Disgraced Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes will spend up to ten years behind bars for indecently and sexually assaulting young girls. The 65-year-old was sentenced this afternoon in front of a packed gallery, almost two months after he was found guilty of ten separate offences on children as young as 7 years old, dating back […]
Hughes was convicted of 10 child sex charges on April 7, including seven counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault with an act of indecency. According to the Daily Telegraph, Judge Peter Zahra said the 65-year-old had to be sentenced based on sentencing laws at the time of […]
The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his Budget Reply Speech Wednesday evening, signalling the Opposition will block significant parts of the Abbott government’s budget. “If you want an election, try us,” Mr Shorten said, implying that the Labor Party may go so far as to force another election by blocking much of the budget in […]
Trial judge Thokozile Masipa ordered the 27-year-old be assessed for a mental illness after an application from Prosecutor Gerrie Nel. Psychiatrist Meryll Vorster reportedly told the court earlier this week that the athlete was suffering from anxiety. ABC News reported Prosecutor Nel wanted to stop Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, from later appealing […]
Mr Rudd said he appointed Senator Arbib to Parliamentary Secretary to oversee the rollout of the $2.8 billion program, as he would not be distracted by other portfolios and would be a ‘another set of eyes’ overlooking the program. “Senator Arbib was known as a highly competent, highly effective individual, known for his attention to […]
A word so distasteful, we wouldn’t print it on this site. The worst word of all (and let’s not even get into the argument about why such a word should be the worst word of all.) Mr Pyne says it’s all a misunderstanding. The nation has misheard! The word he actually used, when addressing the […]
The book will be called My Story and features a striking cover of white and grey. The former Prime Minister is pictured wearing a white outfit and feminine jewellery, hinting at the factor that sets this political memoir apart from others – it is that of Australia’s first female prime minister. Julia Gillard described writing the […]
The scheme, under which home owners were encouraged to install so-called pink batts to conserve energy while stimulating the economy, claimed the lives of four young installers. Donning a blue tie, new glasses and a small grin that sporadically replaced an expression of composed concern, Mr Rudd sat listening as his lawyer discussed the legalities […]