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Defence whistleblower sentenced to years in jail
Justice David Mossop said David McBride was not a nefarious character but had become “obsessed with the correctness of his own feelings”.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Lehrmann inquiry chair Walter Sofronoff facing corruption probe
Former Queensland Supreme Court judge Walter Sofronoff, KC, chaired the inquiry into the conduct of the abandoned rape trial of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann last year, himself creating controversy after he sent copies of his findings to The Australian and ABC before handing the report to the ACT government in July.
- by Angus Thompson
Cut reliance on Chinese and Indian students, government tells universities
University chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages, deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.
- by David Crowe and Daniella White
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$9.3 billion: Chalmers lands the surplus double in third budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will attempt to reduce cost pressures on Australians while investing in a new manufacturing future in his third budget on Tuesday.
- by Shane Wright
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Social media
State’s tween account ban new front in Australia’s battle with social media
Elon Musk’s victory in court over posts of the Wakeley church stabbing video was a setback in the push to regulate X Corp.
- by Paul Sakkal
Corruption watchdog investigates Lehrmann inquiry head
The conduct of former judge Walter Sofronoff, who presided over an inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, will be investigated by the ACT’s corruption watchdog.
- by Andrew Brown
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Asylum seekers
Third boat arrival detected in a week, but no one taken to Nauru
Four Vietnamese asylum seekers intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Broome last week were detained after 38 people from two other boats were also picked up.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola