Courts
'Like the devil himself': CCTV captured Wollongong axe attack
A man who survived an axe attack has told how he watched his almost-severed fingers bend unnaturally backwards as he fled his attacker.
- by Angela Thompson
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Courts
Lawyer quit working for accused's ex-wife after bomb discovery, court hears
A former lawyer for the ex-wife of accused Family Court bomber Leonard John Warwick said he stopped acting for her after a bomb was found in a car at his former home.
- by Angus Thompson
Courts
Neighbours saw nothing before Winchester murder, court hears
Neighbours who drove past Colin Winchester's home minutes before he was shot dead saw nothing out of the ordinary, a court has heard.
- by Michael Inman
Victorian election
Nationals MP McCurdy to face fraud charges ahead of Victorian election
Nationals MP Tim McCurdy will answer fraud charges at a committal hearing in October.
- by Shana Morgan
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp settles $25 million lawsuit involving former managers
The actor originally filed against The Management Group for alleged financial abuse and negligence.
Disability
‘I’ll break ya neck’: Carer admits threatening autistic boy, denies assault
An ex-FaCS worker has confessed to verbally abusing and threatening an autistic, non-verbal boy he was looking after at a government-run respite care centre.
- by Shannon Tonkin
Cambodia
James Ricketson secures a trial delay until after Cambodian election
The Australian, who has been accused of espionage in Cambodia, now has a new lawyer and has apologised to the Hun Sen regime.
- by Erin Handley
Drugs
Police discover fifty cannabis plants in rented suburban 'grow house'
"That would be a significant crop for one premises. They are large plants and they are ready for harvesting.
- by Nathan Hondros
'Unethical': Rebel Wilson lashes Bauer ahead of High Court appeal
The actress wrote in a tweet, "I couldn't let what happened stand."
- by Broede Carmody
Crime
Father and son jailed for 'belting' six guards during prison visit
A request for prisoner Eugene Levi to change into a different coloured set of prison-issued overalls sparked affray.
- by Adam Cooper & Cameron Houston
Defamed Rebel Wilson turns to High Court
Rebel Wilson wants to take her defamation saga to the High Court of Australia.
- by Amber Wilson