Upskirting teacher avoids prison due to voyeur disorder
Eric Wong took 90 videos and 300 photos of students in his class at Cammeraygal High School in Sydney’s Crows Nest.
- by Georgina Mitchell and Michael Evans
Latest
‘High-level betrayal’: Teacher sentenced for secretly filming up students’ skirts
Eric Wong was sentenced to 14 months’ jail on Wednesday but two hours later he was released on bail pending an appeal.
- by Michael Evans and with AAP
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Crime
‘Brazen and predatory’: North shore high school teacher filmed up girls’ skirts in class
Eric Wong was caught by a 16-year-old student who found a hidden phone in the classroom. The teacher had hundreds of images of girls from his classroom at home.
- by Michael Evans
Google review author who defamed surgeon revealed as former student
Korana Musicki was forced to take legal action against the tech giant before it would reveal the identity of the poster.
- by Michael Evans
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Poker machines
‘Watershed moment’: Wilkie challenges other states to follow NSW pokie reform
The anti-poker machine campaigner also says NSW Labor would be unfit to govern if it didn’t embrace the change.
- by Michael Evans
‘Brace for chaos’: Bus union warns thousands of Sydney services will be axed from Monday
The state government has pointed to driver shortages causing the problem, prompting operators to temporarily adjust their timetables.
- by Sarah McPhee and Michael Evans
Opinion
New Year
A Bondi lifeguard’s tips for a safe New Year’s Day beach party
Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins is in charge of making sure everyone stays safe on Bondi Beach on New Year’s Day, the beach’s biggest day of the year.
- by Michael Evans
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Adoption & fostering
Agency caring for 550 children rebuked for failings, refused accreditation
A NSW government agency responsible for delivering statutory child protection won’t have its accreditation renewed as it cannot meet minimum standards for out-of-home care.
- by Michael Evans
‘Appalling neglect’ of boys in care sparks call for urgent meeting
A children’s court magistrate’s claims of “unconscionable” treatment of children in care by providers and the department have brought forward an industry forum.
- by Michael Evans
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Adoption & fostering
Left hungry and too cold to go to school: Urgent review of children in care
The plight of two boys in out-of-home care in NSW has been detailed in a court case that has sparked an urgent government review of the multimillion-dollar sector.
- by Michael Evans
Judge grapples with league player’s brain injury in drug sentencing
Levi John Russell faced life in jail over a major drug haul. However, a judge gave the former footballer nine years, noting a sport-related brain injury will make his time in custody more onerous.
- by Michael Evans
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