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1. Mum loses custody of three children after coaching them to lie about their father.

A Queensland mother has lost custody of her three children after a Family Court judge ordered them to formally live interstate with their father.

The decision comes after Justice Sharon Johns found the three children, all aged under 11, were living in a “toxic environment” with their mother and maternal grandmother.

It was found the children’s mother had “extensively coached” her three children, two with cerebral palsy, to falsely accuse their own father of sexually abusing them.

In describing the mother and grandmother, Justice Johns said, “[they] promoted and encouraged the children to make disclosures of inappropriate behaviour by the father”.

The Courier Mail reports that the judge decided the allegations of sexual abuse against the father were completely false. No physical evidence to support the claims of abuse were identified and inconsistencies in the children’s statements substantiated their coaching.

The father of the children made further allegations against the mother that this was not the first time she had mistreated their children.

In once incident last year, the mother left her eight-year-old child with cerebral palsy on the side of the road and drove off without him. The same child was also punished by his grandmother by being locked in a wheelie bin after being scared of the dark.

The children will now only have supervised time with their mother and continue contact through Skype and mail.

2. Brisbane hospital tests positive for legionella pneumophila. 

The water supply at Brisbane’s Wesley hospital has tested positive to a deadly bacteria, legionella pneumophila, according to the ABC.

The chief operating officer at UnitingCare Health, Terence Seymour, stated that since the same bacteria was found in 2013, the water supply has been tested for the past two years. Up until now, all the test results have been found negative.

Queensland Health are now testing the water supply of the entire hospital after an ice machine in the ward of one patient returned a positive result.

Mr Seymour confirmed the infected patient has “complex medical conditions”, but also spent time away from the hospital during the exposure time.

“The source of the patient’s infection cannot be determined at this stage,” he stated.

“A full scientific investigation of the water supply is underway to determine where exposure to the legionella bacteria may have occurred.”

Wesley Hospital CEO says it’s unknown how legionnaires’ disease found its way into the hospital. @abcnews_qld pic.twitter.com/Ow4jbGrZan

— Jonathan Hair (@JonathanHair) January 2, 2016

The hospital is reassuring patients and families they remain committed the safety of their patients and water supply, according to a statement of Facebook.

“We can confirm that while our hospital’s water supplies continue to show negative test results for Legionnaires, there has been a positive test in one of our ice machines. As a precaution all ice machines have been decommissioned. However, there are no restrictions on the uses of water and all our clinical services remain operational.”

In 2013, a person died at the care of the Wesley Hospital after contracting legionnaires’ diseases, caused by the same bacteria.

3. Former Hillsong pastor charged with domestic violence.

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that a forming minister with the Hillsong Church is facing charges of domestic violence against his second wife.

Former Pastor, Pat Mesiti, is alleged to have assaulted his wife in a “fit of rage” on New Year’s Eve. Police were called to arrest Mesiti at his home at about 11pm on Thursday evening.

He was subsequently charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. An apprehended violence order has been taken out against Mesiti on behalf of his second wife by police.

Police have stated that the Mesiti was “heavily intoxicated” and extremely angry over what was believed to a family issue.

Mesiti was once Hillsong’s most prominent preachers until his was tripped of his position after having sex with a number of prostitutes.

He has since gone on to become a motivational speaker and describes himself as a “world-renowned prosperity” and “sought-after business consultant”.

Mesiti has been granted bail and will face Parramatta Local Court on January 12.

4. Prestigious Brisbane girls school faces allegations of discrimination. 

Brisbane Girls Grammar School is being accused of discrimination against a former student who was being severely bullied at their school.

The Courier Mail reports that when the girl commenced at BGGS, she had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, but developed a number of mental health issues as a result of horrific bullying.

The girl’s mother has alleged that her daughter was forced into hospital to deal with the traumatic experiences.

“My daughter spent nine weeks in hospital last year with anorexia and depression. It’s just been a nightmare,” she said. In year 10, the girl was also admitted into hospital for self-harm.

The mother claims she was completely unaware of the severity of the bullying, at the time it was occurring.

According to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, under which the claim has been made, the girl was labelled a lesbian, slut, drug taker and suicidal by the other girls at school.

The claim states that the girl, who is now 17, missed a number of days of school, which totalled 89 days in just the first semester of 2014.

The girl’s lack of attendance and subsequent dropping school marks compelled the school’s deputy principal, Anna Owen, to request an interview with her mother. According to the mother, Mrs Owen asked the girl to be removed from the school.

Mrs Owen has strenuously denied the allegations, including any discrimination which occurred against the former student. The deputy principal states she offered a number of options to the girl to repeat year 10 or complete years 11 and 12 over a three-year period. Later, the school offered for her to return, however, she has been allegedly to sick to attend any school since she left.

The claim is seeking compensation from the school, and both the deputy principal and principal, for emotional distress and not being able to complete her education at BGGS.

5. 15-year-old girl missing since New Year’s Eve.

Police have issued a concerned warning about the whereabouts of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Tiffany Fletcher was last seen in Melbourne’s CBD and her location is currently unknown.

According to a statement released by Victorian Police, the teenager has a slim build and is approximately 163cm tall. She has long, straight dark-coloured hair, which may be coloured differently from the image.

The last thing she was wearing was a black and white crop top and black boots.

The police statement reads:

“Tiffany is known to frequent the Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, St. Kilda, Melbourne’s CBD and Romsey areas.

Anyone with information in relation to her whereabouts is urged to contact Sunbury Police Station on 9744 8111.”

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