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Nicky Winmar.

AFL legend Nicky Winmar appears in court over assault charges

The former St Kilda star is receiving support from a court bail program after being charged with violence offences.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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Lawyers Zoe Davis (left) and Rachelle Badour-Taha in July 2024.

‘Make up a reason’: Melbourne lawyers to stand trial over alleged lies to court

Two lawyers are accused of lying to the court about a client having a car accident to explain the client’s absence.

  • Erin Pearson
Saurabh Anand spoke about his ordeal from his hospital bed this week.

‘All I remember is the pain’: Man who almost lost hand in machete slashing recounts brutal attack

Saurabh Anand did not hear a sound as the five teenage boys came up behind him and shoved him to the ground as he walked back to his car. Two of his attackers have since been bailed.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Ryan Cho was charged with further offences on Friday.

Junior doctor allegedly spied on 400 victims in toilets at three major Melbourne hospitals

Ryan Cho was rearrested after police expanded their investigation into the discovery of a mobile phone allegedly recording in an Austin Hospital toilet.

  • Erin Pearson
Erin Patterson jury accommodation bungle.

Investigation launched into Erin Patterson jury staying in same hotel as prosecution, police, media

It took days for court authorities to inform the judge that the jurors were sharing the same Gippsland hotel with others directly involved in Patterson’s triple-murder trial in Morwell.

  • Chris Vedelago
Jack Gibson-Burrell, accused of vandalising landmarks across Melbourne, left the courthouse dressed as Spiderman for his hearing on Thursday.

Is it a bird – or Spider-Man? Alleged Pam the Bird graffiti artist flies the coop in costume

The alleged artist behind the ubiquitous graffiti told a court he intends to fight more than 200 charges against him.

  • Erin Pearson
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Protesters storm Melbourne restaurant Miznon on July 4.

Man accused of storming Israeli restaurant in CBD makes second bid for freedom

Antwany Arnold’s lawyer said his client’s conduct was not antisemitic or hate-fuelled, but a lawyer for police told the court it was “disgraceful” and “highly offensive”.

  • Melissa Cunningham
The site of the Kew Recreation Centre construction collapse on October 20, 2022.

The warning sign about Chinese steel before Kew pool roof collapse

Independent testing raised “inconsistencies” with the steel meeting Australian standards before the $73 million building fell down during construction, a court has heard.

  • Grant McArthur
Greg Lynn was found guilty of murder.

Appeal date set for convicted High Country killer Greg Lynn

The date was set a year after the former airline pilot was jailed for at least 24 years.

  • Erin Pearson
Former AFL umpire Troy Pannelll in 2012.

Former AFL umpire’s driver’s licence suspended; Hawk’s season over after ‘scary’ injury

Former AFL umpire Troy Pannell appeared in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where he learnt his fate over a series of criminal charges.

  • Jon Pierik and Hannah Kennelly

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