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Your afternoon Briefing: New Dawson witness revealed

Good afternoon, readers. Everything you need to know about Chris Dawson’s arrest, including one of the new witnesses who may give evidence.

Good afternoon, readers. Here is everything you need to know about the arrest of Chris Dawson, including one of two new witnesses who may give evidence.

Chris Dawson is escorted by police to Southport Watchhouse; a court illustrator captures Dawson's appearance before a magistrate this morning; former Dawson family babysitter Bev McNally.
Chris Dawson is escorted by police to Southport Watchhouse; a court illustrator captures Dawson's appearance before a magistrate this morning; former Dawson family babysitter Bev McNally.

Former babysitter to give evidence

The former babysitter for Chris and Lyn Dawson is one of the new witnesses that may be called to give evidence in the murder charge against the former footballer. Almost 37 years after his wife vanished from Sydney’s northern beaches, watch the moment police finally arrested Chris Dawson.

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15/01/2010: Rosemary Rogers, chief of staff to NAB's CEO, Pamela Salaverry in 2010 at the NAB Private Wealth Taste of Tennis party at Melbourne Hyatt Hotel,
15/01/2010: Rosemary Rogers, chief of staff to NAB's CEO, Pamela Salaverry in 2010 at the NAB Private Wealth Taste of Tennis party at Melbourne Hyatt Hotel,

Former NAB exec in $110m travel probe

The bank accounts of the former chief of staff to NAB boss Andrew Thorburn have been frozen by the NSW crime commission.

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Victorian Liberal party member for Hawthorn John Pesutto is seen at a press conference outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Victorian Liberal leader hopeful John Pesutto has blamed the federal party's stance on climate change and leadership crisis for the loss of his blue-ribbon seat at the state election. AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING
Victorian Liberal party member for Hawthorn John Pesutto is seen at a press conference outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Victorian Liberal leader hopeful John Pesutto has blamed the federal party's stance on climate change and leadership crisis for the loss of his blue-ribbon seat at the state election. AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

‘Why Libs are losing appeal with voters’

Vanquished Victorian MP John Pesutto says his daughter’s call to attend last week’s climate change rally highlights the Liberal Party’s woe, but as Dennis Shanahan writes: there are small signs the pendulum is swinging back in favour of the Morrison government.

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Virat Kohli of India is seen during training at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Tuesday, December 4, 2018.  Australia play India in the first test starting this Thursday. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING
Virat Kohli of India is seen during training at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Australia play India in the first test starting this Thursday. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Kohli’s net flicks a horror show

The magnitude of the task facing Australia’s bowlers has been laid bare in a stunning net session that has gone viral. See Australia's full team list.

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A Sydney Uni professor has been suspended, and will potentially be fired, at least partly for including a cropped swastika on various materials about Israel.He posted this on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/timand2037/posts/10216102321923757
A Sydney Uni professor has been suspended, and will potentially be fired, at least partly for including a cropped swastika on various materials about Israel.He posted this on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/timand2037/posts/10216102321923757

Uni to sack lecturer over swastika

Sydney University will move to fire controversial lecturer Tim Anderson over images he used in teaching materials and on social media.

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