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Sky News AU
a day ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
NT cattlemen dealt blow in compensation push over Gillard government live export ban after judge shoots down $600 million claim
Northern Territory cattlemen have been dealt a blow in their bid for compensation over the Gillard government's decision to ban live cattle exports in 2011. The federal court has ruled the government is only liable for the loss of income suffered in one year, not three years as sought by the cattlemen. Former Labor agriculture minister Joe Ludwig announced the ban on June 7, 2011. It was lifted on July 6 the same year, but cattlemen argued the impact of the decision lasted far longer as the relationship between Australia and Indonesia soured. The ban followed an investigation by Animals Australia and Four Corners into the treatment of cattle in Indonesian abattoirs, that prompted large protest rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. The cattlemen launched a class action over the decision arguing it had cost them up to $600 million across the supply chain. In 2020, Federal Court justice Steven Rares ruled in favour of the lead applicant, the Brett Cattle Company. Justice Rares found Senator Ludwig had acted recklessly when he implemented the ban, as he awarded the company $2.94 million in damages. For the past five years, the cattlemen and the federal government have been locked in legal argument about how much compensation should be paid to the other members of the class action. The government made an offer of $215 million to settle the case, saying the ban had only affected the export of about 88,000 head of cattle in 2011. The cattlemen rejected the offer, arguing the ban impacted the number of cattle Indonesia would except from 2011 until 2013 as they sought up to $600 million in compensation. But late on Thursday, Justice Thomas Thawley ruled the quota of cattle accepted by Indonesia had only been impacted in 2011. He said a drop in the quota in 2012 and 2013 was due to the Indonesian government's policy to pursue greater self-sufficiency in its beef market, not because of the fallout from the Australian government's 2011 ban. His decision means the amount of compensation awarded is likely to be closer to the government's $215 million offer, than the $600 million the cattlemen had sought. Justice Thawley placed a 48-hour embargo on the publication of the full reasons for his decision. In a statement NT Cattlemen's Association chief executive officer Romy Carey acknowledged the court's decision. 'While the judgment marks a significant milestone in a legal battle that has spanned more than a decade, we are still working through the detail and assessing its full implications both for the families directly affected and the wider cattle industry,' she said. 'At the request of the Commonwealth, the Federal Court has placed the reasons for judgment under a 48-hour embargo. 'Accordingly, we have not yet been provided with access to the full decision and will refrain from further comment until we are in a position to respond responsibly and with the complete facts before us.'
Western Telegraph
4 days ago
- Western Telegraph
Drug and drink-drivers amongst seven motorists in court
The seven defendants were accused of offences including drink and drug-driving, driving whilst disqualified, refusing a breathalyser test, and driving without a licence or insurance. Their cases were heard at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court. Here's a round-up of the cases. DANIEL GILLARD, 32, of Brynheulog in Perthcelyn, Mountain Ash, was caught driving whilst disqualified. Gillard was behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Passatt on Sutton Street in Tenby on March 8. The court heard that he was disqualified from driving at the time, and this meant he also had no insurance. The defendant admitted both offences on the day of trial at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 22. Gillard was sentenced to a one-year community order, as part of which he must complete 50 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £400 in costs, and was banned from driving for 18 months. KRZYSZTOF IWICKI, 53, of Cow Hey Close in Chester, has been banned for drink-driving in Tenby. Iwicki was alleged to have been driving a Mercedes-Benz at Kiln Park on June 29. When breathalysed, he recorded having 45 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Iwicki switched his plea to guilty on the day of trial, and was banned from driving for 12 months. He was also ordered to pay a £414 fine, £400 in costs and a £166 surcharge at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 22. MARCIN PRZYBYCIEN, 39, of Trebrython Farm Lane in Dwrbach, was caught driving on the A40 whilst under the influence of alcohol. Przybycien was driving a Kia Sportage on the A40 near The Corner Piece Inn on December 7. When tested, he recorded having 227 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. The legal limit is 107. Przybycien pleaded guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 27, and was disqualified from driving for 20 months. He was fined £300, and must pay £85 in costs and a £120 surcharge. PAUL MORRISSEY, 47, of no fixed abode, has admitted refusing to be breathalysed and driving without a licence or insurance. Morrissey was driving