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Merivale VIP Matthew Palavidis arriving at Waverley local court on Friday

Merivale VIP allegedly sexually touched waitress as a ‘present’ to himself

He allegedly attempted to undo a waitress’s top as a “present” to himself, a court has heard, as he was served a bump of caviar in one of the hospitality giant’s venues in Coogee.

  • Eryk Bagshaw

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Mohammed Khazma is serving a maximum of 44 years’ imprisonment for murder.

Sydney toddler’s child protection case closed before ‘extremely cruel’ murder

The two-year-old girl was repeatedly failed by the NSW child protection system in the year before she was killed by her mother’s boyfriend, a coroner has found.

  • Sarah McPhee
Tina Hansen index images.

This maths tutor faked psychology qualifications. When caught, she faked cancer

Spelling mistakes and critical errors in an NDIS assessment report put schoolteachers on a trail that led to Tina Hansen’s unravelling.

  • Angus Thomson
The Bondi Junction inquest starts on Monday, April 28.

Bondi Junction Inquest as it happened: Hero cop among witnesses to give evidence in first week

The month-long inquest into the Westfield Bondi Junction attack begins on Monday. Joel Cauchi killed six people and injured a further 10 before being shot dead by police.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered walking home from a night out with friends in March.

Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed

Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

  • Riley Walter, Clare Sibthorpe, Amber Schultz and Max Maddison
Audrey Griffin was celebrating with friends before her alleged murder.

Alleged murderer of Central Coast teen spared jail months before her killing

Adrian Noel Torrens was on a supervision order when he allegedly murdered Audrey Griffin. He was found dead in his Sydney jail cell on Thursday afternoon.

  • Riley Walter and Daniel Lo Surdo
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Ben Roberts-Smith departs the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney after the first day of his defamation case in 2021.

Roberts-Smith’s appeal dealt blow after ‘fishing expedition’ cut down

The disgraced soldier has suffered a setback to his defamation appeal after a judge threw out or cut back wide-ranging demands made by his lawyers.

  • Perry Duffin
Michael Anthony Lunn, also known as Tony Lunn, arrives at court on Wednesday for the judge’s verdicts.

‘A monster behind bars’: Vaucluse students vindicated as teacher found to be paedophile

Former students of Michael Anthony Lunn cried and embraced as a judge found he had committed serial child sexual abuse at the Sydney eastern suburbs school.

  • Sarah McPhee
Todd Devaney was jailed for shooting his ex-partner in 2008

Todd Devaney gunned down his ex in a Sydney gym. He’s still ‘fixated’ with her

The former kickboxing champion risks re-offending, a court has heard. A judge has now rejected an application over ankle monitoring.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Kathleen Kirby says her daughter Audrey Griffin had “the world at her feet”.

Mother reveals her final message to daughter before alleged murder

The death of athlete and UTS student Audrey Griffin, 19, was initially dismissed by police as non-suspicious. A man has now been charged with her murder.

  • Riley Walter and Amber Schultz

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