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Cydonee Mardon has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, specialising in crime reporting. She has also worked as a sub-editor and covered court, health, politics and general news on country, suburban and regional newspapers and wire services. The highlight of her career so far remains her current job and covering the four-month trial of backpacker serial killer Ivan Milat in 1996.

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Diggers’ ‘piss and poop’ tracking humiliation

A classified ‘Piss and Poop Tracker’ recording the toilet habits of defence personnel has been slammed as a blatant attempt to strip them of their dignity.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Leading Aircraftman Robert Phillips, 33, died by suicide on November 1 this year Danny, 10, and Isla, seven and partner Kylie Tonon.

Digger deaths: 10 ADF suicides in three weeks

Soldiers and their families are calling on the Australian Defence Force to ‘do better’ at supporting troubled troops after 10 suicides in a horror three weeks.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 2.12.20*** MUST CHECK WITH WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING ***Nadia Rahman, lawyer acting for police officer "BLN" (unidentified woman in rear) in a sexual harassment case against a high ranking colleague, pictured today in Sydney. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Senior cop discharged after sex complaint

A superintendent who conducted a welfare check on a senior constable on sick leave fondled her buttocks and kissed her forehead in front of her young son.

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Sauaga Mote "father of Stephen Mote who passed away yesterday at Woonona beach as he tried to save his children" at his home in Claymore on the 22nd of November. Picture: Adam Yip

Father’s grief at drowned son lost trying to save his child

A grandfather has revealed his pain at the loss of his son, who drowned at a popular Illawarra beach while trying to save his 10-year-old from a freak wave.

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Commando Kevin Frost has passed away. Source - https://twitter.com/lukejgosling

Battle to break the military code of silence

Whistleblowers are paying a terrible price for exposing the darkest chapter in our military history, write Cydonee Mardon and Ellen Whinnett.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING - Pictured are James Busby High School students at the T-Way outside the school this afternoon. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Sydney school suspends six kids every week

Every school district in Sydney has recorded increased suspensions this year and specialised facilities for the troubled teens have no space to take them.

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Riot squad used pepper spray to break up wild party

Police may issue COVID fines after they were forced to call in the riot squad to deal with a crowd of more than 100 people when a party in a Surry Hills unit block turned violent.

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Bashings, abuse, spitting: Inside horror high

Punched, spat on, bitten and verbally abused. This is a day in the life of a high school teacher. We reveal some violent school incidents as seven students were suspended after an attack on a Year 9 student at another school.

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Yr 9 student too scared to return after horrific school attack

Students heckled and recorded a vicious bashing on a Year 9 girl at a western Sydney high school, the latest in a string of at least 12 serious incidents at the school since July this year.

Illawarra Star

Tears for 19yo crash victim who ‘touched everyone she met’

A 19-year-old woman killed when a car struck her and her friends on the footpath outside a Wollongong club overnight has been identified as an “amazing” and “beautiful” performing arts school graduate.

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