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‘Extreme risk’: Carbon watchdog mismanaged conflicts, ‘intimidated’ scientists
Hundreds of pages of previously confidential material reveal the regulator responsible for managing billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, as well as millions of carbon offsets, has serious governance issues.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Simone Fox Koob
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Carbon ‘sharks’: How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices
First come the new utes, then come the questions. The carbon industry presents a generation-defining opportunity for Indigenous Australians, but there are concerns the rewards are not being fairly shared.
- by Charlotte Grieve, Simone Fox Koob and The Visual Stories Team
Tyrone was just 15 when he died of a heroin overdose while in state care
Tyrone Woxvold died of an overdose at his mother’s home. He developed a drug habit while in the state’s care and had wanted to get help, an inquest heard.
- by Erin Pearson and Simone Fox Koob
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‘It’s outrageous’: Devastated mum of Celeste Manno furious as daughter’s killer avoids life sentence
Outside court, Celeste Manno’s mother, Aggie Di Mauro, said the system failed her daughter three-and-a-half years ago, and had failed her again on Thursday. “Today’s outcome proves just how flawed the justice system is,” she said.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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A daughter’s death, a mother’s torment and a battle for change
Celeste Manno was murdered in her bed. Now her mother wants the world to hear her pain – and to save others.
- by Simone Fox Koob, Dimity Clancy, Sammi Taylor and Lisa Brown
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Veteran Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry resigns after shock fight with prosecutors
Lasry unexpectedly resigned following a complaint from Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions over the trial of the Eastern Freeway case, in which four police officers died.
- by Erin Pearson, Chris Vedelago and Simone Fox Koob
Eastern Freeway truck driver claims he told boss he had not slept, was cursed by a witch
Mohinder Singh, who has been jailed for 18 years over the fatal collision in April 2020, gave evidence in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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The silence was deceiving: A murderous stalker, and a young woman failed
Just before her 24th birthday, Celeste Manno thought she was safe. Her obsessive stalker went quiet. It was a final night of peace before her family was handed a lifetime of grief.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Prosecutor pushes for life sentence for Celeste Manno’s killer
Luay Nader Sako has relentlessly tried to shift the blame for the murder of his former colleague, which was carried out when she was at her most vulnerable, a prosecutor said.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Celeste Manno’s killer ‘feigned psychosis’ after arrest, court told
Luay Sako, who murdered the 23-year-old in her home, told psychiatrists that a hallucination called “Isha” – with big ears, a big nose and pointy teeth – had told him he needed to act like a criminal.
- by Simone Fox Koob
‘You’re such a coward, at least look at me’: Celeste Manno’s mother shouts at killer in court
Aggie Di Mauro told the court that in the 18 months leading up to the murder, she and her daughter lived in constant fear of what stalker Luay Sako might do.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/by/simone-fox-koob-h0ynfa