Revealed: The child abuse images police allege they found in Brierley s mansion
4 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Thousands of child abuse images were found at Sir Ron Brierley s waterfront Sydney mansion, police allege in court documents.
The documents also show the number of charges the business titan faces has grown to 17, a jump from the original six he faced after his laptop and other electronic devices were seized at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in December 2019 and he was taken to the Mascot police station.
The case was back at Sydney s Downing Centre Local Court yesterday, and adjourned again to April 1.
Foreign Relations Bill set to increase federal government
oversight of state and territory arrangements
Last week, Australia s Foreign Relations (State and
Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 (
Bill) passed
both houses, bringing state and territory government arrangements
with foreign territories within the domain of federal government
oversight.
The Bill is intended to ensure consistency between state and
territory arrangements and the broader national interest by
allowing the federal government to veto arrangements that are
inconsistent with Australia s foreign policy or that may
adversely affect relations with a foreign country. The Bill means
that the federal government will be able to ensure that state and