a BMW 3 Series on Main Street in Pembroke on April 20. It was alleged that he didn't have a licence or insurance at the time. He was also accused of failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required by the police after officers suspected him of committing a driving offence. He pleaded guilty to each of the charges. The case came before Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 27, and was adjourned until June 2 for sentence. Morrissey was granted bail until that date. PAWEL STASIAK, 46, of Little Road in London, was drunk whilst behind the wheel in Pembrokeshire. Stasiak was driving a Toyota RAV on the B4320 from Wallaston Green to the junction with the B4319 on May 9. He was breathalysed and recorded having 60 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath – almost double the legal limit. The officers discovered Stasiak had no licence or insurance. He pleaded guilty to all three charges at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 27. Stasiak was banned from driving for 20 months, and was ordered to pay a fine of £161, £85 in costs, and a £64 surcharge. JAMIE MARCUS POVEY, 26, of Tufton, has been banned from driving after getting behind the wheel drunk. Povey drove a Kia GT between Maenclochog and Llys-y-frân on May 10. When breathalysed, he recorded having 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was disqualified from driving for 14 months at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on May 27. Povey was fined £460, and must pay £85 in costs and a £184 surcharge. SARAH LEWIS MOANE, 35, of Three Meadows in Haverfordwest, has been found guilty of driving whilst under the influence of cocaine and cannabis. Moane was driving an Audi A4 in Houghton on March 22 last year. When tested, she recorded having 86 microgrammes of benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine – per litre (µg/L) of blood and 2.4 µg/L of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. The legal limits – to exclude accidental exposure – are 50µg/L and 2µg/L respectively. Moane denied both offences in September last year, but was found guilty of both as they were proved in her absence at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on April 24. The case returned to court on May 27 for sentence, and Moane was banned from driving for three years. She must also pay a £180 fine and £650 in costs.
The Age
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
To boldly go ... Julia Gillard set to turn into a prime ministerial hologram
Gillard will be the star turn on the Women UNLIMITED Leadership Summit in September, along with Hillary Clinton and Leigh Sales and 'some of the nation's most senior women in the Australian Public Service' as well as others 'leading the pursuit of progress'. But unlike Clinton, who will be appearing in the flesh on stage in Sydney and Canberra and via livestream in the other states, Gillard's session will see her beamed on stage via hologram, in what sounds very much like a new frontier for our former heads of government. The starting price to attend the two-day summit varies from state to state. Ticket prices in the ACT start from $3199 + GST, while in NSW they start from $2899 + GST, and in Victoria and the other states prices start from $2699 +GST. John Brown pay day During his stint in Bob Hawke's cabinet, John Brown became known as the 'minister for good times', a name that also formed the title of the 93-year-old's rollicking recent memoir. Technically, it was the sport, recreation and tourism portfolio, and Brown certainly wishes he was better known for his policy accomplishments than for having sex with then-wife Jan Murray on his ministerial desk. Murray revealed the tale on 60 Minutes, and while Brown doesn't dispute the whole incident, he says it's not true that she left her knickers in the ashtray. The '80s were a different time. Anyway, the good times are still rolling for Brownie. CBD recently came into possession of a picture of the former minister at Royal Randwick in Sydney receiving a stack of $50 bills from Robbie Waterhouse of the storied bookmaking family. Turns out Brown had taken a punt on Labor increasing its parliamentary majority in this month's federal election at $5.80 and won big. A good call, seeing as most betting markets (not to mention many pundits) were still leaning toward a Labor minority government as the campaign reached its final stretch. Waterhouse told us that Brown, who he described as 'a real man's man' had been betting with him for more than 40 years. Brown was in the mood for a yarn when CBD came calling on Wednesday, but was unusually reticent (for a politician) about boasting about the size of his winnings. Royal tour down under Meanwhile, here's a major event that the Victorian government really has missed out on. News that Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will move to the Harbour City to commence an arts degree at the University of Sydney kicked off a frenzy of media coverage in Australia, and with it dozens of jokes about the slimy college boys, Mosman-born working class cosplayers in flannel shirts and irritating socialist alternative pamphleteers Her Royal Highness would have to dodge. What's wrong with the University of Melbourne, we hear you cry? Meanwhile, the Princess' antipodean adventure is a welcome breath of good publicity for the Norwegian Royal Family which has been wracked by scandal over the past 12 months. Last year, Ingrid Alexandra's half-brother Marius Borg Hoiby was arrested on suspicion of rape, and faces additional criminal charges related to domestic violence. And Ingrid Alexandra's aunt, Princess Martha Louise married self-described American 'shaman' Durek Verett, who believes that 5G is a tool to enslave the planet, and that he knew about 9/11 two years earlier but chose not to intervene. Oh, and he's friends with Gwyneth Paltrow, who calls him her soul-brother. Needless to say, faith in the Norwegian monarchy has eroded over the last year, leading to a surge in republicanism. No doubt Sydney will adopt her with open arms.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Gordon College grad makes history at 18
