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Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations

The West Australian William Elliott
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A prominent Sydney Aboriginal leader has been arrested over allegations of historical child sex abuse.

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  • The West Australian Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations
  • ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder arrested over child sex assault allegation
  • Brisbane Times Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader arrested over child sex allegations
  • 7NEWS Mick Mundine: Prominent Indigenous leader arrested over accusations of historic child sexual abuse 1 change

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7NEWS 84

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7 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

7NEWS Mick Mundine: Prominent Indigenous leader arrested over accusations of child sexual abuse Niral 84 · mostly calm writing political 0 ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder arrested over child sex assault allegation summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader arrested over child sex allegations summary only, not scored The Age Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader arrested over child sex allegations summary only, not scored WAtoday Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader arrested over child sex allegations summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader arrested over child sex allegations summary only, not scored