Angela Lavoipierre
Angela has been a reporter at the ABC's Sydney newsroom since 2008. In that time, she's also presented triple j news, and filed for AM, PM & The World Today, The Country Hour, and triple j's Hack. You can follow her on twitter at @angelavoipierre
RSL NSW state council facing member revolt amid misconduct investigations
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There are mounting calls from the RSL NSW rank and file for the state council to stand down amid a police investigation into alleged financial misconduct.
Topics: community-organisations, veterans, nsw
'Fake news' named 2016 Word of the Year
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"Fake news" — the term used to refer to websites that deliberately publish disinformation — beats both "Halal Snack Pack" and "alt-right" to be given the 2016 Word of the Year honours by Macquarie Dictionary.
Topics: human-interest, australia
Reflux drug Nexium could help treat deadly pre-eclampsia
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Researchers stumble across a major breakthrough in their quest to treat the potentially fatal pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia.
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, reproduction-and-contraception, health, babies, babies---newborns, family-and-children, community-and-society, australia
May avoids questions over possible knowledge of missile error
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British Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to reveal whether she knew about the reported failure of an unarmed ballistic missile launch at the time of a vote on the UK's nuclear Trident system.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, world-politics, nuclear-issues, united-kingdom
App aims to make it safer for sex workers to connect with clients
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A new app which works in a similar way to Uber aims to make it easier and safer for sex workers to meet their clients.
Topics: sexuality, community-and-society, prostitution, mobile-phones, information-and-communication, science-and-technology, internet-technology, australia
RSL NSW vice-president quits, urges entire leadership team to step down
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The RSL NSW vice-president steps down and urges the rest of the league's state council to do the same, amid a police investigation into an expenses scandal.
Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, veterans, defence-and-national-security, nsw, australia
Online calculator aims to help people decide if health insurance is worth the cost
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Consumer advocacy group Choice launches an online calculator to help people decide whether to pay for health insurance.
Topics: health-insurance, health-policy, health, australia
RSL NSW state council facing expulsion over financial scandals
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The entire RSL New South Wales state council faces possible expulsion from the league over internal charges levelled by the organisation's national leadership.
Topics: veterans, corruption, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, nsw
NSW RSL spent $93k defending executive in discrimination case
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Documents obtained by the ABC reveal the New South Wales branch of the RSL spent more than $93,000 defending a senior executive accused of vilifying a young, gay RSL member.
Topics: unions, veterans, defence-and-national-security, law-crime-and-justice, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, nsw, australia
Where have all the watchmakers gone?
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The humble wristwatch is still bought, sold and gifted, for both its looks and its prestige, but getting one fixed is not as easy as it used to be.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, small-business, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Minister refers RSL NSW payment scandals to police
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Multiple payment scandals at the top of RSL NSW are referred to the police for investigation by Veterans Affairs Minister David Elliott.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, law-crime-and-justice, veterans, sydney-2000, nsw
RSL NSW former president defends cash withdrawals
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The New South Wales Branch of the RSL is weathering another payments scandal as an investigation reveals a former president withdrew more than $200,000 in cash from a corporate credit card.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, law-crime-and-justice, corruption, veterans, defence-and-national-security, nsw, australia
Former RSL president withdrew over $200,000 in cash from corporate card, report shows
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An investigation reveals Don Rowe withdrew hundreds of thousands in cash from a corporate credit card during a six-year period in the role, and senior figures in the league received a total of $2.5 million in consultancy fees.
Topics: corruption, corporate-governance, fraud-and-corporate-crime, clubs-and-associations, nsw, australia
More than 6,000 firearms stolen over two-year period: report
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The annual rate of gun theft in Australia has almost doubled since 2009, with more than 6,000 guns stolen over the two-year period from mid-2013 to mid-2015.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime-prevention, australia
Norfolk Island teens face off in NSW Premier's debating finals
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A team of high school students from Norfolk Island are making final preparations ahead of the Premier's debating challenge finals tomorrow.
Topics: schools, children, sydney-2000, norfolk-island
'It's been cut and cut': Radio National staff move no confidence motion
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Radio National staff pass a motion of no confidence in senior management, saying they are concerned about the ABC's commitment to its charter in the wake of recently announced job cuts.
Topics: abc, radio-broadcasting, radio, ultimo-2007
Festival of death aims to demystify experience of dying
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Organisers of three-day Sydney Festival of Death and Dying say they hope to demystify the experience of dying and explore it from a range of surprising angles.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, death, sydney-2000
RSL NSW risks losing charity status in wake of payments scandal
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The Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) is threatening to strip RSL NSW of losing its charity status, if it is found to have broken the rules in the payments investigation scandal.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, veterans, charities, community-and-society, aged-care, nsw, australia
RSL president Rod White agrees to stand down amid payments investigation
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National RSL president Rod White agrees to stand down amid claims he shared in millions of dollars worth of consultancy fees.
RSL president on leave amid investigation over payments
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Rod White, the federal president of the RSL, is taking extended leave from his position, amid concerns he received and failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in payments.
Topics: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, law-crime-and-justice, veterans, australia, nsw
RSL NSW advised senior figures may have broken law
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RSL NSW receives legal advice that senior figures in the organisation, including federal president Rod White, may have broken the law in receiving and failing to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in payments.
Topics: veterans, community-organisations, charities-and-community-organisations, corruption, nsw
RSL NSW accused of stockpiling millions in cash, investments
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The RSL's New South Wales Branch has been accused of stockpiling hundreds of millions of dollars, instead of spending it on veterans in need.
Topics: veterans, community-organisations, charities-and-community-organisations, community-and-society, welfare, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, nsw, australia
Anger at RSL president over payments
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RSL federal president Rod White is facing pressure from retired senior military officials to step aside, pending a review of payments he received.
Topics: charities, defence-forces, australia
RSL announces independent investigation into payments
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The RSL announces an independent investigation into payments made to the national president Rod White and three members of the NSW state council while they held voluntary positions.
Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, nsw, australia
RSL federal president faces calls from deputy to step aside
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The deputy president of the RSL is calling on the organisation's federal president Rod White to stand aside, amid concerns he may have received improper payments.
Topics: veterans, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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