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NSW Premier says Gareth Ward must leave parliament after sex abuse conviction
The NSW premier says it is "ridiculous" that disgraced Kiama MP Gareth Ward remains in parliament after being convicted of serious sexual offences. Chris Minns today confirmed the government had legal advice that the Legislative Assembly had the power to remove the independent MP from parliament, even with an appeal pending. "It is completely, I think, ridiculous to be in a situation where someone has been not accused, not charged, but convicted of incredibly serious sexual assault convictions and stay as a member of parliament," Mr Minns said. Ward was found guilty by a District Court jury on Friday of four charges relating to the sexual abuse of two young men. That evening, the Minns Government issued a statement calling on the former Liberal minister to resign to protect the integrity of the parliament. Opposition Leader Mark Speakman also called for Ward's resignation on Friday. "If Mr Ward does not resign, then upon its resumption the parliament should swiftly take all appropriate steps to protect its integrity," Mr Speakman said. Ward will remain on bail until a detention application is considered by the District Court on Wednesday. His bail was varied, requiring him to report to police daily at either Kings Cross or Nowra A date for sentencing will be set on Wednesday. Mr Minns said any action taken by the NSW parliament would not be punitive, as it was the court's responsibility to determine punishment. But he said the parliament must protect its own integrity. "The Legislative Assembly needs to be in a position where it can assert the integrity of the House," Mr Minns said. "And one of the positions it can take is to say: If you have been convicted of these serious charges, it is not reasonable that that member stays on." The Premier said steps should be taken when parliament resumes in August. "Many taxpayers, many voters, would say 'Are you really suggesting that someone who has been convicted of these incredibly serious charges continues on as a member of parliament even when they are in jail?" the premier said. While the NSW Constitution allows MPs to remain in parliament while appealing a conviction, University of Sydney constitutional law expert Professor Anne Twomey said the parliament had the power to expel a member to protect its integrity, even before sentencing or appeal outcomes. "It would be a matter for the parliament to decide if this was an extreme case," she said. "But in an extreme case they could say 'Well it just undermines the ability of our House to operate, because people will lose trust in us and respect for us and therefore, in the circumstances, we have to expel and leave it up to the people to decide'." Mr Minns acknowledged the nature of the hung parliament and said he was yet to speak to the cross bench or opposition on whether they would support a move to expel the independent MP. The premier said he did not want the "enormous courage" of the two complainants to get lost in "a political bun fight" about Ward's future. "If you speak to survivors of this kind of sexual assault, they will tell you that going through the process of reporting it to the police and then a criminal trial turns your life upside down all over again," Mr Minns said. "That should not be forgotten in all this." During the trial the two complainants, who were aged 18 and 24 at the time of the offences in 2013 and 2015, gave detailed and often emotionally charged evidence. They both told the court of their deep reluctance to come forward, which was rooted in fear, self-blame and what they saw as a significant power imbalance between themselves and Ward.
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‘Shaken up': Four best friends share in Saturday Lotto jackpot
A group of friends from southwestern Sydney have pocketed a massive $4.2m win in Saturday Lotto. The four mates, who have been friends for three decades, held one of seven division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4593, with their private syndicate winning $4,285,714.29, a split of $1,071,428.57 each. Speaking to The Lott, the syndicate leader said the four mates would 'help all our families'. 'It's a group of us that won,' he said. 'We've been friends for over 30 years. It'll be split four ways. 'It's funny thinking about how we used to hang out together and play together, and now we've won this together. 'We usually play when there's a big draw. I was the one who originally said, 'Let's do it!' because I would play when I was younger.' He said the four friends would 'certainly have to all get together and celebrate'. 'It's a huge prize,' he said. 'We'll be able to clear the mortgage, which is amazing. 'We might also do a trip away with family and friends. 'This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment! I'm still shaken up.'
