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Emma Younger
Emma Younger is a reporter in the ABC's Melbourne newsroom. She has previously reported and produced for ABC Radio Australia, Australia Network and from the network's Wodonga office covering a wide range of issues including elections, crime, social affairs and courts.
Follow Emma on Twitter at @em_younger.
Man jailed for killing brother who threatened family
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A judge wipes away tears as he sentences a Melbourne man to more than six years' jail for stabbing his brother to death in an effort to protect his family.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000, vic
Husband denies threatening to kill ex-wife over legal dispute
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Melbourne man Fernando Paulino, on trial for the stabbing murder of his ex-wife, denies threatening her while expressing frustration about a legal dispute.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, reservoir-3073
'She'll die before I give her anything', man accused of killing ex-wife allegedly told son
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A Melbourne man who hated his ex-wife with "white hot passion" stabbed her to death as she tried to secure her share of their assets, despite an intervention order meant to protect her, a court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, melbourne-3000, vic, reservoir-3073
More delays to hearing for man accused of murdering Melbourne mum
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The family of Melbourne mother Kylie Blackwood, who was killed four years ago, will be forced to wait another seven months for her alleged murderer to face a committal hearing, after his lawyer was granted more time to prepare his case.
Topics: courts-and-trials, pakenham-3810, melbourne-3000, morwell-3840, vic
Sophie Mirabella sues newspaper over 'awkward encounter' story
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Former Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella sues a Victorian newspaper for defamation over an article that claimed she physically pushed her political opponent Cathy McGowan out of a photo opportunity.
Topics: liberals, political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, benalla-3673, melbourne-3000, vic
Iranian child asylum seeker wins payout over detention on Christmas Island
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The Federal Government agrees to pay a confidential settlement to a nine-year-old Iranian asylum seeker over her detention on Christmas Island.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, christmas-island, christmas-island-6798
Ex-West Coast Eagle jailed for armed robbery, blames drug abuse on team culture
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Former West Coast Eagles rookie Ben Sharp, who blames his spiral into drug addiction on his ex-teammates, is sentenced to nine years' jail for his part in an armed robbery.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000, vic, perth-6000, wa
Ice addict jailed for murder of Victorian war veteran
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An ice addict who murdered a Victorian war veteran on the eve of his 90th birthday is sentenced to 16 years in jail after cooperating with investigators.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, murder-and-manslaughter, ballarat-3350
Hitman hired by Carl Williams jailed for murder of gangland figure (photos)
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Contract killer Stephen John Asling, who murdered Melbourne gangland figure Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh on the orders of Carl Williams, is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 27 years.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, prisons-and-punishment, kew-3101
Man who 'believed he was son of Zeus' not guilty of murdering mother
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Melbourne man Stephen Bailey, who had delusions he was the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, and also the son of Zeus and Athena, is found not guilty of murdering Penny Bailey due to mental impairment.
Topics: crime, melbourne-3000, vic
Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale admits to more child abuse
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Notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale pleads guilty to more historical sexual abuse offences, which were committed against 10 boys and a girl during his time at parishes in western Victoria.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, child-abuse, community-and-society, merbein-3505, quantong-3401, mortlake-3272, riverside-7250, edenhope-3318, vic
Teens sentenced after robbing jewellers in exchange for cash and 'girls'
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A Melbourne teenager who helped steal $200,000 worth of jewellery avoids jail, with a judge attributing his "violent and lawless" behaviour to his use of the drug ice, but his co-offender is given a four-year prison term.
Topics: crime, prisons-and-punishment, coburg-3058, melbourne-3000, vic
'Delusional' son accused of mother's murder not 'faking' psychosis, court told
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Relatives of a Melbourne man who says he killed his mother during a psychotic episode previously raised concerns he faked his symptoms, a court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, melbourne-3000, vic, mont-albert-3127
AWB's ex-chairman fined $50k over Iraq food-for-oil scandal
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Former Australian Wheat Board chairman Trevor Flugge is fined $50,000 and banned from a managing a corporation for five years for failing to properly investigate $223 million in kickbacks paid to Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, corruption, iraq, melbourne-3000, vic
Video shows teen offenders clashing with guards inside Barwon Prison
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A Victorian court releases footage from inside the hastily set-up youth justice centre inside the maximum security Barwon Prison, which shows teenagers being capsicum-sprayed during a disturbance now under investigation.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, melbourne-3000, vic, lara-3212
'Devious' bureaucrat sentenced to jail over sophisticated scam
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A former public servant has been sentenced to eight years' jail over a sophisticated fraud ring in Victoria's public transport sector.
Topics: courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, law-crime-and-justice, public-sector, melbourne-3000, vic
'Prison-like' Barwon youth justice centre 'unfit' for teens
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The Barwon Prison youth justice centre is "fundamentally unfit" to accommodate teenagers, with prison guards, no access to school and frequent isolation, a court hears.
Topics: youth, community-and-society, crime, prisons-and-punishment, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, little-river-3211
Kathy Jackson to face more charges in coming weeks, court hears
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Police will lay more charges against former union boss Kathy Jackson in coming weeks, as she fights 70 theft and deception offences, a Melbourne court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, unions, police, melbourne-3000, vic
Coroner criticises journalist's 'opportunistic exploitation' during fatal siege
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A Victorian coroner criticises a Melbourne journalist for having a series of phone conversations with a gunman who police were trying to negotiate with.
Topics: police-sieges, journalism, television-broadcasting, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, information-and-communication, ethics, melbourne-3000, glenroy-3046
Man who raped woman and teen in their bedrooms jailed for 18 years
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An ice-addicted Melbourne man who raped a woman and a teenage girl in their own homes is sentenced to 18 years' jail, with a non-parole period of 13 years.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, melbourne-3000, vic
Ballarat man jailed for stabbing girl 25 times with pocketknife
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A Ballarat man is sentenced to nine years' jail for repeatedly stabbing a five-year-old girl with a pocketknife as he tried to remove her clothes inside his apartment complex in 2015.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, ballarat-3350, vic, melbourne-3000
Man accused of murdering wife believed 'second wife' to be ASIO spy, court hears
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An alleged aspiring jihadist accused of brutally murdering his wife in front of their young children was so paranoid he believed his second wife, under Islamic law, was an ASIO spy, a Melbourne court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, melbourne-3000, vic, dallas-3047, broadmeadows-3047
Melbourne man allegedly 'slaughtered' wife over decision to join Islamic State
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Police believe a Melbourne man who allegedly "slaughtered" and then mutilated his wife in front of their three young children may have murdered her because she did not want him to join the Islamic State group in Syria, court documents reveal.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, melbourne-3000, vic, dallas-3047, broadmeadows-3047
Paramedics' advice to stay home not to blame for 23yo's death: coroner
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A coronial inquest clears paramedics of any wrongdoing over the death of a 23-year-old woman who died hours after she was told she did not require hospital treatment.
Topics: community-and-society, healthcare-facilities, health, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, ballarat-3350, vic
Boy died in car after mum suffered 'forgotten baby syndrome'
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A mother whose 22-month-old son died after being left in the back of her car on a hot summer's day was suffering from "forgotten baby syndrome" due to a lack of sleep and stress, a coroner hears.
Topics: death, family-and-children, kyneton-3444, vic
