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1. Scott Johnson death: Coroner orders new inquest amid suspicions of gay-hate killing.

The death of a man whose body was found at the bottom of cliff at Sydney’s northern beaches in the 1980s will be re-investigated in a third inquest.

ABC News reports a NSW coroner has ordered another inquest into the 1988 death of Scott Johnson after lobbying by the man’s family, who believe he was murdered in a gay-hate crime.

Extraordinary third inquest to be held into the 1988 death of Scott Johnson. http://t.co/fAKf4ggMB0 pic.twitter.com/F2yPw8h9LG

— The Australian (@australian) April 13, 2015

A first inquest ruled the 27-year-old’s cause of death was suicide. A second inquest in 2012 returned an open finding. A private investigation identified 50 people of interest and five gangs who bashed gay men in the same general geographical area, a lawyer representing Mr Johnson’s family said.

2. One fifth of parents want kids to end up rich, rather than happy.

One in five parents think it’s more important their children are wealthy and successful in adulthood than happy and healthy, research has shown. In a study of 2,000 parents of children aged between four and 18, 20 per cent thought money and success was imperative to their child’s future, The Daily Mail reports.

 A further 20 per cent of parents did not agree on their child’s future, with mothers wishing for top exam results and fathers wanting their kids to be happy.

The research found half of parents argued over this. But 70 per cent of parents agreed that life skills would get their child further in life than academic skills.

3. An Aussie grandfather has been jailed and flogged in Saudi Arabia for carrying home-brewed grog.

An Australian grandfather has been lashed and jailed in Saudi Arabia jailed for carrying home-brewed beer and wine and told he cannot leave the country. Peter Mutty, 57, was arrested with two cartons of home-brewed beer and two cases of homemade wine in his car, The Daily Telegraph reports.

  The Sydney man said he “knew it was wrong” and accepted his sentence of six months’ imprisonment alongside murderers and rapists in Thuqba prison. Mr Mutty – who was working in Al Khobar, four hours from the capital Riyadh – was forced to sell his home to cover costs while he remains in the Gulf state unable to work.

4. There is no academic benefit in private schooling, research finds.

Spending a fortune on private schooling will not necessarily improve your child’s education, a study has found.

Other factors – including birth weight, the amount of time a mother spends with her child and the education level of both parents – impact more on a child than whether they went to a public or private school, research by The University of Queensland found.

The study found differences in the results of private and public students were due to differences in households and the students, not their type of schooling. Tracking more than 4000 Australian primary school children, the study found private school students generally performed better on NAPLAN tests.

Related: Five things you might not know about public vs private schools

But after accounting for a range of factors, such as parental education and income, researchers found the advantage disappeared.

5. Islamic State: Cabinet signs off on redeployment of 330 more Australian troops to Iraq

BY Emma Griffiths

Far-right anti-Islam group the Patriots Defence League will be investigated for claiming to authorities it is an advocacy group for domestic violence victims.

In its application to the Queensland Office of Fair Trading to become an incorporated association, the PDL has claimed its objective is “to raise awareness of womens and childrens [sic] rights and domestic violence against women and children”.

But the league is better known for its virulent anti-Islam campaigns.

The group, which called itself the Australian Defence League until last year, was instrumental in the Reclaim Australia marches, and has chapters in major and regional cities across Australia.

It’s unclear how many members it has, but more than 12,300 people have signed up as fans to its Facebook page.

The league  has compared Muslims to cockroaches and rats, campaigns against Halal food, and has organised campaigns against mosques being built across the country including in the Victorian town of Bendigo.

League members and followers have been accused of stalking and intimidating Muslim women wearing hijabs, photographing mosques and harrassing people attending them and becoming involved in a violent brawl outside Sydney’s Lakemba mosque.

Members and followers often make violent threats on social media.

The group launched in Australia in 2009 as an offshoot of the English Defence League, an often-violent British street movement.

Its members bristle at any suggestion their beliefs are racist, arguing it is not racist to oppose Islam, as Islam is not a race.

Its Facebook page frequently posts about the abuse of children and child marriages, claims Halal-certified food funds terrorism and claims that Sharia law is a “vulgar system of living…[and] a passport to the abuse of women and children”. This story originally appeared on the ABC News.

6. Female judge will replace her husband on the bench of Australia’s highest court.

A Federal Court judge has been appointed to replace her husband as a justice of the High Court of Australia. Justice Michelle Gordon will replace Justice Kenneth Hayne, who will reach the statutory retirement age of 70 on June 5.

In a first for the nation, a High Court judge will be replaced by his wife when he retires. http://t.co/9qr9TmvbLD pic.twitter.com/mkqVs4A0mZ

— The Australian (@australian) April 14, 2015

The appointment, announced today, will mean three of the seven judges of our nation’s highest court will be female.

Justice Gordon, who turns 51 this year, will be able to serve on the High Court for 19 years.

Attorney-General George Brandis said Justice Gordon has had a “distinguished career in the law, both at the bar and on the bench”.

She will officially be sworn in on June 9, 2015.

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