If it please the court, despite being sued for defamation by Tom Waterhouse, I should like to say a few delicate and hopefully well-chosen words in response to the plaintiff's mother's extraordinary outburst at the weekend.
Children betrayed: now for the healing
The royal commission into child sex abuse is now operating. It expects more than 5000 people to share their experiences, has already spent more than $22 million, and is unlikely to complete its task by the end of 2015 as requested.
Disclosures protected by law, police tell detective
NSW Police has assured Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox he will be given whistleblower protection for all but one of his public disclosures about alleged mishandling of child sex abuse in the Hunter region.
Rethink on strike fighter OK by sellers
Countries such as Australia who are planning to buy the troubled Joint Strike Fighter plane are entitled to rethink their purchase, the manufacturer says.
Officer avoids jail but is demoted for falsifying data
A senior military policeman who falsified paperwork to hide the fact that an Afghan prisoner had been held longer than the regulation 96 hours has escaped a jail term and instead been demoted.
Victim upbeat as commission makes an impressive start
Twenty years ago Bill Nelson left court a crushed man, his solicitors telling him to give up.
Military policeman avoids jail term
Senior military policeman who falsified paperwork to hide the fact an Afghan prisoner had been held longer than the regulation 96 hours has been demoted.
Buyers are 'entitled to reconsider' fighter deal
Countries such as Australia that are planning to buy troubled fighter plane entitled to rethink, maker says.
DJs puts a new spin on 175 years of history with finds from archivist's wonderland
Nothing is lost to history at David Jones. In the bowels of its Silverwater warehouse, heavy padlocks guard rooms where boxes and filing cabinets brim with artefacts. Dubbed ''Barbara's Wonderland'', the storage facility fell under the authority of a slight, bespectacled librarian by the name of Barbara Horton, who was responsible for documenting the department store's every move in her 35-year role as the DJs archivist.
I know what I like: why most of us stay true rather than think outside the square
You may think you are an exciting individual, but chances are your consumer habits are making you ''astonishingly boring''.
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