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Lawyer pitched guilty plea for short sentence [The Australian paywall]
A former state prosecutor turned criminal defence lawyer has been hit with $21,300 in penalties for a ‘substantial failure’ to maintain professional standards.
Hannah Thomas launches bid for compensation after protest scuffle | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
The former Greens candidate has revealed her next move after she was allegedly seriously injured during a scuffle with police at a pro-Palestine protest.
Ainsworth’s second-largest shareholder, Kjerulf Ainsworth, has targeted the board with a series of concerns about its proposed sale to Novomatic.
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