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Middle East tensions
Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches
Sheikh Ahmad Jundi has resigned from an Islamic college after questions from the Herald about his support for the Iran-backed group in two speeches.
- by Patrick Begley and Lucy Carroll
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Man charged with murder of woman, 46, after alleged domestic violence attack
A 47-year-old man, located at the Hunter Valley property where the woman was found with significant injuries, is due to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Saturday charged with murder.
- by Patrick Begley
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Sydney Metro
Hemmes family seeks $19 million from Sydney Metro in court fight
The family company of hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes argues the value of its Ivy entertainment precinct will be reduced by land acquisitions for a station next door.
- by Patrick Begley
Dutton says he apologised for Lebanese Muslim remarks to unnamed ‘senior person’
The opposition leader’s claim follows reports that revealed community leaders and two Lebanese Muslim politicians in the Liberal Party could not recall him saying sorry.
- by Patrick Begley
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Political leadership
The deepening mystery of a Peter Dutton apology
Calls by the opposition leader to halt arrivals from Gaza have fuelled doubts over whether he ever apologised for earlier comments about Muslim immigration.
- by Patrick Begley
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Deaths in custody
Tammy Shipley’s final moments in Sydney jail cell recorded in CCTV footage
Prison officers failed to conduct checks while the Sydney mother fell gravely ill. Warning: this story contains images of an Aboriginal person who has died.
- by Patrick Begley
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Deaths in custody
Tammy was sent to jail for a $23.10 theft. After a cascade of errors, she died there
The mother of five died in a Sydney jail in the grip of delusions while prison officers failed to notice her collapse, a court heard.
- by Patrick Begley
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Courts
Bankrupts, botox and a serial killer: the colourful world of George Alex
The notorious underworld figure has been ordered to attend court despite his “conscientious injector” doctor telling the court that jail was “a terrible idea”.
- by Kate McClymont and Patrick Begley
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Courts
George Alex found guilty of $10m tax fraud conspiracy
After a six-month trial and more than a month of deliberations, the jury returned guilty verdicts for the construction boss and three co-accused.
- by Patrick Begley and Sarah McPhee
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Political lobbying
ICAC wants to know if Labor will reform lobbying. Its letters went unanswered for months
Seventeen months into its first term, the Minns government has yet to accept key recommendations from the corruption watchdog.
- by Patrick Begley
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Immigration
Dutton says he apologised for Lebanese Muslim remarks. Community leaders never heard it
Five leaders of Australia’s Lebanese Muslim community say they have no recollection of Dutton ever saying sorry for his remarks about immigration mistakes.
- by Patrick Begley
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