US influencer Sam Jones criticised by politicians after she stole a baby wombat from its distressed mother and uploaded the footage to social media

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Jacinta Allan defends new bail laws

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has defended her government’s decision to implement what she says are the “toughest bail laws in the country”.

Through the attorney general, there has been contact made with Veronica Nelson’s family.

What happened through the circumstances around [her] death was an absolute tragedy.

Well it’s a really disappointing. There’s no doubt about that.

It’s disappointing because it is an act of self-harm for the US, but it’s also disappointing in the context of our relationship with the US.