Courts
Charlise Mutten’s mother breaks down at trial of girl’s alleged killer
Kallista Mutten has told a jury her fiance made various claims about her nine-year-old daughter’s whereabouts in the days before she was found dead in a barrel.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Aged care worker who strangled 70-year-old WA woman to death had a fixation on serial killers
His own defence lawyer said it seemed extraordinary that someone with Jacob Hoysted’s background was left to care for vulnerable people.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Opinion
It’s a crime that my father can’t serve on a jury
For whatever reason, the gods of the NSW Sheriff’s Office have had a love-hate relationship with my dad over the decades.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
A noose, death hood and hanged woman’s letter: How being NSW sheriff has changed over 200 years
The role of sheriff has existed in NSW since 1824, but many could be excused for not knowing what the job entails.
- by Tim Barlass
Two women killed, man dead, after shooting in Floreat home
WA Police have confirmed a man in his 60s killed two women, before turning the gun on himself.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Holly Thompson
Editorial
Editorial
Principles of open justice demand our right to know
Journalists spend much of their time fighting for information to which they should rightfully be allowed access.
Bruce Lehrmann pursued by former landlord over alleged property damage
The owner of a luxury Sydney pad where Bruce Lehrmann lived rent-free under a deal with the Seven Network has appeared for the first time in a NSW tribunal.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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NSW
‘He didn’t have a chance’: Luke went to his new job in the morning. He never came home
Luke Bray, 24, wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. His mother wants answers.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Crime
‘Audacious’: Over $6 million worth of drugs found hidden on cargo ship in Fremantle
Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
PM points finger at Coalition over release of former detainee
Anthony Albanese has sought to shield his government from further backlash over a former immigration detainee now charged with murder.
- by Andrew Probyn
Church takes XXXX brewery to court over fears of liquid explosion
Global beverages giant Lion wants to diversify production at the Milton brewery. But it will need to convince a court that neighbours will not be put at risk.
- by Cloe Read and Sean Parnell