ExclusiveMurphy claims are ‘bunkum’
NICOLA BERKOVICThe allegations levelled at Lionel Murphy were “99 per cent bunkum”, according to one of his barristers, Charles Waterstreet.
REACTION‘Coward’s castle’ never option
NICOLA BERKOVICLionel Murphy’s legal team at his first criminal trial begged him not to give sworn evidence.
MURPHY FILESTalk of bribes, casino on tapes
NICOLA BERKOVICLionel Murphy was recorded discussing bribes paid to NSW police in connection with an illegal casino in Sydney.
exclusiveWhistle blown on gender pay gap
NICOLA BERKOVIC, MARK BRENCHLEYWomen are blowing the whistle on unequal pay for umpires and referees.
Arrest over fire at Obeid-link centre
NICOLA BERKOVICA second person has been charged in relation to fires lit at a function centre linked to the family of Eddie Obeid.
Bikie faces deportation...again
Nicola BerkovicA notorious Tasmanian bikie who won a decisive High Court victory against Peter Dutton today is once again facing deportation.
Date set for SSM vote challenge
NICOLA BERKOVICThe High Court will hear a challenge to Malcolm Turnbull’s $122 million postal vote on same-sex marriage next month.
Gang used fake firm to move cash
NICOLA BERKOVICMembers of a criminal drug gang laundered $27.2m in cash at a suburban CBA branch over an 11-month period.
EXCLUSIVELegal centre funds dry up
NICOLA BERKOVICThe number of clients turned away from community legal centres has jumped more than 6 per cent over the past year.
ATMs stuffed with $130k in minutes
NICOLA BERKOVICIt took Malaysian criminal Kha Weng Foong just 47 minutes to load $130,000 into CBA machines in Sydney.
CBA ignored alarm bells
NICOLA BERKOVIC NICOLA BERKOVICStaff at a Commonwealth Bank branch watched a man ‘upset’ an ATM by stuffing it with suspected counterfeit notes.
Bank’s tellers sounded alarm
NICOLA BERKOVIC, ANDREW WHITESuburban Commonwealth Bank staff raised the alarm about the organisation’s ‘crazy’ lack of security measures.
In court over ‘sophisticated plot’
NICOLA BERKOVICTwo Sydney men accused of preparing to unleash a terror attack on a passenger plane were denied bail yesterday.
TIMELINEKey details of alleged terror plot
Paul Maley, Nicola Berkovic, Rachel BaxendaleA senior IS member sent components for an explosive device to Australia from Turkey via air cargo, police allege.
Ex-ministers may face charges
NICOLA BERKOVICThree former state Labor ministers face possible criminal charges after a damning finding against them by NSW ICAC.
UPDATEDEx ministers corrupt over AWH
Nicola BerkovicTony Kelly, Ede Obeid and Joe Tripodi engaged in serious corrupt conduct over Australian Water Holdings, ICAC finds.
ICAC report on water firm
NICOLA BERKOVICThe NSW corruption watchdog will this morning release its long-awaited report into Australian Water Holdings.
exclusiveOffice states White & Case ambition
Nicola BerkovicWhite & Case openly seeks to be the best at what it does, and to have the premises to reflect that aspiration.
Lawyers reach out to HK peers
Nicola BerkovicAustralian in-house lawyers will soon have a greater opportunity to connect with their counterparts in Hong Kong.
exclusivePressure for contempt laws probe
Nicola BerkovicAn academic who had charge of two law reform commission reports into contempt of has backed calls for a Senate inquiry.
KWM turns to AI for client needs
NICOLA BERKOVICWhen clients contact KWM to ask whether a deal needs FIRB approval, it turns to a computer to generate a response.
Dying ‘wish’ voids split payout
NICOLA BERKOVICA court has ruled claims by a mother seeking support that she was unable to support herself had ‘an air of unreality’.
Wife loses claim against rich ex
NICOLA BERKOVICA mother of two will get nothing in spousal maintenance from her multi-millionaire ex-husband after a High Court defeat.
exclusiveAboriginal legal aid pledge
NICOLA BERKOVICLabor will today announce more than $20 million for cash-strapped Aboriginal legal services, reversing May budget cuts.
Litany of questions for coroner
NICOLA BERKOVICThe Lindt Cafe siege inquest has raised questions about the handling of a number of key incidents during the standoff.
Tragedies shadow riding event
NICOLA BERKOVICThe number of riders taking part in this year’s Coonabarabran Expo are slightly down following recent tragedies.
Witness list cut to speed answers
NICOLA BERKOVICNSW Coroner Michael Barnes has slashed the number of witnesses to testify at the Lindt Cafe siege inquest to speed up the report’s delivery.
Lindt inquest witness list slashed
NICOLA BERKOVICCoroner slashes number of witnesses to Lindt Cafe siege despite pleas of family of slain cafe manager Tori Johnson.
Negotiators kept waiting on demands
NICOLA BERKOVICIn the final hour of the siege, negotiators were forced to wait to find out if they could accede to the gunman’s demands.
Cop’s hours with unknown device
NICOLA BERKOVICA police negotiator has told how she’d never used an acoustic device she was given on the night of the Sydney siege.