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• 'Abusive and aggressive' Ballarat sergeant filmed manhandling ...

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Ballarat officer's aggressive behaviour caught on camera CCTV vision shown to Victoria's corruption watchdog, features three separate violent incidents against women involving the same police officer. PT4M2S 620 349 A mother who went to Ballarat police to complain about their treatment of her son was violently arrested by officers, while another mother and her friend were put in "chokeholds", CCTV footage shows.The footage, aired before Victoria..

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• Ballarat counselling service accused of ignoring man's sexual abuse ...

  

  Ballarat counselling service accused of ignoring man's sexual abuse report following survivors' retreat Updated May 26, 2016 12:19:27 Victoria's Health Services Commission has agreed to investigate a Ballarat sexual abuse counselling service over claims it failed to follow its own policies in reporting a sexual assault.The incident is alleged to have occurred in the wake of a retreat organised for male survivors of child abuse.The retreat was advertised via an online vi..

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• Ballarat indigenous artists say AFL has exploited them

  

  A row over the Western Bulldogs indigenous jumper has erupted. The Western Bulldogs jumper was designed by The Pitcha Makin' Fellas. The Aboriginal artists who designed the Western Bulldogs indigenous jumper say they have been exploited by the AFL and have refused to sign a licensing contract with the league saying it would remove their creative rights.The Ballarat-based Pitcha Makin' Fellas remain disillusioned their work has been undervalued by the AFL, which under its general j..

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• IBAC: Senior officers 'anxious' morning after woman in custody ...

  

  IBAC: Senior officers 'anxious' morning after woman in custody stomped on Updated May 26, 2016 13:37:20 A Victoria Police inspector has told an anti-corruption inquiry that senior officers felt angst and anxiety the morning after a woman in custody, who they later found out was part of the force's integrity unit, was kicked and stomped on by colleagues. Key points:Inspector admits junior officers did not consider the dignity of a woman left half-naked in cell for hour..

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• concerns about access to justice for people with intellectual disabilities

  Mother raises concerns about access to justice for people with intellectual disabilities Posted May 26, 2016 12:08:50 The mother of an intellectually disabled woman who was repeatedly abused in respite care says her daughter was barred from accessing justice because of her disability.It has been almost two decades since Michele Armstrong's daughter Tamara was sexually assaulted by her disability carer."It had a shocking [effect on me] and always will," she said. "I kn..

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• Art row over Western Bulldogs jumper

  

  UPDATED: The Aboriginal artists who designed the Western Bulldogs indigenous jumper say they have been exploited by the AFL and have refused to sign a licensing contract with the league saying it would remove their creative rights. Photo gallery "AFL Indigenous Round jumpers" The Ballarat-based Pitcha Makin' Fellas remain disillusioned their work has been undervalued by the AFL, which under its general jumper agreement has refused to financially compensate the group.Peter Widmer, the Ballarat..

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• Victorian teen behind milk prices petition cautiously welcomes ...

  

  The 16-year-old schoolgirl behind a petition which gained more than 160,000 signatures in support of struggling dairy farmers has cautiously welcomed the federal government’s assistance package announced yesterday.Chloe Scott, who said her family’s dairy farm in Boorcan near Ballarat was struggling under the weight of milk price cuts, told the TODAY show farmers had welcomed Barnaby Joyce's $578 million support package.But she criticised the concessional loans offered, suggesting farmers under ..

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• Voluntary euthanasia policy up for discussion by Australian Medical ...

  

  Voluntary euthanasia policy up for discussion by Australian Medical Association Posted May 26, 2016 16:53:04 The Australian Medical Association (AMA) may change its position on voluntary euthanasia to one of neutrality, after a regular review of its long-held stance against the practice. Key points:The AMA's current position is that doctors should not be involved in assisted dyingSimilar organisations overseas have adopted a policy of neutrality on the issueSome med..

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• St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt says sorry after on-field incident, Dogs ...

  

  ST KILDA skipper Nick Riewoldt has been forced to apologise to a club official for an incident following Sunday’s win over Essendon.The Herald Sun is reporting that Riewoldt had an unpleasant exchange with marketing and operations manager Kelley Musster after she requested he join his teammates in taking selfies with fans on the ground after the final siren.Musster subsequently raised the incident with her superior before Riewoldt called chief executive officer Matt Finnis on Monday to explain h..

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