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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Australian Court Orders Musk's X To Pay $418,000 Fine In Child Abuse Case
An Australian court upheld an order on Friday for Elon Musk's X to pay a fine of A$610,500 ($418,000) for failing to cooperate with a regulator's request for information about anti-child-abuse practices.
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Australian Ex-Childcare Worker Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 60 Girls
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith on Monday pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls under his care in Australia and Italy.
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Elon Musk's X Fails To Pay $388,000 Australian Internet Watchdog Fine
Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday.
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Musk's X Fined $3,86,000 Over Lack Of Information On Child Abuse Content
An Australian regulator has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X A$610,500 ($386,000) for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices.
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Australia Court Jails Ex School Principal For 15 Years For Child Sex Crimes
An ex-headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school, before fleeing to Israel then being extradited back, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in jail.
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Australian Police-FBI Team Up To Bust Child Abuse Network, Arrest 19 Men
Australian police announced Tuesday the dismantling of a "sophisticated" child abuse ring, saying 19 men had been arrested with the help of the FBI. Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider said 13 children had been rescued.
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Australian Ex Childcare Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91 Children
A former Australian childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children between 2007 and 2022, federal police said on Tuesday.
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Google, Twitter Told by Australian Regulators to Disclose Their Efforts to Stop Online Child Abuse
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Twitter, Google To Give Information On Curbing Online Child Abuse: Australia
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Apple, Microsoft Accused of Not Doing Enough to Stop Child Exploitation by Australian Regulator
Australia's e-Safety Commissioner, the country's regulator set up to protect Internet users, has accused Microsoft and Apple of not doing enough to protect children from online abuse. In a report, the regulator said that Apple and Microsoft did not proactively screen for child abuse material on iCloud and OneDrive, and did not use any technology to...
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Cricket Australia Apologises For Historical Child Sex Abuse
Cricket Australia apologised to child sex abuse survivors on Monday and called for more action to address the "appalling issue" in the sport in the country.
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Australia Demands Apple, Meta, Microsoft Share Anti-Abuse Measures, Threatens Fines
An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines.
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Australian Media Fined For Reporting On Cardinal George Pell Conviction
A dozen major Australian news organisations were fined Friday for breaching court orders that banned reporting on Cardinal George Pell's 2018 conviction on child sex abuse charges, which was later overturned.
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Cardinal Pell Released From Jail After Winning Appeal Over Child Sex Abuse
Cardinal George Pell was released from prison on Tuesday, hours after Australia's High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse, bringing to an abrupt end the most high-profile paedophilia case faced by the Catholic Church.
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Alan Jones, Famed Australian Broadcaster Denies 'Baseless' Sex Offence Charges
Alan Jones was arrested last month by detectives from a dedicated child abuse squad. At the time he was charged with 26 offences against several alleged victims spanning between 2001 and 2019, New South Wales Police said.
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Australian Court Orders Musk's X To Pay $418,000 Fine In Child Abuse Case
An Australian court upheld an order on Friday for Elon Musk's X to pay a fine of A$610,500 ($418,000) for failing to cooperate with a regulator's request for information about anti-child-abuse practices.
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Australian Ex-Childcare Worker Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 60 Girls
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith on Monday pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls under his care in Australia and Italy.
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Elon Musk's X Fails To Pay $388,000 Australian Internet Watchdog Fine
Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday.
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Musk's X Fined $3,86,000 Over Lack Of Information On Child Abuse Content
An Australian regulator has fined Elon Musk's social media platform X A$610,500 ($386,000) for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices.
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Australia Court Jails Ex School Principal For 15 Years For Child Sex Crimes
An ex-headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school, before fleeing to Israel then being extradited back, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in jail.
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Australian Police-FBI Team Up To Bust Child Abuse Network, Arrest 19 Men
Australian police announced Tuesday the dismantling of a "sophisticated" child abuse ring, saying 19 men had been arrested with the help of the FBI. Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider said 13 children had been rescued.
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Australian Ex Childcare Worker Charged With Sexually Abusing 91 Children
A former Australian childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offences against 91 children between 2007 and 2022, federal police said on Tuesday.
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Google, Twitter Told by Australian Regulators to Disclose Their Efforts to Stop Online Child Abuse
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Twitter, Google To Give Information On Curbing Online Child Abuse: Australia
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Apple, Microsoft Accused of Not Doing Enough to Stop Child Exploitation by Australian Regulator
Australia's e-Safety Commissioner, the country's regulator set up to protect Internet users, has accused Microsoft and Apple of not doing enough to protect children from online abuse. In a report, the regulator said that Apple and Microsoft did not proactively screen for child abuse material on iCloud and OneDrive, and did not use any technology to...
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Cricket Australia Apologises For Historical Child Sex Abuse
Cricket Australia apologised to child sex abuse survivors on Monday and called for more action to address the "appalling issue" in the sport in the country.
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Australia Demands Apple, Meta, Microsoft Share Anti-Abuse Measures, Threatens Fines
An Australian regulator sent legal letters to Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp demanding they share their strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines.
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Australian Media Fined For Reporting On Cardinal George Pell Conviction
A dozen major Australian news organisations were fined Friday for breaching court orders that banned reporting on Cardinal George Pell's 2018 conviction on child sex abuse charges, which was later overturned.
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Cardinal Pell Released From Jail After Winning Appeal Over Child Sex Abuse
Cardinal George Pell was released from prison on Tuesday, hours after Australia's High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse, bringing to an abrupt end the most high-profile paedophilia case faced by the Catholic Church.
