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The Health Care Complaints Commission permanently bans Victoria Worsley from all health services in paid or voluntary roles.
Worsley invited students to her home, made alcoholic jelly shots, and engaged in sexual contact with them while acting as their counsellor.
The ban took effect January 21, 2026, following an interim prohibition issued in May 2025.
The Commission said Worsley posed a significant and unacceptable risk to the health and safety of the public.
The prohibition covers her work in other states, including Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia.
The commission cited breaches of professional boundaries under the code of conduct for non-registered health practitioners.
Two students, aged 17 and 18, were involved in the incidents while Worsley was their school counsellor.
The commission announced it would publicly list the case to inform the public about the risk.
The Health Care Complaints Commission is a NSW body that oversees health practitioner conduct.

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Callum Hay was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail for raping a woman twice at his Mount Barker gym.
The conviction includes two counts of rape; a third charge was acquitted.
The court cited a disturbing remark Hay made during the second attack as part of the consideration.
The victim recorded one assault on her phone, which aided the case.
Prosecutor Jim Pearce KC described the assault as persistent and coercive.
Family and supporters cried as the sentence was delivered in court.
The victim described fear, lack of remorse, and ongoing harm in a victim impact statement.
Judge Ian Press noted the second-incident remark as informative about Hay's attitude.
The case occurred in Mount Barker, near Adelaide, at Hay’s gym.

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Constellations launches as a grassroots response to Adelaide Writers’ Week cancellation, running free-to-donation events February 28 to March 5.
Organizers say Constellations is not a replacement for AWW but a community-led effort to sustain opportunities for writers.
Jennifer Mills, chair of the Australian Society of Authors, helped organize Constellations and stresses author income matters.
Constellations will rely on donations and volunteers, with profits supporting paying writers’ speaking fees.
Adelaide City Council supported using council spaces for Constellations but declined substantial funding.
The cancellation followed the board’s disinvitation of Randa Abdel-Fattah after comments on Israel and Gaza, prompting writer withdrawals.
Constellations aims to be inclusive, safe, and foster open discourse without policing artists’ speech.
Organizers invite local venues to host events and register proposals to participate in Constellations.
Mills emphasizes the festival’s broader goal of supporting authors' income through speaking fees and book sales.

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