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Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records

Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’

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‘Wog’ humour, tense US politics and real-world monsters: what to watch in November

As the year begins to wind down, and the days grow longer, our critics have a fresh slate of films and series to keep you glued to your screen.

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‘We were the ones on trial’: the torturous road to justice for three sisters abused by school principal Malka Leifer

A new documentary, Surviving Malka Leifer, follows Nicole, Dassi and Elly through the trial of their sexual abuser to ‘lift the lid’ on Australia’s justice system and what it asks of victims

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New documentary about the Malka Leifer case centres trauma, persistence and survival

Between 2019 and 2023, I reported on the Malka Leifer case for The Conversation. As an international lawyer, my focus was on the attempt to extradite Leifer from Israel to Australia for trial. Leifer had been principal of the Adass Israel school in Melbourne and was accused of sexually abusing…

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The court artist whose Erin Patterson sketches went around the world: ‘I definitely need to get some therapy’

Anita Lester’s distinctive mushroom murder trial portraits show someone she perceived to be ‘consistently sad’

The Guardian - AU

Judge cleared after booting mum for court breastfeeding

A judicial watchdog has dismissed complaints over a judge ordering a breastfeeding mother from a Victorian courtroom, ruling it was justified.

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Afternoon Update: Qantas posts record profit; Malka Leifer sentenced to 15 years; and Republicans feud over Trump

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A former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse

A former principal of an Australian Jewish school has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after she was convicted of sexually abusing two students

The Independent UK

Former Israeli principal will be sentenced in Australia next month for abusing 2 students

A former principal of an Australian Jewish school will be sentenced on Aug. 24 on convictions for sexually abusing two students

The Independent UK

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Former school principal Malka Leifer will soon be sentenced for sexually abusing two sibling students and their other sister says they hope they'll get justice.

AAP

Australian prosecutor says former Israeli principal feigned mental illness to avoid extradition

An Australian prosecutor says the former principal of an Australian Jewish school feigned mental illness in a seven-year battle to avoid extradition on child sex abuse charges

The Independent UK

Sisters tell Australia court that abuse by Jewish school principal broke trust, painful to remember

Two sisters have told an Australian court that being sexually abused by their Jewish school's principal broke their ability to trust forever and is painful to remember

The Independent UK

Sisters abused by ultra-Orthodox principal share pain

Melbourne sisters Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich have shared the monumental impact of years of sexual abuse by ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.

AAP

Police re-open investigation into school's role in helping Malka Leifer flee Australia

Victoria Police confirm the Sexual Crimes Squad has resumed an investigation into possible offences linked to the Adass Israel School in Melbourne's inner south-east.

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Melbourne's Adass Israel School reaches settlement over fresh Malka Leifer abuse claims

A new civil trial alleging sexual abuse by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is averted after a last-minute settlement is reached.

The Independent UK

Israeli principal in Australian court on sex convictions

Former Jewish girls school principal and now convicted sex offender Malka Leifer has been ordered to appear in an Australian court in June for a two-day sentencing hearing

The New Daily

Malka Leifer awaits sentence on sex abuse charges

Ex-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer is waiting to hear how long she will spend in prison after a jury found her guilty of sexually abusing two sisters.

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Victoria bans TikTok on government devices, NASA names astronauts for Artemis II Moon mission, and WWE to merge with UFC — as it happened

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With Malka Leifer convicted of abuse, her victims say their lives can finally move forward

For weeks, the trial of former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has played out in Victoria's County Court. But the proceedings were the culmination of years of allegations and legal manoeuvres that spanned the globe.

The Independent UK

Israeli ex-principal found guilty of sexually assaulting students at Jewish girls school in Australia

Malka Leifer fought her extradition from Israel, claiming she was mentally unfit for trial

The Conversation

Malka Leifer found guilty of sexual abuse of former students

Malka Leifer, former principal of the Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel school in Melbourne, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two former students.

Reuters

Australian court finds former school principal Malka Leifer guilty of sex crimes

The former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of sexually abusing two former students by a Melbourne court on Monday, local media reported.

The Independent UK

Jewish school principal in Australia guilty of sexual abuse

The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty of sexually abusing two students

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Yunupingu hailed as ‘one of the greatest Australians’; female cricketers get pay rise; and Paris to ban e-scooters

Nationwide tributes and respects paid to Yolŋu elder and Aboriginal leader who has died aged 74

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Malka Leifer found guilty of rape and child sex abuse of two sisters as jury reaches verdict

A Victorian jury finds Leifer guilty of 18 sexual offences relating to two sisters, and not guilty of offences relating to a third sister. The verdict follows a weeks-long trial on the historical allegations.

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