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Good afternoon, readers. CFMMEU penalties hit $15 million and the mother of the two-year-old raped in Tennant Creek breaks her silence.

Good afternoon, readers. CFMMEU penalties have today hit $15 million and the mother of the two-year-old Tennant Creek girl who was raped breaks her silence.

CFMEU official Bradley (Brad) Upton.

CFMMEU penalties hit $15 million

The Federal Court has penalised the construction union and organiser Bradley Upton for threatening and abusing non-union workers.

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Child abuse istock pic online

‘I’m not bad, I’m a good mum’

The mother of the two-year-old Tennant Creek girl who was raped blames alcohol restrictions for the assault on her daughter.

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Facebook photos of Eurydice Jane Dixon. Eurydice is a murder victim whose body was found on a Carlton Soccer pitch.

Man charged with Carlton attack

A 19-year-old man charged with the alleged murder of comedian Eurydice Dixon has been diagnosed with autism, a court has heard.

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12th June 2018. Sonia Anderson holding an image of her daughter Bianca Girven, who was murdered by her partner 9 years ago. Controversy over a new book by forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant on 10 Queensland killers he assessed. Sonia Anderson is distraught after finding out her daughter Bianca Girven's last words in the book. Bianca was murdered by her on-again off-again boyfriend Rhys Austin in Mt Gravatt in 2010.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Book faces corruption probe

A controversial book by a forensic psychiatrist has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission for investigation.

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French President Emmanuel Macron walks with his wife Brigitte Macron in the park of the newly restored Chateau de Ferney-Voltaire, in Ferney-Voltaire, eastern France, on May 31, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI

‘I saw mum fall for Emmanuel’

Brigitte Macron’s daughter has revealed how she witnessed her sister’s 15-year-old classmate and future French president Emmanuel falling in love with her mother.