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“On the basis of that, the application is to withdraw the charge,” he said.
He did not give any other information about why the charge had been dropped or the nature of the document. The magistrate struck out the charge.
Mr Sultan, listed in court as Daniel Loorham, was not present on the stream. He was charged in February.
Last year, he won an ARIA for best children’s album. He also took out best male artist and best blues and roots album in 2010.
He won album, song and cover art of the year at the National Indigenous Music Awards in 2014.
He was a guest vocalist on Midnight Oil’s album The Makarrata Project released last month.
Sultan cancelled performances at three music festivals after he was charged with the offence earlier this year.
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