Disgraced West Australian author Craig Silvey has been sentenced to seven months in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation material charges.

#australia #craig-silvey

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Labor quietly makes people pay upfront to appeal refugee refusals

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Labor quietly makes people pay upfront to appeal refugee refusals

The new $1800 fee aims to deter thousands of dodgy asylum claims but legal services that provide assistance to refugees were left in the dark.

#refugee #asylum #refugees

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He used to ride bulls. Now he takes calls from the King and has seven Cup runners

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He used to ride bulls. Now he takes calls from the King and has seven Cup runners

Ciaron Maher hides the madness well, running the country’s biggest training operation with a calmness that seems to translate to his horses. He has seven runners in Tuesday’s Cup.

#king #maher #ciaron

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‘Where will they put her?’ Footage of pilot accused of murdering wife played to court

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‘Where will they put her?’ Footage of pilot accused of murdering wife played to court

A crying air force pilot accused of killing his wife told investigators in the hours after her death that she would not want to be autopsied.

#footage #air

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‘Stay calm’: Ukraine says public air raid alert app sent false alerts after being hacked

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‘Stay calm’: Ukraine says public air raid alert app sent false alerts after being hacked

The erroneous messages said that Kyiv and other areas were subject to nuclear and chemical alerts and that Russia’s hypersonic Oreshnik missile had been deployed.

#ukraine #air #alert

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One Nation vows spending transparency but refuses to release policy costings

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One Nation vows spending transparency but refuses to release policy costings

Despite promising to revolutionise the way state budgets are managed, the party says Victorians will not be given any economic insight into the party’s plans before they vote.

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Iconic ‘smallest home’ on the Bay Run passes in on a $3.71 million bid

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Iconic ‘smallest home’ on the Bay Run passes in on a $3.71 million bid

The three-bedroom house had been given a stylish renovation and drew two registered bidders at auction but is still available.

#run

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He’d just ridden his first group 1 race. Then came the death threats

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He’d just ridden his first group 1 race. Then came the death threats

He learnt to ride in the backblocks of Tasmania without a saddle and a bridle. But 20-year-old Jabez Johnstone’s spectacular rise hit an unexpected hurdle last month.

#johnstone #jabez

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