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Steve Zemek began his career in his native Queensland before moving to Sydney with Australian Associated Press in 2014. He worked as an NRL journalist for five seasons, covering the game all over Australia and in New Zealand before making a career pivot towards court reporting in 2019. He joined NCA NewsWire in mid 2020 as a Sydney-based court reporter where he has covered some of the state’s biggest cases.

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NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, September 4, 2024. Sally Dowling SC answers a question during NSW Senate Estimates. Parliament of NSW. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Prosecutors hit back at sex assault case flak

There have been “no findings of misconduct” after a review of sexual assault cases in one state following criticism from judges.

Politics

Shock Higgins demand in parliament

The outgoing senator at the centre of one of Parliament’s biggest scandals has asked for an apology from Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

UPDATEDNSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - FEBRUARY 25 2025; Youngest Bali Nine member Matthew Norman has been arrested in NSW, just weeks after his return to Australia after 19 years behind bars in Indonesia and attends a hearing at Waverly court in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Bali Nine member’s big legal win

A Bali Nine member has escaped without any further punishment after he was arrested and charged over a joy ride 20 years ago.

Current Affairs

Lisa Wilkinson has declared a day of “celebration” in a cheeky social media post after Channel 10 were ordered to pay an additional$590,000 – and a total of $1.15m – to cover her legal costs for the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial.

Wilkinson’s cheeky post after $1m call

Lisa Wilkinson declared it “celebration day” in an Instagram post a day after Ten were ordered to pay legal costs associated with Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation lawsuit.

Crime

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 24, 2024: Reece P Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police & Mike Burgess, ASIO Director-General address the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Australia’s big new threat revealed

ASIO boss has revealed the stunning ways overseas spies are targeting Australian defence officials as he identified a new threat being watched by the spy agency.

National

Swiss media have reported that a 28-year-old Australian man was arrested after a 41-year-old was stabbed inside a retail store on Lagerstrasse in Zurich. Picture: Google Maps

Aussie arrested in Switzerland

An Australian man has been arrested in Zurich, according to local media reports, over an alleged stabbing, with government officials making desperate attempts to contact him.

NSW & ACT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA , NSW Police Force general generic stock GV breaking news police tape image at the Headquarters in Surry Hills, Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Desperate search for fisherman

A search is underway for a fisherman who fell overboard during a competition off Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.

Politics

This handout photo taken on February 11, 2025, and released by The Australian Defence Force on February 21, shows the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang sailing at an undisclosed location. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong voiced concern on February 21 over live fire drills conducted by three Chinese warships sailing off the country's east coast. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

China hits back over live fire drills

China has accused Australia of making “unreasonable accusations” over a series of live fire drills being held in international waters between Australian and New Zealand.

NSW & ACT

A man has died and another man is in custody after a dramatic police stand off in north-east NSW. Emergency services were called to a home on Goonoo Goonoo Road in Tamworth, about 4.30pm yesterday following reports of a concern for welfare. Upon arrival, police located a 47-year-old man with critical head injuries and a second man allegedly armed with a knife.

Murder investigation after Tamworth stand-off

Police expect to charge a man who was involved in a dramatic standoff with police after another man was found dead inside a Tamworth home.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

The vile messages sent by a lonely 51-year-old troll, including threats to kill Brittany Higgins and her dog, as well as hate-filledmessages directed at celebrities, companies and politicians, can be revealed for the first time after he was this week jailed.

‘Bury you’: Vile threats to Brittany Higgins

Shocking messages threatening to “bury” Brittany Higgins and her husband David Sharaz – and even harm their dog – have been revealed in full for the first time.

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