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Why bubble tea brawl accused a no-show The man who allegedly slapped a bubble tea employee in the face and kicked her in the stomach avoided appearing in court as he waited for COVID-19 test results to return. Picture: Supplied Crime by Emily Cosenza 7th May 2021 4:21 PM The man at the centre of the Adelaide bubble tea brawl, who was filmed allegedly slapping an employee in the face, was a no-show to his first court appearanc...

Former counter-terror cop’s son faces court on sex charges The son of a former counter-terrorism officer has faced court charged with sexually assaulting a minor. Crime by Sean Fewster, Mitch Mott 9th Feb 2021 4:45 PM Premium Content Subscriber only The son of a former SA Police counter-terrorism specialist, marksman and trainer of overseas security officers has faced court charged with sexually assaulting a minor. Luc...

Perhaps, in the decades to come, some enterprising religious historian will study how the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 affected Christian magazine journalism. Fair warning: You won’t find anything terribly eye-opening in CT’s books coverage. As the editor chiefly responsible for that coverage, I remember feeling a tad sheepish at our morning check-in meetings during those first few locked-down weeks in March and April. Updates from colleagues throbbed with urgency. They were commissioning t...