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David MurrayNational Crime Correspondent

David Murray is The Australian’s National Crime Correspondent. He was previously Crime Editor at The Courier-Mail and prior to that was News Corp’s London-based Europe Correspondent. He is behind investigative podcasts The Lighthouse and Searching for Rachel Antonio and is the author of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay.

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Former star Queensland defence lawyer Tim Meehan with his former legal firm’s former clerk, Xanthe Larcombe-Weate

He’s back: lawyer out of prison

A day before pleading guilty to serious offences, former star lawyer Tim Meehan updated Facebook with a message.

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The Nation

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Get tough to stop net predators, parents told

Parents must ban internet-connected devices in bedrooms, says a world leading child-exploitation investigator.

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National Security

POOL PHOTOS - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit the drought affected area of Dubbo in central west NSW, visiting the Royal Flying Doctor Service and local drought affected farmers. Picture: Toby Zerna

Spy devices used by stalkers

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Australia last year they were being watched more closely than ever via a new camera.

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ExclusiveState Politics

Police to boost child-sex watch

Queensland police have confirmed only 22 specialist officers keep watch on almost 2700 child-sex offenders.

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State Politics

Convicted rapist Robert John Fardon, filmed travelling on a train. Channel 9

Rapist free to visit spa for sex

A notorious Queensland serial rapist is a free man after being released from a supervision order by a Supreme Court judge.

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The Nation

Sex offender’s restrictions lifted

Repeat offender Robert John Fardon is free to live in the community without a supervision order, a judge has found.

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The Nation

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Girl, 4, in beach sex assault

Police admit they didn’t inform the public of the sexual assault, which happened after the 4yo wandered away from family.

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EXCLUSIVEHealth and Science

FILE - In this June 1, 2018, file, pool photo, Joseph James DeAngelo appears in Sacramento Superior Court, in Sacramento, Calif. Authorities have cleared DeAngelo accused of being California's Golden State Killer of involvement in the 1975 murder of a 14-year-old girl in the Central Valley. The Tulare County district attorney's office on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, released a review that said DNA testing concluded that DeAngelo didn't kill Donna Jo Richmond. (Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool, File)

‘Tech-shy’ cops caught flat-footed

Nine months after sensational arrest of alleged US serial killer with breakthrough technique, why won’t Australian authorities use it?

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National Affairs

Bruce and Denise Morcombe, parents of murdered child Daniel, speak to the media at Parliament Lawns, Hobart about Peter Dutton's proposal for a national sex offenders data base.PICTURE: MATT THOMPSON

‘Spring in our step’ after decade of lobbying

It’s just over 15 years since Bruce and Denise Morcombe’s 13-year-old son Daniel was murdered on the Sunshine Coast.

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State Politics

States hesitant on sex-offender register

The WA government has expressed support for a national public child-sex offender register, while eastern states raised concerns.

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