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Three arrested over child sex abuse and exploitation material

Detectives from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (a partnership between SAPOL's Special Crimes Investigation Branch and the Australian Federal Police), ANCOR section of Special Crimes Investigation Branch and New South Wales Police Force have arrested a South Australian man and two women, in South Australia and New South Wales,

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Canterbury-Bankstown first location for drug testing trial

The Turnbull Government today announced Canterbury-Bankstown in western Sydney as the first location to be identified for a trial of drug testing of new job seekers. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter and Minister for Human Services, Alan Tudge, made the announcement today in Bankstown. From 1 January 2018, the two-year Drug

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Programs paving way for healthy future in Broken Hill and the Far West

Community based chronic disease initiatives are making significant improvements in the health of indigenous people across the Far West of New South Wales. Releasing a 10-year evaluation of the Maari Ma Aboriginal Corporation’s Chronic Disease Strategy today, Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM said the results showed programs were

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Man and woman arrested at Sydney Airport for alleged import of 18 litres of liquid ice

A 63-year-old Vietnamese man and a 54-year-old Vietnamese woman have been arrested at Sydney International Airport after allegedly attempting to import approximately 18 litres of liquid methamphetamine. On Thursday 17 August 2017, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers identified the couple arriving off a flight from Vietnam. After an X-ray of their

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New South Wales police extradite ‘self-healer’ Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference

On Thursday, the New South Wales, Australia police extradited 'self-healer' Hongchi Xiao, age reportedly 53 or 54, from London, United Kingdom over the death at his conference, allegedly from diabetic ketoacidosis, of a six-year-old boy. Xiao was arrested at Sydney International Airport at about 5:00AM, taken to Kogarah Police Station,

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AIS performance manager to lead surfing’s charge for Tokyo gold

Former Hockeyroo and AIS performance manager Kim Crane has been appointed to the newly created position of National High Performance Director of Surfing Australia (SA). Australian Sports Commission CEO Kate Palmer said Kim’s experience, which also included a stint as Manager High Performance Sport and Excellence at the News South Wales

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ASIC disqualifies NSW SMSF auditor

ASIC has disqualified John Evennett of New South Wales from being an approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor. ASIC determined that Mr Evennett had breached fundamental independence and audit requirements. Given the nature of these breaches, it was considered appropriate to disqualify Mr Evennett. ASIC found that Mr Evennett had breached: auditor

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Our lifestyle, not our innovation, attracts US investment to Australia

One of the biggest turnoffs for US investment and workers is also the biggest pet peeve for locals – housing affordability. Our research finds lifestyle factors are what makes Australia stand out from other international destinations. We combined 13 in-depth case studies of firms with strong ties between the United

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Clearing homeless camps compounds the violation of human rights and entrenches the problem

On Wednesday evening, the New South Wales state government passed legislation empowering police to dismantle the Martin Place homeless camp in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. This follows similar actions in Victoria, where police cleared a homeless camp outside Flinders Street Station. Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle proposed a bylaw

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