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A Victorian primary school teacher allegedly groomed, indecently assaulted and made a boy sexually penetrate her in the late 1990s, a jury has heard. Warning: This story contains detailed descriptions of alleged child sexual assault. Nicole Anne Jones, formerly known as Nicky Cravino, is charged with 19 counts of indecent act with a child under…
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act passed with an overwhelming majority: 308 votes in favour and 117 against, and politicians from both parties voted for the bill. However, it still has to pass the US Senate. If the bill becomes law,…
NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over a possible change in the equations of Maharashtra politics after leaders from both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence.However, news agency PTI, citing sources, reported that Jayant Patil met Fadnavis at his official residence, ‘Varsha’, in Mumbai late on Tuesday…
Prosecutors have questioned the intent of a teenager who allegedly stabbed a fellow student six times during a prearranged fight at a school in Cairns. A 15-year-old boy appeared in the Children’s Court in Cairns facing one count of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm where he had his bail application adjourned. Police prosecutors…
Australia will force data centres to minimise water use and fund their own power supply under mandatory national rules, as Anthony Albanese moves to centralise oversight of artificial intelligence. The prime minister warned Australia had a narrow window to set AI’s “social licence” as he acknowledged gaps and risks in the currently fragmented approach to…
The plea alleged that the government was treating Wangchuk ‘like a hardcore criminal, terrorist or traitor to the nation’ NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed before the Delhi high court seeking to force-feed activist Sonam Wangchuk as his hunger strike entered its 18th day. It seeks urgent directions to the Centre and the Delhi…
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…