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Former deputy tax commissioner found not guilty

Former Australian Taxation Office deputy commissioner Michael Cranston is looking forward to “a new start” after being cleared of misusing his position to help his son.

"National humiliation": Queen's Whitlam letters to remain secret

The so-called “palace letters” between the Queen and the former Governor-General who played a crucial role in Gough Whitlam’s dismissal will remain secret in what a historian has called a “national humiliation”.

Actor Mark Winter (right) arrives at the Federal Court today. Photo: AAP/Dean Lewins

Witness says he saw Geoffrey Rush touch actor's breast

A King Lear actor has told a court he saw Geoffrey Rush make a “boob-squeezing gesture” as he did a skit over Eryn Jean Norvill during a rehearsal for the Sydney Theatre Company production, and that he later cupped her breast.

"His power was intimidating": Actor details accusations against Rush

Eryn Jean Norvill has told a court it “couldn’t have been an accident” when Geoffrey Rush allegedly touched the side of her breast during a scene where her character was dead on the stage.

Adelaide Festival co-director testifies at Rush trial

UPDATED | Director Neil Armfield denies he told Geoffrey Rush his on-stage touching of a female co-star was becoming “creepy” and says he didn’t see the actor touch her breast in a gratuitous way.

A safari that helps make a difference

A close encounter with a rhino proved to be something out of a spy movie.

Archbishop Wilson sentenced for abuse cover-up

The most senior Catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing child sex abuse could be spared jail after being sentenced today.