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Jury acquits Sydney swimming teacher acquitted of nine of 21 sexual abuse charges

An 11-person NSW District Court jury has found Sydney swimming learn-to-swim teacher Kyle Daniels of nine of 21 sexual abuse charges that he had had been accused of - but remains split on…

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Oct 21, 2022 Aquatics / Education / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

Federal Court settlement sees victims of Red CentreNATS motorsport flame explosion awarded $3.2 million

A group of 12 people who suffered serious burns in a trackside explosion of flames at the Red Centre NATS in Alice Springs five years ago have settled Federal Court action for more than $3…

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Oct 21, 2022 Events / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Tragedy of Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle deaths acknowledged by Tasmanian Coroner

A pre-Coronial Inquest case management conference into the deaths of six school children when an inflatable bouncing castle was blown into the air last December has heard that the…

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Oct 19, 2022 Attractions / Education / Legal / Safety /

 
 

Bedouin tribesmen ‘sentenced to death’ for resisting plans for Saudi Arabia’s Neom project

Three Bedouin tribesmen in Saudi Arabia who refused to leave their homes to make way for the planned $700 billion NEOM mega city have been sentenced to death. As reported by London…

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Oct 16, 2022 Culture / Legal / Tourism /

 
 

New Zealand’s Ruapehu Alpine Lifts enters voluntary administration

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited (RAL), which runs the Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields on Mt Ruapehu on New Zealand’s North Island, has gone into voluntary administration. The move,…

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Oct 15, 2022 Environment / Finance / Legal / Recreation / Tourism /

 
 

Single-use plastic cups for cold drinks banned in Western Australia from today

The sale or supply of single-use plastic cold beverage cups has been banned from today in Western Australia with the move completing the first stage of the state's Plan for Plastics.…

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Oct 1, 2022 Environment / Government / Hospitality / Legal / Venues /

 
 

NSW Fair Trading fines eBay Australia over marked-up tickets for NRL Grand Final listings

The Australian arm of global e-commerce giant eBay has been fined by NSW Fair Trading after marked-up NRL Grand Final tickets were offered for sale on its platform. The penalty…

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Sep 30, 2022 Events / Legal / Sport / Ticketing /

 
 

Northern Territory Supreme Court rules on Director of Parks Australia damage to sacred site

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has today found the Director of Parks Australia not criminally liable for damaging a Kakadu sacred site because the Commonwealth Government is not…

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Sep 30, 2022 ByKaren Sweaney Culture / Environment / Legal / Parks /

 
 

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