Hurricane Harvey: Floods leave Houston looking like a 'city of islands' with another metre of rain still to come: Former digger Justin Black is helping with the emergency response in Texas, and says locals are banding together as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump huge amounts of rain on the region
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Australian Catholic priest accused of abuse at Scottish school arrested in Sydney: An Australian Catholic priest accused of child abuse offences at a prestigious Scottish school is arrested in Sydney more than a year after authorities in the UK announced plans to extradite him
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Road death toll spike puts speed bump in 2020 target of 30pc reduction of deaths, injuries: Road safety experts raise concerns about a notable spike in this year's road death toll, as the nation strives towards a target of at least a 30 per cent reduction in deaths and serious injuries by 2020
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Child abuse victims speak out as royal commission begins final stretch of public hearings: A year away from its final report, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse begins the process of re-examining some of the institutions it has scrutinised over the past three years, as victims express their need for justice
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National redress scheme not necessarily in interests of abuse victims, lawyers say: Lawyers for victims of child sexual abuse say the newly announced national redress scheme may not be in the best interests of some of their clients, with some claims against the Catholic Church potentially worth a lot more than $150,000
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ADF abuse survivor tells royal commission life on naval base as cadet was 'sheer hell': The child abuse royal commission begins hearings into the Australian Defence Forces and with one victim saying his time at a naval base was "sheer hell" and he was warned his life may be at risk if he reported the attacks
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