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Today's Video Focus: Police have charged the driver of a Porsche with fleeing the scene of Wednesday's truck crash that killed four officers, as detectives face a days-long wait to interview the driver of the truck behind the crash.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney were killed when they were hit by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Kew.
Focus of the Day article: The High Court has ruled that a hearing related to the biggest class action in history can go ahead remotely, in another sign of judges’ acceptance of a new default position during the coronavirus crisis. Two defendants in Municipio De Mariana & Ors v BHP Group Plc have made applications to stay proceedings and wanted their seven-day June hearing moved to the autumn. The proceedings arise out of the collapse of the Fundao Dam in Brazil in November 2015. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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