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I'm no criminal, claims ex-MP convicted of deception

A magistrate has convicted and jailed an unemployed former MP for fraudulent allowance claims, but the man maintains he is not a criminal.

AAP · Sep 17

Ousted MP pleads for 'merciful' sentence for fraud

A former MP convicted of deception was "reckless" in his fraudulent claiming of an allowance, which amounted to "haphazard" criminal conduct, a court has heard.

AAP · Sep 4

One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?

Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them off

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3

Court grants accused murderer Antony Ogar permission to go on weekly shopping trips

An Adelaide court will allow a man accused of murdering his wife weekly visits to a hardware store so he can continue building a house, despite the court previously hearing he could be a danger to the community.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Port Hughes murder-accused Antony Ogar to claim 'no case to answer' over wife's death

Lawyers for a man accused of murdering his wife on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula last year tell an Adelaide court they intend to submit an application asserting there is "no case to answer".

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Who wins when politics and religion collide, particularly during a federal election?

Ever since Scott Morrison invited TV cameras to watch him at a church service, there has been a spotlight on the role of religion in secular Australian politics and the influence of the 'Christian vote'. But church leaders say to brand Jesus a conservative is to miss his radical ideas.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022