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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 MAY 07, 2021 - Hannah Quinn (Centre - Pink Suit) who is the girlfriend of Blake Davis who killed rapper, and armed robber Jett McKee with a samurai sword in the middle of a Glebe street, arrives with her family at the Supreme Court in Sydney ahead of her sentencing.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Sword killer girlfriend sobs in court

The girlfriend of a man who killed a home invader with a samurai sword has sobbed in court as she learned her fate for her actions after his death.

NRL

Jarryd Hayne arrives at Newcastle Court in Newcastle, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is due to face a sentence hearing after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman) NO ARCHIVING

Jarryd Hayne launches appeal

Fallen footy star Jarryd Hayne has launched an appeal after he was jailed yesterday for the sexual assault of a woman in Newcastle.

NRL

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - May 6, 2021. Jarryd Hayne supporters clash with the media out the front of Newcastle Court after he was sentenced to 3 years 8 months. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

‘Disgraceful’ scenes after Hayne jailed

One of Jarryd Hayne’s supporters has appeared to carry out a foul act outside court after the former NRL superstar was jailed.

UPDATEDNSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 18, 2021 - Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne and his wife Amelia Bonnici arriving at the Downing Centre Court in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

‘Dirty and violated’: Hayne victim’s anguish

The woman raped by NRL star Jarryd Hayne has revealed the devastating impact the assault had on her life, saying she’s “spent countless hours crying and feeling violated”.

UPDATEDNRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 16, 2021: Jarryd Hayne NRL player facing accusations he forced himself on a woman in Newcastle, injuring her arrives at the Downing Centre Local Court today in Sydney, Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Jarryd Hayne jailed for sex assault

Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne’s fall from grace is complete with a judge sentencing him to jail for sexual assault.

UPDATEDNRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 22, 2021 - Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne who has been found guilty of counts of sexual assault, leaving the Downing Centre in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

‘I didn’t do it’: Hayne’s outburst in court

Jarryd Hayne proclaimed his innocence in court just hours before he found out his jail sentence for raping a woman.

UPDATEDNRL

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 06: Jarryd Hayne arrives, surrounded by supporters, at Newcastle District Court on May 06, 2021 in Newcastle, Australia. Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne was found guilty on two counts of sexual assault on March 22 2021. The 33-year-old faces up to 14 years in jail at his sentence hearing today. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

‘Dirty and violated’: Hayne victim’s anguish

The woman raped by NRL star Jarryd Hayne has revealed the devastating impact the assault had on her life, saying she’s “spent countless hours crying and feeling violated”.

UpdatedMilitary

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.

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