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Natalie O’Brien is a multi-award winning career journalist who has worked around Australia covering some of the country’s biggest stories from government coverups to sex trafficking, immigration, the environment, police, courts and crime. She was the first Investigations Editor appointed on The Australian Newspaper and was awarded a highly commended award in the Walkley Awards for her story Children Overboard Didn’t Happen. Contact her on natalie.obrien@news.com.au

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Confirmed photo of Desiree Manoso with Jamie Flanagan. Former Sydney police office Jamie Flanagan has been accused of staging his girlfriend Desiree Manoso's suicide to try and cover up he had strangled her in the Philippines. Pictured confirmed by a relative of Jamie Flanagan by Journalist Nicole Hogan. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1413909178658173&set=picfp.100001173129438&type=3&theater

‘Framed for murder’ claim: Ex-NSW cop appeals conviction

Three years ago a former NSW cop was convicted of murdering his fiancé. Now, he fights for his freedom, claiming how it was physically impossible.

Behind the Scenes

Bradley Umar Sariff Baladjam has been released.

TV actor turned terrorist walks free from jail

An actor who was arrested and convicted as part of Australia’s largest terrorism operation is a free man after serving over 18 years.

ExplainerWorld

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. The UK's Labour Party swept to power after winning the country's general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

What Sir Keir’s victory means for Australia

A major shift in the political relationship between Australia and the UK could be on the way following the Labour Party’s landslide election victory, experts have revealed.

National

TOPSHOT - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives thumbs up after arriving at Canberra Airport in Canberra on June 26, 2024, after he pleaded guilty at a US court in Saipan to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned home to Australia to start life as a free man June 26 after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

How US lost their grip on Assange

A former ASIO boss has a brutal take on Australia’s warm reception of Julian Assange as it is revealed how US prosecutors let him slip away.

Property

Lehrmann’s alleged $19K property damage bill revealed

Bruce Lehrmann is fighting allegations he and his dog caused more than $19,000 damage to a luxury Sydney home Channel 7 rented for him. See the details of the claim.

PicturesWorld

Over the years the appearance of Julian Assange has changed

Julian Assange’s shock transformation

After five years surviving one of Britain’s harshest jails, Julian Assange is no longer the young bleached blonde surfer he once was. See his dramatic transformation.

Crime in Focus

Scary way criminals are using GPS trackers

Almost half of all GPS trackers are going to buyers with nefarious backgrounds and many are allegedly used in high-profile cases including the alleged murder of bikie boss Alen Moradian.

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*** WARNING: BLUR NUMBERPLATE **Rebels motorcycle member. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

Ex-Rebels bikie sues as Sultani gang member makes kill threat

A former Rebels bikie forced into hiding is taking legal action after his “secret” evidence was leaked and he has been threatened by a member of the “ruthless and organised” Sultanis.

ExclusiveNational

where all the home invasions are in australia

One home invasion every 30mins: Horrific burglaries mapped

Peter Dickson’s terrified daughter hid in a wardrobe when she heard intruders. Grandfather Allan Kerr suffered injuries so severe he almost lost an arm. See where our worst burglaries are.

True Crime

How Australia’s DV crisis can be fixed

New Australian-led research looking at global solutions to spotting red flags and stopping domestic violence perpetrators reveals a blueprint for how the nation’s DV crisis could be fixed.

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