Former Tasmanian school principal Gary Raymond Sykes faces ‘inevitable’ prison term for child sex abuse

A former school principal is staring down a prison term after robbing a “vulnerable” teenage girl of her innocence, a Tasmanian court has heard. Gary Raymond Sykes, 70, fronted the Supreme Court in Launceston for a sentencing hearing after earlier pleading guilty to one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child. The offending occurred…

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Andrew Forrest will not review Fortescue’s traditional owner dealings after $150m compensation loss

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has denied his agreements with Indigenous people need to be reworked after a landmark Federal Court decision ordered his company to pay one group $150 million in compensation. Mr Forrest’s Fortescue was last month ordered to pay the record-breaking sum to the Yindjibarndi people, finding the miner had destroyed 124 sacred…

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B.C. court to allow Rossland magnesium mine to proceed without environmental assessment

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Record Ridge mine near Rossland, B.C., is set to go ahead without an environmental assessment certificate, with a B.C. Supreme…

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