Manslaughter charge for man accused of fatally punching ex-Labor strategist By Bridget McArthur The man accused of a one-punch attack on former Labor strategist Tim Picton, who died in hospital last month, has his charge upgraded to manslaughter. #Courts #Crime #Assault #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BridgetMcArthur
Writers festival 'crazy' to invite Randa Abdel-Fattah, NSW premier says By Sean Tarek Goodwin and Isobel Roe The festival's director said Dr Abdel-Fattah was invited in August last year and denied the state government pressured her to remove the writer. #Books #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #Author #SeanTarekGoodwin #IsobelRoe
Author Craig Silvey has bail conditions changed after 'media attention' By David Weber WA children's author Craig Silvey gets his bail conditions altered by a Perth court after complaining of "significant media attention" since being charged with child exploitation offences. #Courts #Crime #Books #YoungAdultLiterature #EnglishLiterature #DavidWeber
'The women just want to play footy': Premier backs shunned country club By Fiona Parker, Rebecca Norman, and Emile Pavlich A former football administrator has criticised AFL Victoria's decision not to allow a club to join a women-only league in Central Victoria. #Women #CommunityandSociety #FionaParker #RebeccaNorman # #EmilePavlich
Police to resume searching for Celine Cremer items in wilderness By James Dunlevie Tasmania Police will again head into thick bushland to continue searching for more items in the area where Belgian tourist Celine Cremer vanished in 2023 — after the shock discovery of bones last week. #MissingPerson #Police #JamesDunlevie