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Woman who claimed she was raped by well-known man in Sydney denies ‘making up’ allegations, court hears

A woman who claims she was raped by a well-known man while she was an intern in Sydney has denied claims she “fabricated” multiple times that she had rejected his advances to make the relationship appear “non-consensual”. During cross-examination, the woman, who was 19 years old after a man in his mid-30s allegedly raped her,… Read More »

How difficult is it to travel internationally without flying from Australia?

When Sacha Shaw decided to move from Melbourne to Canada, he was determined to travel without flying. But the environmental researcher and freelance journalist had not even left Australian shores when he realized it would be more difficult than he first thought. Shaw traveled to Mount Isa by bus and train in January before hitchhiking… Read More »