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Laura Placella is a court reporter for the Herald Sun. She was previously the city reporter for the masthead. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts.

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Dinush Kurera (Left) has been charged with the murder of his ex-partner, Nelomie Perera, who was found dead in her Sandhurst home December 3, 2022.

Man pleads not guilty to ex-wife’s alleged murder

The former partner of Nelomie Perera, accused of violently stabbing her to death inside a Sandhurst home last year, has denied murdering his ex-wife.

Victoria

Outrage as clubs outside SRL project zone cash in

A Suburban Rail Loop $250m community grants fund is splashing cash on clubs more than 5km from the project zone, prompting affected communities to slam the splurge as “bribery”.

Police & Courts

The roof of a police patrol car at night, with the blue and red lights flashing.

Teenager dies after Easter weekend car crash in Wangaratta

A 16-year-old is the second to die after a car rollover on April 9 also claimed the life of a 26-year-old man in Victoria’s northeast.

Police & Courts

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 06, 2019, US rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on in New York City. - The rapper and fashion designer Kanye West has suggested he will run for president and wants Donald Trump to be his running mate. Trump, for his part, brushed aside a recent meeting with West as of no significance. The artist, who goes by the name Ye, posted on November 24, 2022, a swirling symbol on his Twitter account with

Burger boss hunts down Kanye over unpaid bill

An Ivanhoe burger shop owner has jetted off to the US to hunt down Kanye West after the rap star escaped without paying a hefty bill.

Police & Courts

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Man who raped elderly woman at knifepoint learns fate

A man who forced his way into an elderly woman’s home in Melbourne’s southeast and raped her before threatening to ‘cut her up’ if she called the police has been jailed.

Police & Courts

23/06/22 Peter Marshall is the national secretary of the United Firefighters Union. Confidential cabinet documents reveal fire services is seeking new trucks and personnel. Request rejected by Andrews Government. Aaron Francis / The Australian

Andrews govt’s legal fight with fireys’ union heats up

United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall says emergency services minister Jaclyn Symes has “failed in her attempt to silence the union”.

Police & Courts

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 3, 2023: Sakshi Agrawal leaves Melbourne Magistrates court during a committal hearing into a crash which seriously injured aged care worker Nicole Lagos. Sakshi Agrawal allegedly fled the scene and has since told a court her Tesla was on autopilot at the time. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Tram driver unsure of mirror check in Tesla hit-run

A woman accused of mowing down a commuter with her Tesla has been committed to stand trial, despite a tram driver telling the court he was unsure if he completed a crucial check.

Victoria

2023 Aston by-Election. Liberal party candidate Roshena Campbell campaigning at Lysterfield Primary School with Liberal party leader Peter Dutton. Saturday, April 1, 2023. Picture: David Crosling

Dan accuses Libs of ‘cuddling up’ to racists and extremists

Victoria’s Premier has called the Liberal Party a “nasty, bigoted outfit” following federal opposition leader Peter Dutton’s comments in the wake of the party’s bruising Aston loss.

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MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA-NewsWire Photos 4. APRIL, 2023: PREMIER DAN ANDREWS. The Premier, Daniel Andrews, holds a press conference at Campbell Hall (Residence Hall) - Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton. Photographed with Vice Chancellor Margaret Gardener (left). Picture : NCA NewsWire / Valeriu Campan

‘Not about you’: Dan defends China trip secrecy

Daniel Andrews has been grilled at a fiery press conference while speaking for the first time since returning from his China trip.

Police & Courts

Mother of two Michelle Darragh, 32, died at her former Bayswater North home on Saturday night with her ex-partner, Ben Coman, taken to hospital with critical injuries., Picture: Facebook

Man who stabbed pregnant wife to death learns fate

Benjamin Coman cheated on his partner at brothels while she was pregnant with their sons before he fatally stabbed her as she tried to leave him, the court heard.

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