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      Inside the decision by the Nevada Probate Commissioner denying Rupert Murdoch's bid to change the family trust
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      From 2002 ... Tom Hughes on the Old Silk Road
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      Here's the police incident report on the claim of rape made against Trump's pick for Secretary of Defence, Peter Hegseth
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      October 7 attack ... An independent inquiry sheets blame for Israel's unpreparedness onto Netanyahu and his government, which funded Hamas for at least a decade
    • The Saturday Paper
      NACC integrity official resigns over integrity issues ... Non-compliance and credibility problems ... Brereton clings on
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"Today is about Dad's wishes and confirming all of our support for him and for his wishes. It shouldn't be difficult or controversial. Love you, Lachlan."   

Lachlan Murdoch's text message to his sister Elisabeth on the eve of a special meeting to discuss altering the family trust so that Lachlan would run and control News Corp and Fox News ... Quoted in the opinion of the Nevada Probate Commissioner who ruled against changing the terms of the trust ... The New York Times, December 9, 2024 ... Read more flatulence ... 

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The great interceptor ... Rugby League ... Dennis Tutty and the try he shouldn't have scored ... Case that changed the face of professional sport ... Growth of the player associations, courtesy of the Barwick High Court ... Free kick ... Restraint of trade ... Braham Dabscheck comments ... Read more ... 

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Litigation's artful delays ... From Justinian's archive ... April 22, 2014 ... Lawyers and the complexity of litigation ... Delay as a defence tactic ... Access to justice includes preventing access to justice ... Reprising the Flower & Hart saga with starring role by Ian Callinan QC ... Abuse of process ... Queensland CJ declined to intervene ... Tulkinghorn on the case  ... Read more ... 

 

 

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US rewrites the Geneva Conventions

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