Crime
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Courts
Floreat parents found guilty of starving daughter
The parents will spend their first night behind bars after a four-week trial where damning evidence was presented to the court about how the girl was allowed to become dangerously thin.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned
The drug addict who bashed Samantha Barlow has been quietly released from jail to avoid the awaiting media, after the NSW government was advised it could not win a challenge to his release.
- by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
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Missing person
‘Suffering no more’: Details emerge of missing teen Isla Bell’s final days alive
The Brunswick teenager was murdered last month before her body was dumped at a Dandenong tip, police believe.
- by Erin Pearson, Cassandra Morgan, Lachlan Abbott and Brittany Busch
Face behind the flyer: The gentle life and cruel death of Melbourne’s ‘missing’ teenager
For six weeks, Isla Bell became the teen everyone knew as “missing” – but to her loved ones, the 19-year-old was so much more.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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NSW
Deborah spoke out about her abuse. Then the texts urging her to stay silent began
When a wellness business owner learnt a woman was about to go public about being sexually abused by his ex-staff member, he tried to pressure her to remain quiet.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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State Parliament
In the State of Origin of crime, here’s where NSW comes out on top
NSW is leading the country on low crime rates, according to the first state-by-state comparison.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Courts
Instagram model Grace Piscopo accused of lying to protect ex-boyfriend accused of murder
The 28-year-old teared up on the witness stand as prosecutors accused her of lying about the whereabouts of Andre Rebelo on the morning his mother died.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Jones investigation
I took on Alan Jones. I survived, but the backlash terrified me
Everyone knew that Alan Jones was the most powerful man in media. But how he wielded that power created fear - real fear.
- by Jenna Price
Drug squad officer jailed for falsifying DNA evidence in trafficking case
A detective will spend at least 18 months in jail after falsifying evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking.
- by Erin Pearson
‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ jailed for role in theft of bitcoin now worth billions
The woman who dubbed herself the “Crocodile of Wall Street” and “Razzlekhan” in rap videos was jailed for helping her hacker husband launder cryptocurrency.
- by Sabrina Willmer
Italian government approves extradition of Easey Street accused to Australia
The extradition will still need the final approval from a Rome judge which is expected to be within days.
- by Josephine McKenna
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