Evangeline Gillard is wrapping up her college education at a time when most are just starting. At 18, she is now one of the youngest graduates in the history of Gordon College in Wenham. 'It didn't affect me too much to be younger than everybody else,' Gillard told Boston 25 News in an interview from her parent's home in Minnesota. 'I could keep up in classes. I made friends normally and easily. I think it was all quite straight forward.' Gillard said she chose Gordon because of the school's linguistics program and Christian education, both of which were important to her. She graduated May 17th with a bachelor's degree in linguistics. Gillard was homeschooled as a child, and in her early teens began taking online college courses to supplement her primary education. At 16, she simultaneously graduated high school with an associate's degree earned online from University of the Northwestern. She then transferred into Gordon College as a junior. It was her first time in a traditional classroom setting, but there were no surprises, she said. 'To be frank, it was pretty much what I expected,' Gillard said. 'The whole college experience, the whole school experience, wasn't too surprising. I think I pictured what it was like pretty well.' She admits her classmates were surprised when they first learned her age, but they also welcomed her. 'The greatest struggles were probably having to mail things to my parents to sign for me because I was still a minor,' Gillard said. As for what's next, Gillard is weighing her options. She said she might like to pursue a career in Bible translation, editing, or dialect coaching, but she hasn't ruled out the possibility of grad school. 'I have no concrete plans for the future,' Gillard said. 'I'm going to take at least a year or so to figure things out… and being so young, I have so much flexibility and time to explore those options.' Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Wales Online
15-05-2025
- Wales Online
Paedophile had 5,000 images of children and AI generated images of child abuse
Paedophile had 5,000 images of children and AI generated images of child abuse Jack Gillard, 25, was found in possession of a category A video which depicted a compilation of children aged between nine and 15-years-old being abused Jack Gillard, 25, was found in possession of more than 5,000 indecent images of children (Image: South Wales Police ) A paedophile was found in possession of more than 5,000 indecent images of children as young as six-years-old as well as AI generated images of child abuse. His family blamed his offending on "fixated behaviour". Jack Gillard, 25, was visited by police at his home after intelligence had been received about the downloading of child abuse images. A raid was carried out on July 26, 2023, and a number of devices were seized including the defendant's mobile phone. A sentencing hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Friday heard Gillard was arrested and made no comment. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter. He was taken to Merthyr Tydfil police station and again made no comment. Prosecutor Hashim Salmman said a digital forensic examination was conducted on the seized devices and more than 5,000 category A, B and C images were discovered on the defendant's phone. There was also prohibited material generated by AI which depicted young girls being raped by adult men. Article continues below One category A video was accessible, and was described as a compilation video including children aged between nine and 15-years-old involved in various types of sexual activity with adult males. The youngest child depicted in the images was just six-years-old. A number of screenshots were found of websites and forums including a collage of images. There were a total of 1,476 category A images, 370 category B images and 3,145 category C images. Gillard, of Trealaw Road, Trealaw, Tonypandy, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The court heard he has no previous convictions. In mitigation, it was said the defendant's behaviour would "never happen again". It was also said his family have concerns about "fixating behaviour, but he has been working hard on reducing his cannabis consumption. Sentencing, the Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, said the defendant was a risk to children due to his "sexual interest in pre pubescent girls". Gillard was sentenced to one year and 10 months imprisonment. He was also made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sex offender notification requirements for 10 years. Article continues below
