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Shannon Tonkin is a court reporter for The Daily Telegraph. She is a Kennedy Award winner and Walkley nominee, with a strong interest in crime, justice and legislative reform. She can be found most days sitting in the back of a courtroom.

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A CCTV still showing Yusuf Nazlioglu attempting to steal a black Mercedes on Castlereagh street in Sydney.

Moment man stole luxury car days before his murder

CCTV footage shows the moment Yusuf Nazlioglu stole a Mercedes off a busy Sydney street just days before he was shot dead in an underground carpark at Rhodes.

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MAFS couple Ryan Donnelly and Jacqui Burfoot

‘Truly scared’: MAFS groom faces court after fallout with ex ‘wife’

As MAFS comes before a magistrate, TV groom Ryan Donnelly claims TV “wife” Jacqui Burfoot has continuously harassed and abused him online via social media posts and direct messages.

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Google fail sinks plumber who put trackers on ‘underworld’ cars

Suburban plumber Mohamad Derbas’ not-so-smart move in using his own phone to Google how to plant GPS tracking devices on cars has landed him before a court.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 23, 2023: Frank Zumbo pictured as he arrives at Downing Centre courts in the Sydney CBD. Craig KellyÃs long-standing staffer is charged with indecently assaulting five young women.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw NO NAME IN BYLINE PLEASE

Frank Zumbo’s feminist credentials fail to fly

Masood Zakaria takes his bid for bail “upstairs”, a Sydney prosecutor learns a hard lesson about court transparency and “feminism” falls flat. The Snitch is here.

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Radical preacher’s jail letters to terrorists revealed

A radical Muslim preacher who spent much of his time in custody penning letters to fellow prisoners has had his chances of being released on parole dashed. See his explosive list of jail pen pals.

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Widow tells of Lone Wolf bikie's fatal shooting

‘I knew he’d be dead’: Yusuf Nazlioglu’s widow on moment ambush unfolded

Yusuf Nazlioglu’s widow, Jade Jeske, has recounted the moment her husband was shot eight times in front of her, but admits she could not see the shooter’s face and does not know their identity.

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Australia’s youngest killer allegedly caught with sexually violent videos

Australia’s youngest killer, who committed murder at age 13, has been arrested less than a month after being released from prison. Charge sheets tendered in court reveal a startling detail about his short time on the extended supervision order.

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Kristian White is appealing a manslaughter conviction relating to the Taser death of Clare Nowland.

‘Weighing on him’: Date set for appeal over cop taser killing

A registrar has urged swiftness for an appeal over former cop Kristian White’s sentence for the taser death of Clare Nowland, saying the prospect of jail must be “weighing on” him.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 2, 2024:Tayla Brailey, a teacher alleged to have had sexual intercourse with a male student leaves Campbelltown court with her parents.Picture: NewsWire / Simon Bullard

Teacher on student sex charges notches up court win

Lurnea High School teacher Tayla Brailey notched up a small win in court after a magistrate agreed to relax one of her bail conditions. See why.

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Yusuf Nazlioglu smiles in happier times before his death at Rhodes last June

Murder jury shown moment gunman opens fire on Yusuf Nazlioglu

State prosecutors are currently delivering their opening statements in the case of three men accused of murdering Sydney man Yusuf Nazlioglu, with the crown alleging the killing was connected to the theft of two luxury vehicles.

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