Launceston man James Airey, 22, is paying back $1000

Nick Clark
Updated August 11 2020 - 4:35pm, first published 11:20am
Man pleads guilty to federal false flood claim
Man pleads guilty to federal false flood claim

A Launceston man falsely claimed $1000 from a federal government agency set up to benefit the victims of the Townsville floods in 2019, the Launceston Magistrates Court heard.

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Nick Clark

Nick Clark

Journalist

I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.

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