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Lunch Wrap: ASX jumps higher, but Boss Energy smoked and coal gets legal smack
Trump eases off trade war with EU WA flexes as national economic top dog again Coal cops a legal blow as ASX edges higher At Monday lunchtime in the east, the ASX was edging higher by 0.25%. And fair enough, because the spat that nearly boiled over between the US and Europe has been defused, at least for now. Donald Trump and EU boss Ursula von der Leyen have announced a fresh trade pact, but still slaps 15% tariffs on most European exports. But hey, at least it's not 50%, which is where Trump was originally pointing the bazooka. Markets loved the clarity, with Wall Street futures rising and the S&P 500 chalking up yet another record last Friday. Back to the ASX, and it was the steady-Eddie sectors doing the heavy lifting – telcos, healthcare, banks. Energy, meanwhile, was one of the market's laggards after a court overturned approval for a coal project in the Hunter Valley. MACH Energy's big coal expansion at Mount Pleasant has hit a wall after NSW's court of appeal overturned its approval. It's a major legal shift that could put the brakes on future coal and gas projects across the state. The ruling rattled coal stocks, with Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) down 3.5% and Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) off 1.5%. In other large cap news, WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) has officially named Zubin Appoo as permanent CEO. He's no stranger to the company, having worked alongside founder Richard White back in the early days and returning now after stints at InLoop, Flexischools and HICAPS. WTC's shares were down 0.4%. And, The Lottery Corporation (ASX:TLC) has named Wayne Pickup as its next CEO, taking over from Sue van der Merwe in November. Shares edged down 0.5%. ASX SMALL CAP WINNERS Here are the best performing ASX small cap stocks for July 28 : Security Description Last % Volume MktCap AUK Aumake Limited 0.004 100% 10,943,487 $6,046,718 EEL Enrg Elements Ltd 0.002 100% 2,000,000 $3,253,779 JCS Jcurve Solutions 0.046 53% 755,433 $9,910,303 CZN Corazon Ltd 0.003 50% 16,815 $2,369,145 ENT Enterprise Metals 0.004 33% 185,000 $4,113,952 DGR DGR Global Ltd 0.009 29% 1,491,125 $7,305,872 MIO Macarthur Minerals 0.019 27% 2,631 $2,994,983 WBE Whitebark Energy 0.005 25% 1,652,800 $2,802,231 TR2 Tali Resources Ltd 0.635 25% 485,994 $19,127,550 HTG Harvest Tech Grp Ltd 0.017 21% 838,520 $12,726,256 CMB Cambium Bio Limited 0.320 21% 47,773 $4,844,906 SIX Sprintex Ltd 0.054 20% 5,656,968 $28,289,066 ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd 0.036 20% 364,165 $15,883,665 AAU Antilles Gold Ltd 0.006 20% 178,623 $11,895,340 ADG Adelong Gold Limited 0.006 20% 25,356,918 $11,243,383 ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0.006 20% 100,000 $5,890,381 TEM Tempest Minerals 0.006 20% 5,968,892 $5,508,975 BDG Black Dragon Gold 0.051 19% 808,996 $13,672,541 CLA Celsius Resource Ltd 0.007 17% 220,101 $18,812,931 FRX Flexiroam Limited 0.007 17% 238 $9,104,392 VKA Viking Mines Ltd 0.007 17% 50,000 $8,063,692 PL3 Patagonia Lithium 0.044 16% 131,441 $4,537,594 IFG Infocusgroup Hldltd 0.019 16% 1,351,167 $4,671,027 RR1 Reach Resources Ltd 0.012 15% 7,280,085 $8,744,313 Cloud ERP provider JCurve Solutions (ASX:JCS) has locked in a $1 million strategic placement, issuing 20 million shares at 5 cents each to US-based investor Adam Riches. Riches is the founder of Netgain Solutions and a known name in the Oracle NetSuite space. As part of the deal, Riches can nominate a director, expected to be Chris Miller, pending approvals. Tali Resources (ASX:TR2) is gearing up to kick off drilling in August across five key targets at its West Arunta Project. Fresh geophysical modelling has confirmed strong anomalies at each site, with heritage and drilling