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Relevance of judge's social media posts disputed in appeal hearing (opens the original)
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Hobart man Stephen Fane Noga is appealing against a Supreme Court decision, after he was found liable for sexually abusing his student in the 1980s. Mr Noga's legal team is arguing that a series of social media posts made by the judge before and during the civil trial may have influenced his decision. A Tasmanian court has heard that there was "no logical connection" between social media posts made by a trial judge that were sympathetic to victims of child sexual abuse, and his finding in favour
Grace Tame feared for her life after abuser's posts, court hears (opens the original)
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The special hearing for the man who sexually abused Grace Tame has concluded in a Tasmanian court. He has been charged with posting menacing tweets directed at Ms Tame in 2022. The matter returns to court in December. Abuse survivor Grace Tame has told a Tasmanian court that she feared for her life following tweets made by the man who sexually abused her as a child. Nicolaas Ockert Bester, now in his mid-70s, was charged with three counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause of
As fuel costs escalate again, regional Australia is hurting (opens the original)
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Regional communities across Australia are feeling a "disproportionate impact" from high fuel prices, an expert says. The recent re-escalation of the war in the Middle East has led to another rise in petrol and diesel costs. A strategic policy specialist says increased fuel storage in the regions could help mitigate supply risks. While delivering water to properties in regional New South Wales, Dave Henry has felt the pinch of rising diesel prices. Mr Henry operates a water cartage service across
Disqualified driver in stolen car jailed for death, injury of motorcyclists (opens the original)
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In July, Grant Andrew Crawford pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court of Tasmania to dangerous driving causing the death of Retnakumar Kuppusami and the grievous bodily harm of Suresh Rajakumar. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to nine years in prison and will be eligible for parole after six years. The sentence was backdated to when Crawford was taken into custody in 2023, meaning he will be eligible for parole in December 2029. A Tasmanian man whose dangerous driving left one man dead and another bad
Thylacine incomparable to any animal alive, study finds (opens the original)
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Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Melbourne have analysed thylacine skull structure They found their long, deep jaw would have been able to subdue small prey with powerful snapping bites. The study also found the thylacine was unique. A new Australian study has shed light on how the thylacine subdued its prey and what kinds of animals it likely ate, further undermining a key reason that led to its extinction. The study from Flinders University and the University of Melbo
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