The ruling arose from an application by Dr Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, who asked the magistrate to step aside from hearing a state request to extract data from their mobile phones.

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Victoria has taken power for housing approval away from councils and concentrated it with the planning minister. It’s not popular, but it’s working – and other states are taking note.