Extra $42.6m for mental health support after Bondi terror attack By Clare Armstrong A temporary mental health centre will be set up in Bondi offering free walk-in services to help Australians grieving and traumatised by the deadly terror attack. #MentalHealth #Terrorism #FederalGovernment #ClareArmstrong
Mother committed to stand trial over four-year-old son's death By Talissa Siganto Tara Maree Richardson is charged with the 2021 murder of Tarrin O'Sullivan, with prosecutors alleging the boy was killed before being placed into the water at Munbura, south of Mackay. #Courts #Crime #Family #TalissaSiganto
Nothing could have been done in 'rare, tragic' baby death, inquest hears By Holly Richardson An inquest has been examining the death of a newborn at Atherton Hospital and whether the care the mother and baby received were in any way responsible. #PregnancyandChildbirth #Courts #DeathandDying #HollyRichardson
Bali court sentences Lamar Ahchee to 12 years for role in cocaine smuggling plot By Tim Swanston An Australian man is sentenced to 12 years in a Bali prison for his role in trafficking cocaine into the country in Lindt chocolate wrappers. #DrugOffences #TimSwanston
Security experts say hate speech crackdown may 'constrict' preachers promoting violence By Clare Armstrong Experts say the federal government must actually use new laws being finalised this summer to crack down on hate speech and so-called "hate preachers" in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. #Terrorism #FederalParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #Islam #Judaism #RaceRelations #ReligiousDiscrimination #Laws #FederalGovernment #ClareArmstrong
Investigation clears NT Police of improper conduct in Zachary Rolfe arrest By Oliver Chaseling A Northern Territory corruption watchdog investigation has cleared senior police officers of misconduct in their decision to arrest and charge Zachary Rolfe, following the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. #Police #Corruption #OliverChaseling
Future of isolated NT tourist hotspot uncertain following Federal Court case By Olivana Lathouris The future of an isolated tourism hotspot home to stunning waterfalls and ancient rock art is uncertain following a Federal Court hearing in Darwin. #SacredSites #LandRights #OlivanaLathouris
US approves largest ever weapons spending for Taiwan The United States has approved its largest ever weapons package for Taiwan which is under increasing military pressure from China. #WorldPolitics #DefenceandNationalSecurity #DefenceIndustry #DefenceForces #ForeignAffairs
No school should need armed security, but that's the backdrop to antisemitism review By Conor Duffy The focus will turn from the threats outside the gate to those some critics say are embedded within education from a lack of Holocaust education to the harassment of Jewish students at universities. #Education #CommunityandSociety #Religion #EducationalInstitutions #GovernmentandPolitics #LawCrimeandJustice #WorldPolitics #Discrimination #Terrorism #ConorDuffy