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Ellie Dudley
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Eight further claims laid against Jones
A 10th alleged victim has levelled indecent assault allegations at Alan Jones, as the veteran radio broadcaster pleads not guilty and says he looks forward to clearing his name.
‘I want this over’: Judge’s spray on Wilkinson fees delay
As an exasperated Federal Court judge Michael Lee declares he wishes to see the case brought to a conclusion this year; an external referee finds the hourly rates charged by solicitors for Lisa Wilkinson are not reasonable.
Respected Alice Springs elder ‘beat his partner with an Aboriginal tool’
Benedict Stevens, who beat his long-term partner in an alcohol-fuelled assault earlier this year, met the NT Chief Minister last week and performed a Welcome to Country at an AFL game in the week prior to pleading guilty.
Court in legal dramas over AI hallucinations
When I asked Chat-GPT to help me get away with murder, my request was rejected for violating community guidelines. But when I wanted advice to get a driving fine overturned? Bingo.
Albanese’s Alice Springs ‘regional controller’ dropped
A high-paying role spruiked by Anthony Albanese to implement a $250m support package aimed at bringing systemic change for the Northern Territory’s social problems has been quietly axed.
300 charges: Shock rap sheet of teenagers in alleged baby assault
The two teenagers who allegedly broke into a home in Alice Springs and left a baby with a brain bleed and a fractured skull had collectively been charged with more than 300 other offences and been bailed 35 times.
Police hunt two disguised men over Woollahra attack
A shocking anti-Semitic attack in Sydney’s east was intended to ‘strike fear’ into the Jewish community, NSW Premier Chris Minns says, vowing that those responsible will face the full force of the law.
PM calls for unity amid spate of anti-Semitic attacks
An emotional Anthony Albanese says ‘this is not a time to look for distinction or difference’, as he issues a plea to the nation while speaking at the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Pesutto paid ‘secret’ $50k to cover women’s rights activists’ legal bills
The Victorian Liberal leader paid $50,000 to cover the legal bills of two women’s rights activists suing him for defamation after he suggested they were linked to neo-Nazis, having it wired directly into a trust by his former staffer.
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