WA government wins Roe 8 appeal
THE WA Gvernment has won its legal fight to reverse a decision that slapped down the state’s environmental watchdog and had the potential to derail a key part of the $1.9 billion Perth Freight Link project.The Environmental Protection Authority approved the first stage of the federal-backed Perth Freight Link, known as Roe 8, but protest group Save Beeliar Wetlands successfully challenged it in court.The State Government then appealed, which the full bench of the WA Court of Appeal unanimously a..>> view originalProstitute allegedly infects man with HIV
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An Echuca man well-known among the country town's BMX scene faces more than 200 sex offences against 24 children, according to court documents.Fabian Roy Meharry, 27, is alleged to have used carriage services to procure girls for sexual activity between September 2011 and August last year, and among the charges are four counts of rape, 23 of sexual penetration of a child under 16, and 20 charges of manufacturing child pornography. BMX rider Fabian Roy Meharry faces more than 200 sex offenc..>> view originalFSG Australia disability group defends its standards at child sexual abuse royal commission
A large disability group which a royal commission heard failed to protect children in its care has passed external audits with "flying colours", an inquiry has heard.FSG Australia has been the subject of a hearing into abuse in disability organisations at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The child abuse royal commission has been focusing on disability organisations. The chief executive of FSG, Vicki Batten, strongly defended the organisation where..>> view originalQueensland police officers lose court application to reinstate pay following suspensions
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Young girl repeatedly tortured by mother in Caboolture home
Young girl repeatedly tortured by mother in Caboolture home Posted July 15, 2016 17:50:15 A mother and her former de-facto partner have been jailed for torturing the woman's five-year-old daughter at a house north of Brisbane over a period of more than a year.The 26-year-old woman and 30-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court to torture and cruelty of a child under the age of 16.The court heard that betw..>> view original
Saturday, July 16, 2016
WA government wins Roe 8 appeal and other top stories.
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