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South Australia introduces ‘world-leading’ bill to ban political donations from elections

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The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced plans to ban political donations from state elections, paving the way for nation-leading electoral reforms. The state’s electoral amendment bill announced on Wednesday night will ban electoral donations and gifts to registered political parties, members of parliament and candidates. The state will provide funding to allow parties […]

Chris Dawson loses appeal against conviction for murdering wife more than 40 years ago

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Chris Dawson is still likely spending the rest of his life in prison after a failed attempt to overturn his conviction for murdering his wife four decades ago. A panel of three judges in the New South Wales court of criminal appeal unanimously dismissed Dawson’s attempt to quash the guilty verdict on Thursday. His lawyers […]