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                 &lt;p&gt;A court has found that a South Australian farmer was responsible for setting fire to a pile of vegetation that was left smouldering and reignited six months later, causing a devastating bushfire.&lt;/p&gt; 
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A court has found that a South Australian farmer was responsible for setting fire to a pile of vegetation that was left smouldering and reignited six months later, causing a devastating bushfire.

A bushfire starts on your property and spreads to your neighbours - are you liable for their losses?

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                 &lt;p&gt;There's been a wave of defamation suits from within the Trump administration targeting the US news media. Is it legitimate litigation or lawfare?&lt;/p&gt; 
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There's been a wave of defamation suits from within the Trump administration targeting the US news media. Is it legitimate litigation or lawfare?

Trump's war on journalists: libel or lawfare?

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                 &lt;p&gt;In a case that's transfixed the US, a woman who wrote a children's book about grief following her husband's death has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.&lt;/p&gt; 
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In a case that's transfixed the US, a woman who wrote a children's book about grief following her husband's death has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.

America's Erin Patterson? The Kouri Richins poisoning case

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                 &lt;p&gt;Imagine you are a victim of crime and need therapy to help deal with a traumatic memory. Would you go ahead if it meant that your case might not be prosecuted because the treatment could deem your evidence unreliable or inadmissible in court?&lt;/p&gt; 
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Imagine you are a victim of crime and need therapy to help deal with a traumatic memory. Would you go ahead if it meant that your case might not be prosecuted because the treatment could deem your evidence unreliable or inadmissible in court?

Does EMDR therapy taint a witness's recollection? 

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                 &lt;p&gt;There are no political donation laws in Victoria following a High Court decision that overturned legislation in place for nearly a decade.&lt;/p&gt; 
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There are no political donation laws in Victoria following a High Court decision that overturned legislation in place for nearly a decade.

What does an election look like when there are no financial ground rules?

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