The issue is no longer limited to search queries. AI companies are increasingly interested in the data users create while interacting with their services — chats, photos, voice recordings,…
More than a quarter of Tasmanians will vote in new electorates under a long-awaited boundary redistribution announced by the Australian Electoral Commission. The Glenorchy City Council area covering much of Hobart’s northern suburbs will move from the city-based electorate of Clark to the rural electorate of Lyons, as part of a final decision that is…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the Centre over its “silence” as Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike against examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak entered Day 18.In a social media post on X, Dipke said, “The man who chose to put his own life on…
A youth advocate says conditions for children in police watch houses have not improved several years after three teenage boys had their human rights breached while being held on remand in Cairns. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has published findings relating to three teenage boys, aged between 13 and 17 at the time,…