approvals already locked in. The prospects show signs of potential copper and IOCG-style systems, especially near the known Pokali copper zone. Meanwhile, Bubs Australia (ASX:BUB) has tapped Joe Coote, ex-Darigold and Fonterra heavyweight, as its new CEO. Coote has more than 20 years in the dairy and infant nutrition game, and over $2 billion in regional sales under his belt. He replaces Reg Weine, who exits stage left after two years. Bubs' shares rose 1%. ASX SMALL CAP LOSERS Here are the worst performing ASX small cap stocks for July 28 : Code Name Price % Change Volume Market Cap BOE Boss Energy Ltd 1.955 -43% 53,930,006 $1,410,733,137 MOM Moab Minerals Ltd 0.001 -33% 44,000 $2,811,999 TMX Terrain Minerals 0.002 -33% 352,454 $7,595,443 MTB Mount Burgess Mining 0.005 -29% 2,887,613 $2,979,468 AOA Ausmon Resorces 0.002 -25% 4,330,025 $2,622,427 EDE Eden Inv Ltd 0.002 -25% 2,625,071 $8,219,762 HLX Helix Resources 0.002 -25% 2,140,006 $6,728,387 NIM Nimyresourceslimited 0.070 -23% 3,341,865 $21,883,752 AZL Arizona Lithium Ltd 0.007 -22% 5,018,025 $48,422,830 REZ Resourc & En Grp Ltd 0.015 -21% 3,357,968 $14,201,979 ERA Energy Resources 0.002 -20% 128,350 $1,013,490,602 MRD Mount Ridley Mines 0.002 -20% 100,000 $1,946,223 TMK TMK Energy Limited 0.002 -20% 5,125,666 $25,555,958 DAF Discovery Alaska Ltd 0.013 -19% 20,001 $3,747,755 GTE Great Western Exp. 0.013 -19% 3,323,194 $9,084,127 IS3 I Synergy Group Ltd 0.009 -18% 1,768,680 $18,769,299 ASM Ausstratmaterials 0.593 -18% 2,489,026 $145,689,194 SMM Somerset Minerals 0.015 -17% 10,316,361 $11,611,449 UNT Unith Ltd 0.005 -17% 2,643,048 $8,872,713 VEN Vintage Energy 0.005 -17% 94,260 $12,521,482 ALB Albion Resources 0.096 -17% 4,075,427 $15,172,333 SUM Summitminerals 0.041 -16% 1,055,178 $4,340,228 FTI Fortifai Ltd 0.140 -15% 150,871 $24,203,497 Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) got absolutely smoked, down 42% after waving a red flag over its Honeymoon uranium project. Recent drilling revealed patchy mineralisation and leachability issues, which could throw a spanner in its production targets. That overshadowed what was otherwise a decent finish to the financial year: 349,000 pounds of U₃O₈ produced (above guidance), $224 million in cash and inventory, and steady costs of US$36/lb. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Neurizon Therapeutics (ASX:NUZ) has submitted a formal response to the US FDA addressing a clinical hold on its investigational new drug application for lead drug NUZ-001. Octava Minerals (ASX:OCT) has an option to acquire the Federation copper-silver-zinc project in Tasmania where historical drilling returned significant intersections. Nova Minerals (ASX:NVA) Estelle gold and critical minerals project. LAST ORDERS QPM Energy (ASX:WPM) has applied for debt financing for the 112MW Isaac Power Station from the Australian government's Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. The NAIF has completed the strategic assessment phase and has moved to the due diligence stage of the process. Magnetic Resources (ASX:MAU) has secured a new mining lease covering the entire area of the Lady Julie North 4 Deposit, the main 1.94Moz resource at the Lady Julie North gold project. Titanium Sands (ASX:TSL) is advancing environmental studies at the Mannar heavy mineral project in Sri Lanka, with the company's environmental consultants moving to complete field investigations, technical assessments and data collection on site. ClearVue Technologies (ASX:CPV) has promoted interim CEO Douglas Hunt to official global CEO, positioning him to lead the company's global commercialisation strategy. CPV also promoted Tao Zhang to chief operating officer, welcomed Lisa Dreher as global marketing director and tapped Christopher Cole as head of research and development. At Stockhead, we tell it like it is. 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