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Matildas captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr arrives at Kingston Crown Court on Monday with fiancee Kristie Meis.

Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing UK police officer

The Australian soccer star has been found not guilty of racially abusing a UK police officer by a British jury in a unanimous verdict.

  • Rob Harris

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Cassius’ death sparked a national outrcy.

Man accused of murdering Cassius Turvey says schoolboy stabbed him first

The man who prosecutors say was responsible for delivering the fatal blows to Cassius Turvey in October 2022 has pointed the finger at his former friend and co-accused.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Chief Justice Andrew Bell in his chambers in Sydney.

NSW’s top judge ups the ante in battle over legal training

Chief Justice Andrew Bell has raised concerns about a major not-for-profit college making millions of dollars from graduate lawyers.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Nadia Russell dressed as Sam Kerr for Halloween. October 2023

Who cares if Sam Kerr called a policeman ‘stupid and white’? I don’t

I’ve been in Sam Kerr’s shoes - a terrified woman of colour trapped in the back of an Uber - and I don’t blame her.

  • Nadia Russell
Dr Serag Youssif denies allegations he has disfigured a former patient.

Doctor accused of disfiguring patient during genital surgery

The Melbourne gynaecologist’s former patient claims she suffers from impaired sexual function, regular infections and psychological trauma.

  • Cameron Houston and Melissa Cunningham
Author Salman Rushdie poses for a portrait to promote his book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder”, at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany.

‘Dangerously close to committing murder’: Court hears details of attack on Salman Rushdie

Such was the speed and shock of the frenzied stabbing attack that the author continued to sit in his chair in front of his audience.

  • Benedict Smith and Susie Coen
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Star is in talks to potentially sell its new Brisbane casino to its Chinese partners.

‘Operation Money Bags’: Star ignored reports of brazen junket money trail, court told

Star’s internal investigations revealed a number of ways to smuggle cash to its notorious junket operator partner Suncity, with little pushback from the casino company’s executives.

  • Colin Kruger
Sam Kerr, Australia’s best-known Matilda, is facing charges in a London court.

I was a London judge. Sam Kerr’s case should never have gone to trial

The trial of Sam Kerr will shortly end, but whether the verdict is “guilty” or “not guilty”, questions must be asked about whether it should have taken place at all.

  • Geoffrey Robertson
Chelsea and Australia soccer player Sam Kerr, right, arrives wither partner Kristie Mewis at Kingston Crown Court, south west London, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, where she is charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

‘Vital minutes’ of Sam Kerr’s police encounter never captured on camera, court hears

The soccer star’s behaviour during her exchange with police could be compared to “a puffer fish blowing itself up” to feel more secure, her lawyer said.

  • Rob Harris
A London court has heard the Matildas captain showed police her bank account on her phone, after they told her she needed to pay for damage inflicted on a black cab in which she was a passenger.
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Sam Kerr allegedly shows officer her bank account

A London court has heard the Matildas captain showed police her bank account on her phone, after they told her she needed to pay for damage inflicted on a black cab in which she was a passenger.

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