For the developing country, logging is a catch 22: It is the country's biggest export and a source of income for thousands, but it is causing irreversible environmental damage and a raft of social issues.
Ten-year-old victim slams child molester as 'purely disgusting' in victim impact statement
Disgusted, angry and heartbroken is how the mother of a 10-year-old girl, molested by a family friend, has described her feelings as the man was sentenced to jail in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Photo shows Law Courts of the Australian Capital TerritoryFormer Marist College student preparing to sue over alleged historic corporal punishment, sexual abuse
A former Canberra Marist College student is preparing to sue over the canings and other corporal punishments he allegedly received as a young student in the early 1970s.
Photo shows The exterior of a modern-looking school buildingJury retires to consider whether Canberra teacher knew boy was 15 when she sent him explicit images
The jury has retired in the ACT Supreme Court trial of a former student teacher accused of grooming and sexual offences against a 15-year-old she met during a teaching placement.
Photo shows The ACT Supreme Court towards dusk.Former Canberra student teacher sent school boy explicit images because he was 'persistent and pushy', court hears
A former student teacher tells the ACT Supreme Court she sent explicit images of herself to a school boy she met while on a teaching placement because he was "very persistent and pushy" as she faces charges including persistent sexual abuse of a child.
Photo shows Law Courts of the Australian Capital TerritoryQueanbeyan man avoids jail for repeatedly sexually touching teenage coworker
The former shop assistant admitted to slapping his young coworker on the bottom if he saw her working in the shop, when she was stacking shelves or checking inventory, or her back was turned and she did not see him coming.
Photo shows A man and woman walk together outside a building. He wears a collared shirt and trousers.Former Canberra trainee teacher charged for alleged persistent sexual abuse of 15-year-old student
A former trainee teacher faces seven charges, including grooming a 15-year-old student and supplying him cannabis and pornographic images.
Photo shows The exterior of a concrete building with the words "Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory" over the entrance.Gold Coast school principal faces fresh child grooming charges
Oxenford State School principal Patric Brady has been charged with more child sex offences, relating to the grooming of children in the Philippines.
Photo shows Patric BradyMore than 400 minors suspected of being abused rescued by Malaysian authorities in mass raids
More than 1,000 police conducted the raids on 20 welfare homes, resulting in 171 arrests.
Photo shows A white and purple building with a sign for 'GISB HOLDINGS' on the front'Daniel's Law': LNP pledges to introduce child sex-offender registry, if elected
The names and images of child sex offenders would be available on a public website under new laws proposed by the Queensland Opposition ahead of October's election.
Photo shows Close-up shot of Scales of Justice statue in Brisbane CBD on August 1, 2018.Little girl allegedly sexually assaulted in bedroom told police she wasn't sure if it was a nightmare
A seven-year-old who was allegedly smothered, choked and sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her home in the Perth suburb of Ellenbrook, told police she was not sure if it was a "nightmare or real".
Photo shows A smirking man wearing a brown shirt takes a selfie shot.Former teacher jailed for abusing students at prestigious private school
Leonard Albert Gardiner, now 87, will remain in prison until at least October 2030 after being found guilty of maintaining an unlawful relationship with a child aged under 16 and committing an act of buggery.
Photo shows An elderly man exits court, a man and woman (his legal team) walk beside him.'Room of horrors': Family of abused child in court as daycare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith pleads guilty
Ashley Paul Griffith was arraigned on more than 300 charges in the District Court in Brisbane on Monday.
Photo shows A bald man in a Hawaiian shirt standing in front of a tree.Grace Tame on ultramarathons, laughter, and surviving the public eye
Laughter and ultramarathons often don't mix — but they do for Grace Tame, who is currently preparing for a national speaking tour to share her story of being thrust into the spotlight.
Photo shows Grace Tame: A woman with blonde hair in a bun and a loud green jumper with cartoon writing on it.Has Video Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds.Tasmanian man jailed for dozens of child sexual abuse crimes overseas
Tasmanian 40-year-old John Oldfield Nettleton has been jailed for committing dozens of "abhorrent" sexual abuse offences against children overseas over a two-year period.
Photo shows Exterior of the Supreme Court building in Hobart.Gold Coast primary school principal granted bail over child grooming offences
Oxenford State School principal Patric Brady is not allowed to use the internet while on bail for child-grooming offences.
Photo shows A man in a cardigan stands in front of a stage.Queensland state school principal charged with child exploitation and grooming offences
The Gold Coast state school principal is charged with possessing child exploitation material and grooming children in the Philippines.
Photo shows Side photo of Queensland police car.South Australia is moving to create a public child sex offender register. How would it work?
South Australian parents could soon be able to apply for information about serious child sex offenders in their area. Here's how it would work.
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Photo shows Unidentified male adult walks hand in hand with childCanberra judge urged to maintain convicted child sex offender's 13-year sentence
A judge who calculated former national rock climbing coach Stephen Mitchell's sentence for child sex abuse on a maximum sentence much higher than what applied at the time of the offences is urged to maintain the over 13-year sentence anyway.
Photo shows Stephen Mitchell sits at a cafe holding a take-away coffee cup.FIFO worker accused of filming himself raping unconscious women claims sexual acts were consensual
Adam Charles Lusk is on trial accused of drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women in Perth, but the court is told he denies the sexual acts were not consensual or that any of the alleged victims were stupefied.
Photo shows A tight selfie shot of a man smiling outdoors.SA man paid for Filipino woman's phone repairs so he could sexually abuse her child, court hears
A Yankalilla man "corrupted" a Filipino family and "took advantage" of their poverty when he sexually abuse a child, a court hears. Warning: This article contains content that may be distressing to some readers.
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