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Kathy Jackson gets court shock after hearing of fresh charges
More charges are expected to be laid against former Health Services Union boss Kathy Jackson, a court has heard.
Legal affairs, health and science reporter
More charges are expected to be laid against former Health Services Union boss Kathy Jackson, a court has heard.
Former top jockey Danny Nikolic has again lost his right to attend racecourses after Victoria's highest court overturned a decision that a police ban against him was unlawful.
Nauru's highest court could be forced to decide whether the indefinite detention of asylum seekers.
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The peak doctors' lobby has conceded it will be "difficult" to restore Labor's $57 billion funding agreement to public hospitals, handing the Opposition a lifeline during the election campaign.
The company that sells Nurofen has been fined more than $1 million for misleading consumers about its specific pain products.
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The Australian Federal Police says its resources are "stretched" to respond to a growing terror threat.
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