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Saturday, 09-Oct-2021
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You & I No Longer! Doherty flees
By Jac Buchanan
Sources within You & I claim that star Jane Sarah Doherty has today fled Melbourne amid claims of stalking.
Ms. Doherty’s agent, Samantha Pelin, released a statement that neither confirms nor denies the claim. “Women all over Australia are being stalked, their lives in danger, and yet the government fails to implement even basic laws that will protect such women, and police fail to provide victim-centred protocols that could yield greater protection and better investigative procedures,” said Mx. Pelin.
The Police Commissioner was not available to comment on Mx. Pelin’s statement, however Ms. Doherty has said in past statements that the police failed to undertake sufficient investigation. Sources inside the Commissioner’s office state that investigations are on-going.
The West Australian Premier, meanwhile, has pledged an additional $10million to assist in relocating victims of domestic abuse between states and the territories.
Aboriginal corporations continue to campaign for on-country shelters and Aboriginal-led and run community services. To date, the split of funding to these facilities is unknown.

Perth Serial Killer
By Jac Buchanan
Perth appoints Special Detective Akkerbak, formerly of the Northern Territory Special Investigations Unit.
This comes as the body of Melissa Garner, a woman in Perth’s inner suburbs, was found dead in her home.
Ms. Garner is the third such woman to be stabbed to death in her home in Perth in the last 12months. cont. pg 4

Hotel Drug Scandal
By Jac Buchanan
Anonymous reports have been made to WorkSafe and the Liquor Licensing Commission regarding one of Perth’s biggest venues.
No stranger to such claims, calls have been among women’s rights groups to investigate claims of systematic sexual assault reported across multiple venues.
Similar claims are being…cont. pg 12