ABC News (AU) · the top story · first seen · 06:42 Sun in Sydney
Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister with a dark side
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- ABC News (AU) (abcau)
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- The top story
- First seen
- 2026-10-10 19:42 UTC · 06:42 Sun in Sydney
- Last seen
- 2026-10-11 03:12 UTC · 14:12 in Sydney · 46 polls · on the page for 7 h 30 min · as of now, not part of the record
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/mark-dennis-from-top-barrister-to-accused-paedophile/107240162- SHA-256
b415e8b9b375cd1dead076aa7312ed9777b1362c8d0e1b544ac2c6cbf81f47f4
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The other wordings of this story on ABC News (AU)'s front page, as this site's poller joined them: by the same link within 72 hours, or by a rewording within 24. As of now; not part of the record.
- Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister with a dark side slot 2 of the front page · → · on the page for 31 min
- Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister with a dark side this headline the top story · → · on the page for 7 h 30 min
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147cdb8fe7d2bde156bf2d87a15c566a89f3ec1d5f3a4224e49f60aee2a06f82, listed in manifest #1222 (the manifest, its receipt), confirmed in Bitcoin block 970817. The page itself is not published.
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