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Sydney train passengers warned of delays and slow journeys as pay dispute drags on | Transport newsthirst.

Commuters in Sydney have been warned to expect delays and slower journeys across the city’s train network from Wednesday due to industrial action by rail unions which are now considering an improved pay offer from the state. Transport for New South Wales issued the warning to passengers about the “significant delays” on Tuesday afternoon, as…

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Judge clears way for Trump election interference report newsthirst.

President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results if he hadn’t been elected, according to a Department of Justice report released to Congress. “The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report by Special Counsel Jack Smith said. The 137-page…

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States unite to defend ‘no body, no parole’ laws from Queensland double murderer’s bid for release | Law newsthirst.

A convicted double murderer’s attempt to secure release from custody via the high court has prompted several state governments to intervene to protect “no body, no parole” laws. Rodney Michael Cherry, 62, was found guilty in 2002 of killing his 35-year-old wife, Annette Cherry, and 18-year-old stepdaughter, Kira Guise at Roma, in rural Queensland and…

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Queensland premier vows ‘many more’ changes to youth justice laws as 13-year-old arrested after stabbing | Australia news newsthirst.

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has said his government intends to make “many more” changes to the state’s hardline youth justice laws, after the arrest of a 13-year-old accused of stabbing a supermarket worker. Police alleged the boy attacked the woman with a knife at the Yamanto shopping centre in Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane, on…

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