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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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Australian Army soldier Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, takes a seat after being awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia during the investiture ceremony in Perth on 23 January 2011. *** Local Caption *** The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia held an investiture ceremony at Campbell Barracks in Perth to award a Victoria Cross for Australia to Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, on 23 January 2011. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, from the Special Air Service Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his gallantry under fire during operations in Afghanistan in June 2010. Present at the ceremony were the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC; Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Julia Gillard MP; Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Tony Abbott MP; Minister for Defence the Hon. Stephen Smith MP; Minister for Defence Science and Personnel the Hon Warren Snowdon MP; Governor of Western Australia, His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC; Premier of Western Australia the Hon. Colin Barnett MLA; Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, his Excellency Dr Amanullah Jayhoon; Member for Curtin the Hon. Julie Bishop MP; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC; Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO DSC CSM; and Special Operations Commander Australia, Major General Gus Gilmore DSC. The Victoria Cross for Australia is our highest honour. It is only awarded to those who display the most conspicuous gallantry and daring in the face of the enemy. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, becomes the 98th Australian recipient of the award and the second recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia since it was instituted in 1991. Picture: Department of Defence

Roberts-Smith threatened to sue ex: court

War hero Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to sue his wife, a court has been told, as he gets set for a defamation battle.

NSW & ACT Crime

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 28, 2021: Leaving Downing Centre Court, Sydney, is Jennifer Wood (wearing mask) who is accused of assaulting and tying up a four-year-old with a disability at a childcare centre. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Teacher allegedly bound boy as a ‘joke’

A Sydney childcare worker accused of tying up a young disabled boy with duct tape has denied the allegations in court.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Supplied photo of Marko Krivosic.An arrest warrant has been issued for a man over the shooting death of another man at Warwick Farm earlier this week.The warrant has been issued for the arrest of Marko Krivosic, aged 27.Detectives from Liverpool Police Area Command issued the warrant following investigations into the murder of George Nassif at Warwick Farm on Sunday (22 July 2018).

Gunman launches murder defence

A gunman who fatally shot a man in the back as he watched TV did not intend to discharge the weapon, a court has been told.

Courts & Law

Australian Army soldier Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, with wife, Emma Roberts-Smith, and their five-month-old twins, Eve (red/white) and Elizabeth (blue), at Government House in Canberra. *** Local Caption *** The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia held an investiture ceremony at Campbell Barracks in Perth to award a Victoria Cross for Australia to Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, on 23 January 2011. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, from the Special Air Service Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his gallantry under fire during operations in Afghanistan in June 2010. Present at the ceremony were the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC; Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Julia Gillard MP; Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Tony Abbott MP; Minister for Defence the Hon. Stephen Smith MP; Minister for Defence Science and Personnel the Hon Warren Snowdon MP; Governor of Western Australia, His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC; Premier of Western Australia the Hon. Colin Barnett MLA; Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, his Excellency Dr Amanullah Jayhoon; Member for Curtin the Hon. Julie Bishop MP; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC; Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO DSC CSM; and Special Operations Commander Australia, Major General Gus Gilmore DSC. The Victoria Cross for Australia is our highest honour. It is only awarded to those who display the most conspicuous gallantry and daring in the face of the enemy. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG, becomes the 98th Australian recipient of the award and the second recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia since it was instituted in 1991. Picture: Department of Defence

Roberts-Smith stands down from Channel 7

War hero Ben Roberts-Smith has taken leave from his high-powered role at Channel 7 ahead of his legal battle with Nine.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 8, 2021. Veteran crime reporter Steve Barrett arrives at Kings Street Court in Sydney for his trial as he faces allegations he blackmailed members of a multi-million tax fraud syndicate. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

TV reporter accused of blackmail ‘manipulated’

A veteran journalist accused of helping to extort $5m from an alleged tax fraud syndicate was ‘manipulated’ by the blackmailers, a court has been told.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Journo ‘menaced’ alleged tax rort cartel

A veteran journalist accused of attempting to extort money from an alleged $100m tax fraud syndicate received only $2000, a court has heard.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Ellen Louise Howard has pleaded not guilty to bushfire and COVID relief fraud. Picture: Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/elhoward89 Sighted by Emily Burley and confirmed by prosecutor. Location and DOB match. Friends are commenting on her page about her being locked up and directly mentioning the fraud charges.

‘Money was just there’: Shock alleged fraud

A woman accused of trying to rip off $300,000 in bushfire grants had an alleged brazen scheme in which ‘money was just there for asking’, a court heard.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 04, 2021: NSW Forensics are seen carrying evidence bags from the Oaks Hotel on Castlereagh St, Haymarket, in Sydney. An investigation is underway into the death of a man at the apartments this morning. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Murder accused’s fight to be freed

A 20-year-old accused of murdering a man during a violent confrontation at a Sydney apartment building on Easter Sunday has made his first court appearance.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

07/07/2005 NEWS: William "Little Pebble" Kamm, the spiritual leader of the Order of St (Saint) Charbel community in Nowra, leaving the District Court in Sydney. Kamm was jailed for a maximum of five years after a jury found him guilty of aggravated sexual assault & indecent assault upon the teenager, identified only as Gabrielle.

Sex offender cult leader wants to go home

A paedophile cult leader is fighting to return to his commune after making a claim about why he is no longer a danger to underage girls.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

Carly McBride. Photo from the Facebook page set up to try and find missing mum Carly McBride, who has been missing from the upper Hunter Valley for several months

Alleged killer’s sex messages revealed

Carly McBride’s alleged killer and boyfriend sent messages to women asking for sex hours after she disappeared, a court has been told.

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