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Deakin · DeakinCONTENT WARNING: This article refers to child abuse. Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has written to the survivors of pedophile coach Stephen Mitchell to explain why the ACT Government cannot intervene in the case of their abuser, who will likely be resentenced to less jail time. In Wednesday’s (8 May) letter, he wrote, “I appreciate that bringing […]See the Story
Attorney-General tells survivors government can’t intervene ahead of pedophile coach’s resentencing
Housing · DeakinThis week on The Hoot, David Murtagh is joined by Assembly reporter Claire Fenwicke to discuss the growing debt in the ACT (are we that far off being Victoria?), the myriad failures in public housing, and one of the reasons the Barr Government is so keen on light rail is that we are projected to […]See the Story
The Hoot: the ACT’s ticking debt bomb, the problems with public housing and who said we want ‘Big Canberra’?
Deakin · DeakinA third conspirator who played a “subservient” role in a syndicate’s attempt to possess up to $1.5 billion worth of cocaine has been handed nearly two decades in jail. David Edward John Campbell was sentenced to a total of 18 years in jail on Friday (3 May) after his co-offender, former Canberra builder Tristan Egon […]See the Story
‘Subservient’ Canberra businessman David Campbell jailed over $1.5 billion cocaine conspiracy
Fentanyl · DeakinA joint public warning has been issued by two Australian law enforcement agencies over concerns a dangerous illicit drug could be hitting our streets. The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) have seen a rise in attempted imports of nitazene, a synthetic opioid considered equal to or more potent than fentanyl. ABF officers identified 22 […]See the Story
More potent than fentanyl: Canberrans urged to watch out for dangerous synthetic opioid nitazene
Deakin · DeakinDavid McBride leaked confidential documents to journalists out of his concerns that senior officials in the defence force were allowing alleged “improper investigations” into their soldiers that caused “serious trauma”. His motivation in taking copies of the documents home, posting some online and giving some to journalists was “honourable”, barrister Stephen Odgers SC told the […]See the Story
David McBride stole 207 secret military documents, leaked info due to fears of ADF’s ‘improper investigation’
Deakin · DeakinThe first woman to become the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the ACT has started work (6 May). In March 2024, Victoria Engel SC was announced as Shane Drumgold SC’s replacement in the top job after the latter resigned in August 2023 following the fallout from last year’s Board of Inquiry. Since his resignation, […]See the Story