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Two men charged in connection with alleged import of 800kg meth from Canada

Canadian authorities alerted the AFP that 2900 litres of liquid methamphetamine, concealed in 180 bottles of canola oil, was destined for Australia.

23-year-old woman charged for alleged assault on airline staff

The maximum penalty for this offence is 10 years’ imprisonment.

Former Pizza Hut franchisee penalised for failing to back-pay entitlements to two workers

One worker was employed as an assistant manager and the other was in a kitchen hand and customer service role.

31-year-old South Australian man jailed for grooming a teenage girl

The investigation began when the girl’s mother reported suspicious social media messages on her daughter’s mobile phone to ACT Police on 17 May 2021.

Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security?

A six-one majority of the court struck down a ministerial power to revoke the Australian citizenship of certain terrorist offenders.

Newcastle daycare centre in court for allegedly failing to back-pay a worker

The regulator is also seeking orders for the company to rectify the alleged underpayment in full, plus interest and superannuation.

$375,000 penalty for underpayment to South Asian migrant workers at waste management facility

“All are from migrant backgrounds and have limited to negligible written and verbal English skills.”

Union penalised $70k for unlawful conduct on Brisbane site

The conduct involved a CEPU official organising employees of a plumbing company performing work at the site to cease working for 3.5 hours on 1 December 2017.

Australian university students launch class action for doing unaccredited course

"I spent two and a bit years basically not being able to start my professional year, which was needed to be a financial adviser."

Victoria to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old

Medical evidence indicates very young children are at a critical stage of cognitive development and may be incapable of understanding their behaviour is seriously wrong.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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