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8 fewer lawyers with active licenses in cities within Washington County in Q2 compared to previous quarter
Fayetteville Standard - Arkansas
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July 14, 2025
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'It's rife': One third of Australia's young workers report wage theft
SBS
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Cafe worker Mia McDowall was initially shocked to discover she'd been underpaid by thousands of dollars, but soon learnt it's an experience all too common in the hospitality industry. The 22-year-old has worked for multiple employers who either...
British backpacker faces court over fatal e-scooter crash in Australia
Northern Scot
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July 15, 2025
The charge of dangerous driving causing death carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison (PA)An English backpacker accused of fatally crashing into a father-of-two while riding an e-scooter under the influence of alcohol has faced court in...
Domestic violence case management not ‘core business’ of police, Queensland’s top cop says
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Domestic violence case management is not the “core business” of policing, and other agencies should take on greater roles in this, Queensland’s acting police commissioner says. The Queensland police service on Tuesday released a 100-day review of...
Albany County: 3,902 lawyers with active licenses to practice law as of June
Capital District Times - New York
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July 14, 2025
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Polestar boss says new Australian emissions regulations 'didn't kill the weekend'
Augusta Margaret River Mail
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July 15, 2025
"But I think it's still the case that the FCAI services those members that fund it, and I can understand why they would do that. They're a representative body of the manufacturers that sit inside it, and so no, I think I'd probably get sent out of...
Digital Investment Rises as Compliance Challenges Mount: Maddocks
Image and Data Manager
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July 17, 2025
Australian organizations are rapidly embracing digital transformation and artificial intelligence, but their legal and governance frameworks are failing to keep pace with technological advancement, according to a comprehensive new survey by law...
Meta Moves to Expand Video Selfie Age Checking
Social Media Today
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July 16, 2025
As more regions consider new laws that would require social platforms to enforce age access restrictions, Meta is laying the foundations for a broader roll-out of video selfie verification, in order to align with this push. Over on the Facebook...
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Malaysia tightens media pitch rules: MSA draws a line on IP, scope abuse and pitch fatigue
Campaign Asia-Pacific
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July 17, 2025
Malaysia’s Media Specialists Association (MSA) has rolled out a fresh set of Media Pitch Guidelines aimed at reining in what many see as an outdated and increasingly untenable pitch culture. Spread over 18 pages, the document outlines minimum and...
Is it time for breed type to appear in all NLRS saleyards reports?
Beef Central
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July 17, 2025
IS IT time for the beef industry to fully-embrace breed description as part of the National Livestock Reporting Service’s physical saleyards reporting activity? Ever since the independent National Livestock Reporting Service was launched back in...
Health minister defends taxpayer-funded trip to Thredbo Ski Resort
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
By NICHOLAS COMINO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:10 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 01:22 EDT, 17 July 2025 NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has been grilled after he spent hundreds of taxpayer dollars on a 456km car journey to the Snowy...
IAG intermediated shake-up nears next step
Insurance News
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IAG’s intermediated restructure will be considered by the Federal Court at the start of September following the granting earlier this year of a separate licence. Court approval will clear the way for the intermediated insurance business to be...
Australian brothers dominate the day at Spring Creek Motocross Pro National
Post-Bulletin - Minnesota
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July 13, 2025
MILLVILLE — Last summer, Jett Lawrence took a one-year hiatus from winning motocross national championships. The 21-year-old from Australia won the Pro Motocross national championship in the 250 class in 2021 and 2022, then made the leap to a 450...
‘Ultimate dinner party guests’: Dispersed communities attending feast in ancient Iran gifted boars sourced from distant lands
Scimex Newsfeed
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July 17, 2025
Funder: This study was funded by the New Researcher Grant (Griffith University Arts, Education, and Law Group), the Early Career Researcher Grant Development Award (Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and the Australian Research...
David Speirs's mind went to 'dark and scary places' ahead of Kokoda hike
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 17, 2025
Former South Australian opposition leader David Speirs says he is preparing to hike the Kokoda Track to raise funds for men's mental health, posting on social media about his plans for a "personal journey of restoration and renewal" three months...
Pia Whitesell shares major news - four years after marrying multimillionaire Patrick Whitesell: 'I'm excited'
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
By MIKAELA WILKES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:19 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 01:24 EDT, 17 July 2025 Pia Whitesell has announced her first paid TV and modelling gig in seven years. The Home and Away star, 41, took to Instagram on...
SG: HSF Kramer Asia IP co-head joins Freshfields as partner
Asian Legal Business
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Global law firm Freshfields has hired IP and TMT expert Harry Evans as a partner to its Singapore office from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, where he was co-head of its Asia IP/Commercial team. With over 15 years of experience advising clients on...
NRA partners with Auror to tackle retail crime and violence
Convenience & Impulse Retailing
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July 17, 2025
Facebook LinkedIn The National Retail Association (NRA) has partnered with retail crime intelligence platform Auror to address the growing issue of violence and organised crime in Australian retail. Lindsay Carroll, Interim CEO of the NRA, said...
MacPherson meets with building collapse survivors this weekend
George Herald
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July 17, 2025
MacPherson said the report, detailing regulatory and professional failings, would be handed to law enforcement. "I assure the public […] we will do what is right. People will be held accountable." A tangled mass of steel and building rubble during...
Two men arrested after graffiti found at culturally significant site
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 17, 2025
Two men have been arrested after a rock face was vandalised and spray painted with graffiti at Paradise Falls in Victoria's Alpine National Park. Paradise Falls and the surrounding area is on located on Taungurung Country, about three-and-a-half...