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Subscriber only A Mackay father is accused of horrific habitual sexual abuse on his little daughter in a backyard tent. The man, who cannot be named because it will identify the girl, has pleaded not guilty to one count of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child. The vile allegations were detailed for a jury empanelled in Mackay District Court trial on Tuesday. Crown Prosecutor Alexandra Baker said in late 2017 the little girl was aged six when she touched herself in a sexual way in front of her foster carer, who made it clear that type of behaviour was not appropriate.
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By Dafydd Evans
media captionDog day care licensing laws endangering animal welfare
The rules around pet day care are almost six decades old and need updating, the RSPCA has said.
Samantha Gaines, from the charity, said pet boarding standards are not clearly linked to animal welfare standards.
It comes as a business owner claimed the laws are endangering public safety and animal welfare.
The Welsh Government said it recognised the need to review the licensing of activities involving the boarding of animals.
However it said this needed to be done with a measured approach, and its recent focus had been to introduce new powers relating to the third-party sale of kittens and puppies.
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Subscriber only An osteopath who raped his long-term client says he will move to Tasmania with his wife once he serves his jail sentence. Peter James Hoddle, 70, showed little emotion on Tuesday afternoon as he was sentenced to three years in jail to serve nine months. A jury took less than three hours to decide he was guilty of two counts each of rape and sexual assault. Peter James Hoddle leaves Maroochydore District Court as a jury decides his fate. Picture: Patrick Woods. Hoddle had pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday before his victim was made to give evidence about the assaults that took place at Hoddle s Pomona practice.