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Archive for April 3rd, 2024
Complaints rise over lenders and customer hardship help
The financial sector ombudsman has reported a “concerning” rise in complaints about lenders’ handling of requests for hardship assistance from borrowers. April 3, 2024 Complaints about how lenders handle requests for hardship assistance are on the rise, the financial sector ombudsman has reported. Financial difficulty complaints increased by 25 per cent in 2023 and the […]
Inquest reveals detained teen’s harm threats ignored
An Indigenous teen, who died after self-harming in an adult prison’s youth wing, made eight threats to do so in the hours before he was found in his cell. April 3, 2024 The first juvenile to die in youth detention in Western Australia threatened to self-harm eight times in the hours before he was found unresponsive in […]
Teen repeatedly threatened self-harm, inquest told
An Indigenous teen, who died after self-harming in an adult prison’s youth wing, made eight threats to do so in the hours before he was found in his cell. April 3, 2024 The first juvenile to die in youth detention in Western Australia threatened to self-harm eight times in the hours before he was found unresponsive in […]
Coroner tempers hopes for scope of teen’s inquest
The coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who died after self-harming in an adult prison’s youth wing says it won’t be a roving royal commission. April 3, 2024 An unprecedented inquest for the first juvenile to die in youth detention in Western Australia won’t be a roving royal commission, a coroner says. Cleveland […]
Higgins, Sharaz ‘planned’ political attack, court told
Senator Linda Reynolds’ defamation claims against her ex-staffer Brittany Higgins and now-fiance David Sharaz have edged closer to going to trial in Perth. April 3, 2024 Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds intends to claim that Brittany Higgins and her now fiance David Sharaz colluded with Lisa Wilkinson and a Network 10 producer to politically attack her, if […]
Indigenous teen’s family want answers from inquest
The family of an Indigenous teen who died after self-harming in an adult prison’s youth wing hope an inquest provides more information about his death. April 3, 2024 The family of the first juvenile to die in youth detention in Western Australia hope an inquest will shed light on his death and result in an overhaul […]
Reynolds, Higgins defamation case returns to court
Lawyers for Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and her partner will attend court to sort out the next steps in the defamation case after mediation failed. April 3, 2024 A pair of high-profile defamation cases that pit Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds against former political staffer Brittany Higgins and her partner will to return to court […]