Elizabeth Byrne
Journalist at ABC News (Australia)
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2 days ago |
abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne
A man found guilty of rape after he covertly removed his condom during an encounter with a Canberra sex worker has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail by the ACT Supreme Court. Warning: This story discusses sexual assault.
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5 days ago |
abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne
A 35-year-old Canberra man who stole his own dog from the pound and then violently attacked his housemate with a hockey stick has been sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court. Kyle Hiscox pleaded guilty to a series of charges including a threat to kill, multiple assaults causing actual bodily harm and burglary after he broke locks and cut the fence to retrieve his dog. He has been in jail since the assault, and today was given a mixed sentence which included a drug and alcohol treatment order.
ACT, NT, Queensland and Tasmania yet to include breast density reports as part of routine mammograms
6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Elizabeth Byrne
High breast density makes breast cancer harder to detect through routine mammograms and is an independent risk factor for developing breast cancer. BreastScreen Australia has updated its national policy to recommend everyone screened be informed in writing of their breast density, but currently only New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia do so.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne
David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months jail for leaking documents to the media. He lost his appeal against the severity of his sentence and against the court's ruling that he was not duty-bound to release the documents. McBride's lawyers say they will prepare for a High Court challenge. Former military lawyer David McBride has lost his appeal against the severity of his sentence for sharing classified documents with journalists.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne
A 72-year-old Canberra man has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner at their north Canberra home during a brief appearance in the ACT Supreme Court today. Van Thanh Vu was helped by an interpreter as he told the court "I plead guilty". Police and emergency services had rushed to the couple's house in the suburb of Bruce in October 2023 after they were alerted by family.
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