Senior NT cop ‘dressed as KKK to scare locals’
A senior NT police officer dressed as Ku Klux Klan member and drove around Alice Springs to frighten Indigenous local residents, according to previously secret evidence from a former cop.
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NT corruption watchdog washes hands of racist cops
In a bombshell report, the NT corruption watchdog has found that police who engaged in shocking racist mock awards should not be further investigated and that it doesn’t have the resources to do so.
NT police racism probe a dud from the start
A dud inquiry hamstrings itself and laughably finds ‘no admissible evidence’ of racist conduct by NT police – even though it’s sitting on a pile of evidence it refuses to use.
Torture accused nanny launches 11th hour bid to dodge extradition
Chile has urged Australia to speed up the extradition of former Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas, who is accused of taking part in torture and murder under the Pinochet military dictatorship.
Junta holds goldminer’s Aussie CEO ‘for ransom’
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Snubbed: Australia’s best friend in the Pacific gets cold shoulder from Canberra
The Solomon Island’s most effective anti-Beijing warrior is pleading for help against China’s bid for dominance in the South Pacific. So why is the Albanese government freezing him out?
Trans battle looms for Aussie election
The right of transgender athletes to compete in women’s sport could become a live issue in Australia’s upcoming election after playing a critical role in Donald Trump’s campaign.
Paddington murder case delayed as accused ex-cop swaps lawyers
The case against former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon, accused of murdering Ten presenter Jesse Baird and his lover Luke Davies, has been delayed in a move described by a magistrate as ‘regrettable’.
Frank Lowy, Mark Leibler given Israel’s highest civilian honour
The two Jewish leaders are the first Australians ever to be granted Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour, for their work ‘in the most difficult year since the founding of the state’.
Emails uncover Nomad owner’s horrifying anti-Semitic slur
High-profile restaurateur Al Yazbek hit his Jewish landlords with an age-old anti-Semitic slur during a dispute over the premises of his restaurant, as his wife takes control of the Nomad empire.
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