'Having escaped the lion's den, #BruceLehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat,' said Justice Michael Lee, referring to the abandonment of Lehrmann's rape trial, due to juror misconduct, followed by his subsequent disastrous decision to sue for defamation.

Is Australia exporting weapons to Israel? – video dlvr.it/T5VBVf

Lee says 'Ms Higgins was not fully aware of her surroundings when sexual intercourse commenced and did not consent to intercourse when she became aware Mr Lehrmann was on top of her'.

Justice Lee is saying that Brittany Higgins's accounts at the time, March 2019, are consistent with her having been a victim of a sexual assault. #Lehrmann

Islamophobic & anti-immigrant rhetoric & false accusations. Antisemitic speculation that led to thousands of X posts naming the wrong man. A news outlet actually using that name on air. A first look at the absolute mess following the Bondi Junction attack. theguardian.com/australia-news…

‘There’s been a stabbing, we have to go.’ I could see in her face it was real dlvr.it/T5S8tm

'Mandatory registration of support workers would “block access to the supports I need most, inhibit genuine community connections and my investment in that community, and make me extremely unsafe,” Cat Walker Cat Walker #auspol

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Childcare workers to get wage boost in budget as Australia battles staff shortages theguardian.com/australia-news…

A little exclusive: Priscilla has been found! It has survived bushfires and floods and years out in the open after being abandoned - it's a heck of a story and I loved writing this theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/…

Peter Dutton’s office billed taxpayers almost $6,000 for staff to travel with him when he attended Gina Rinehart party dlvr.it/T5N1Jz

Australian War Memorial kept ministers in the dark on contracts for $550m redevelopment, audit finds dlvr.it/T5MKTN

Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer has labelled Peter Dutton’s Port Arthur comments “incredibly disrespectful” and “a wholly inappropriate and somewhat bizarre comparison,” v Guardian Australia #auspol
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Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price dlvr.it/T5LbtX

Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘most severe’ coral bleaching on record as footage shows damage 18 metres down theguardian.com/environment/20…

#breaking Deportation bill breaches Labor’s national platform, ALP pro-refugee group says
#auspol #auslaw
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My Place believes councils are illegitimate & worries about 5g, fluoride & chemtrails.

We’ve identified its groups campaigning for candidates in Qld council elections.

(Ty SOS & Sandee for your expertise & jumping through rabbit holes w/ me)
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Actually quite wild. A Melbourne council has developed a plan to restore several concrete roads it deems to be of “heritage significance”, despite admitting it costs up to three times as much as asphalt and is less safe for drivers. Benita Kolovos theguardian.com/australia-news…