CFMEU official booted from worksites after Fair Work Commission ruling
A senior CFMEU official captured on camera allegedly making threats to kill an owner of a labour hire company won’t be allowed on worksites after a Fair Work Commission judgment.
- by Erin Pearson
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Smirk led to Revolver victim being stabbed a dozen times, court hears
A man was stabbed and slashed while on his hands and knees at the popular nightclub suffering a punctured lung and broken hand.
- by Erin Pearson
Man who allegedly lured police to house with hoax call and stabbed officer gets bail
The 18-year-old, accused of making a fake triple-zero call, will be assessed at a hospital for mental health issues.
- by Erin Pearson
‘Vile’ thief stole $65k from slain woman’s fundraiser then went to her funeral
The mother of Hannah McGuire has lashed Lachlan Morganti in court for exposing her family to further hurt after he gambled away community donations.
- by Angus Delaney and Erin Pearson
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Easey Street murders
What accused Easey Street double killer told friends when he left Australia
When Perry Kouroumblis moved to Greece in 2017, it was for compassionate reasons, leaving friends baffled about how he could now be accused of a brutal double murder.
- by Chris Vedelago and Erin Pearson
Truck driver involved in crash that killed AFL reporter fighting licence ban
James Latchford, 45, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for the first time since journalist Sam Landsberger was killed crossing a road in Richmond.
- by Erin Pearson
‘No value on five lives’: Families devastated after Daylesford pub crash driver case thrown out
The magistrate found William Swale, who has type 1 diabetes, was in the grip of a severe medical episode when he crashed into the diners and there was insufficient evidence to put before a jury.
- by Erin Pearson
Hannah McGuire’s accused killer pleads not guilty as her family packs courtroom
Lachlan Young’s murder trial will go straight to the Supreme Court, after he pleaded not guilty to killing Hannah McGuire, whose loved ones watched on, wearing jumpers emblazoned with her picture.
- by Erin Pearson
Lawyer calls for case against Daylesford driver who killed five to be thrown out
William Swale’s barrister says the case against his client should be dismissed because the 66-year-old was suffering from a medical episode when the crash occurred.
- by Erin Pearson
Driver ‘virtually close to death’ before Daylesford pub crash that killed five, court hears
William Swale, who has type 1 diabetes, was severely hypoglycaemic in the minutes leading up to the November accident, according to his doctor.
- by Erin Pearson
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DPP Kerri Judd appointed a Supreme Court judge
Judd will join the Supreme Court bench immediately, with Brendan Kissane, KC, replacing her as Victoria’s top prosecutor.
- by Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
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