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A regional magistrates court is hosting a legal drama raising questions about whether powerful people are using their influence over public institutions to protect a high profile man from embarrassment. By @gracetobin @kate_m_mkenna #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2026-06-13/h…
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Australians fought hard to convince the PM to call this Royal Commission. But the public has been allowed to see only a sliver of its scrutiny of the conduct of intelligence and policing agencies before the Bondi attack. Analysis by @seanrubinsztein abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/r…
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Australia's intelligence agencies had cut counterterrorism funding to its lowest share this century before the Bondi massacre despite warnings a terrorist attack was probable and antisemitic violence posed an escalating threat to life. By @seanrubinsztein abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/a…
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Ex-AFL player opens up on compensation fight: Such is the scale of the brain injury issue in the AFL, it is facing a class action and no insurers are willing to offer current players group coverage for concussion-related injuries.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/e…
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Police unions are demanding urgent action to protect officers following the revelation that a security flaw with Axon tasers and body-worn cameras allows officers to be tracked. By @gracetobin for #ABCInvestigations. Full story on Four Corners tonight. abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/t…
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A Four Corners investigation into tasers has raised serious questions about whether police are becoming too reliant on the weapons and are using them in situations they were never intended for. By @GraceTobin@kirstenrobb#ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2026-05-02/p…
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In a major safety move, the National Rugby League has capped contact in training in a bid to reduce injuries including concussion. All NRL and NRLW clubs have been informed of the guidelines limiting the minutes of contact in training sessions. abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/n…
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An Australian man, Sam Amine, is wanted by Fiji police for allegedly orchestrating the importation of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine — the largest drug seizure in the island nation's history. abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/s…
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Sean Nicholls retweeted
Genuinely alarming when the Pentagon is led by a sophomoric hot-head who sounds like a character in a Stanley Kubrick movie….
Back to the Stone Age.
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A One Nation candidate in the SA election was accused of domestic abuse, while another made racist, antisemitic and homophobic posts, raising fresh questions about the party's vetting processes as it surges in popularity. By @charlottegriev1 and @pjmcgrth abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/f…
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