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A man accused of placing insider bets on the Australian of the Year competition has had his charges dismissed on mental health grounds.

A man who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame when she was a child could change his plea of not guilty to allegations he harassed her online.

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who is accused of harassing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame online, has had his court matter delayed over a medical report.

As we ease into 2024, here is a selection of some great stuff we published last year, just in case you missed it.

Payment revealed after ABC agreed to pay him $150,000 and remove Facebook video of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame speech at National Press Club

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'Keeping it a secret turned me into a victim with no power'.

Lawyers and abuse survivors call on institutions to cease using stays and for legislation to reopen past cases where tactic was used

Crikey readers warmly applaud the words written by the campaigner, author and survivor of child sexual abuse, saying her story is a ‘striking call to arms’.

Resources Minister Madeleine King says cutting Australia’s gas supply would ‘worsen poverty and inequality’ and lead to ‘shortages … and high prices’, and independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says Dan Andrews quitting six days after announcing his plan to raze and redevelop 44 public housing towers was a ‘dog act’.

Increased expenses at council venues - and a lack of alternative options - is a growing headache, say organisers of artistic events