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• ‘Best that exists globally’: South Australia’s domestic violence disclosure scheme provides relief and freedom

  29-03-2025 20:01
  
  Exclusive: SA’s scheme has been so praised and proved so popular experts are ‘bewildered’ that other states haven’t implemented similar programsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Sophie* attended a domestic violence disclosure meeting with South Australian police and a domestic violence support worker, she was curled in on herself and could barely speak.Her friend, who accompanied
  
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• Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

  29-03-2025 16:25
  
  New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David TebbuttA Kenyan man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death over an attack on British tourists is suing the Metropolitan police over its role in the case.Ali Kololo was imprisoned for more than a decade in what his lawyers called “appalling conditions” before being released when his conviction was quashed in 2023. Con
  
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• Banks aim to reverse crunch appeal court victory for car buyers

  29-03-2025 16:00
  
  Fears of a £44bn compensation bill over dealer commissions has prompted a high-profile appeal, which will be heard this weekBritish lenders are heading to the supreme court this week as they try to overturn a ruling that has propelled the car finance scandal to new heights, triggering government intervention and prompting fears of a £44bn compensation bill.Two specialist lenders, Close Brothers and FirstRand, are challenging three consumers who collectively won a court of appeal case
  
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