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Uncle s vile sex abuse against six year olds The two kids - a boy and a girl, both aged six to seven years - had been under his care at the time in the Mackay region. Young girls were often the victims in these sex crimes. Mackay District Court heard he was the little girl s uncle by marriage and was often her babysitter when the offending occurred. His sexual abuse involved touching her and making her touch him, oral sex, raping her with objects and attempting to have actual sex. He also sexually assaulted his nephew. He pleaded guilty to charges including rape and can apply for parole in February 2022.
A central Queensland coal miner is suing for $1.4m in a negligence claim against her former employer over allegations she was placed at risk due to unsafe work practices. Amber Wensley worked at Coppabella mine, which is owned and operated by Peabody Energy Australia, when she claims she was exposed to a risk of damage and/or injury that should never have happened and has reduced her earning capacity by $1500 a week. The Nebo woman, who was a dump truck driver, claims she now suffers chronic pain and an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood after an unsafe load was dropped onto the tray of her vehicle from an unsafe height.