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Alan Jones trial on indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins in Sydney The high-profile trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones for indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins today in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court and is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses. Judge Glenn Walsh will hear from six complainants who were allegedly indecently assaulted by the 85-year-old between 2003 and 2020. Jones is facing 22 charges at his judge-alone trial. They include 20 indecent assault and two sexual touching charges, the court was told in pre-trial hearings last month. In 2018 the offence of indecent assault was replaced by sexual touching, carrying a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment.
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Chalmers maintains fuel excise cut never meant to be permanent Jim Chalmers said prices have indeed come up over the past month, but they are “substantially lower” than when the excise relief came into effect. He spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying the cut was “never intended to be permanent”: Prices have come up a bit, but they are substantially lower than when we first introduced this excise relief. The excise relief has played a really important role in taking some of the edge off these cost of living pressures that have been turbocharged by a war in the Middle East. It was never intended to be permanent. … It’s done a really important job, but we can’t afford to continue it forever. He said the government hasn’t been considering bringing them back it petrol prices climb again.
Chalmers says house prices have fallen before after periods of ‘extraordinary’ growth Chalmers was asked about a fall in house prices across the country as major tax changes begin to bite. The treasurer said it’s “not uncommon” to see prices fall as they have been following periods of ‘extraordinary growth’, pointing to similar declines in 2022 at the beginning of the rate hiking cycle and between 2017 and 2019. He told RN: Investment in housing is a long-term investment. People don’t make investments in housing from day to day or week to week, month to month. And so, from time to time, you will see movements in prices like these.
Company that owns firefighting helicopters ‘deeply saddened’ after accident in Greece McDermott Aviation, the company that owns the two firefighting helicopters that collided in Greece, released a statement this morning saying it was deeply saddened by the accident. John McDermott, the founder and president of the company, said in a statement: We are deeply saddened to confirm that the two crew members aboard one of the helicopters have lost their lives. The two crew members from the second helicopter are in the care of medical professionals. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families, friends and colleagues of those affected by this tragic incident. Both crews were undertaking the critical work of supporting firefighting operations to help protect communities.
Alan Jones trial on indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins in Sydney The high-profile trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones for indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins today in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court and is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses. Judge Glenn Walsh will hear from six complainants who were allegedly indecently assaulted by the 85-year-old between 2003 and 2020. Jones is facing 22 charges at his judge-alone trial. They include 20 indecent assault and two sexual touching charges, the court was told in pre-trial hearings last month. In 2018 the offence of indecent assault was replaced by sexual touching, carrying a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment.
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