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Tara Cassidy

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Crime & Investigative Journo, Podcast Host 🎧 Crime In Focus: Killer Charm | Multiplatform Reporter @ABCNews | Former QLD Editor @SCA | Cassidy.tara@abc.net.au
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Dog euthanasia triples on Sunshine Coast after law change

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By Tara Cassidy , Janel Shorthouse
| ABC News (Australia)
A Queensland council says new laws are behind a 150 per cent increase in dogs being euthanased. Data from a Right to Information (RTI) request published by the Sunshine Coast Council show it euthanased 82 dogs in the year after the laws were introduced in 2024, up from 32 the year before. The figures show this trend continued in the following 12 months, with 101 dogs put down last year. Sunshine Coast Council says the increase "reflects changes introduced" by the state government.
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Queensland youth detention staff walk off job, children locked down for entire weekend

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By Tara Cassidy , Eden Gillespie 
| ABC News (Australia)
Staff at youth detention centres across North Queensland and the south-east have taken part in a strike prompted by safety and health concerns. The action comes after children at two facilities in south-east Queensland were allegedly locked down for an entire weekend due to staff shortages. Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber said the department was in negotiations with the Australian Workers' Union.
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Sunshine Coast woman appeals conviction for arranging woodchipper murder of ex-boyfriend

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By Tara Cassidy 
| ABC News (Australia)
A Queensland woman has challenged her murder conviction, with her lawyers arguing the verdict was unreasonable. Sharon Graham was found guilty of planning her ex-boyfriend Bruce Saunders' brutal woodchipper murder in 2017, so she and her accomplices could benefit financially. The Court of Appeal will now consider Graham's appeal application before handing down their decision in coming months.
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