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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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State Politics

Attorney General Mark Speakman speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mark Speakman announced measures to assist victims of institutional child sexual abuse access justice in the civil courts.(AAP Image/Jeremy Ng) NO ARCHIVING

Police job to support Lyn’s kin: A-G

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman insists it is ‘the police’s role’ to deal with relatives of victims of crime.

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The Teacher’s PetThe Nation

NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman speaks at the launch of ÒProtect your ID, Protect UÓ Ð A Strathfield Council initiative with a short film designed to help prevent Identity Theft. Strathfield LGA has the highest incidence of identity theft. Picture: John Appleyard

NSW A-G fends off conflict probe

Asked about a failure to disclose a conflict of interest to Lyn Dawson’s family, Mark Speakman says it’s “the police’s role” to deal with relatives.

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National Affairs

Young Asian boy being physically abused, he is also likely to be emotionally abused. He has no one to stand up and fight for him, his rights or his future. ISTOCK IMAGE

Centre claims 13 child rescues

Peter Dutton says 13 Australian children have been rescued since a centre to fight exploitation opened just weeks ago.

David Murray

The Nation

FEBRUARY 1, 2016: SYDNEY, NSW. Roger Rogerson leaves the Supreme Court on King Street in Sydney, New South Wales, during his trial for the 2014 murder of Jamie Gao. (Photo by Adam Taylor / Newspix) Contact Email: newspix@newsltd.com.auContact Web URL: www.newspix.com.auContact Email: newspix@newsltd.com.au

Files point to massacre ‘fakery’

Secret files have shed light on the Whiskey Au Go Go blaze, suggesting Roger Rogerson admitted fabricating a confession.

David Murray

The Nation

Korean woman Eunji Ban murdered in Brisbane

‘We didn’t see regret, remorse’

Korean student Eunji Ban’s parents reject apology letter from her killer after he’s sentenced to life in prison for ‘sadistic’ murder.

David Murray

The Nation

A man under arrest is driven by police to the Police Watch House in Brisbane, Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Cold case homicide detectives have today arrested a 51 year-old man for the 1983 murder of Linda Reed on the Gold Coast. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Forensics key to cold-case arrest

Homicide detectives said forensics played a significant role in connecting Troy James O’Meara to Linda Reed’s 1983 murder.

David Murray

The Nation

Copy photo of Linda Reed who was murdered in 1983. Her parents are Oskar Fein and Nancy Fein.

Man charged in cold case killing

The 21-year-old was abducted, assaulted and killed on her lunch break. Now, 35 years on, a man has been charged with her murder.

David Murray

Inquirer

DTM NEWS Westmead coroners court inquest into Lynette Dawsons suspected death.Lynette and Chris Dawson in 1974

When missing means murdered

How many Lyn Dawsons are there? That’s what Carl Milovanovich asked himself as the cases of missing women piled up.

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The Teacher’s PetThe Nation

11/04/2018: **TEACHERS-PET ** Pic to go with upcoming Hedley Thomas podcast on the disappearance of Lyn Dawson in 1982. Carl Milovanovich was the Coroner involved in the case. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Jury ‘would find Dawson guilty’

Coroner Carl Milovanovich says the evidence against Chris Dawson is ‘overwhelming’.

Hedley Thomas and David Murray

National Affairs

Queensland deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Development Jackie Trad is seen under questioning during an Estimates Hearing at Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

GetUp!’s role in election queried

Queensland’s corruption watchdog will be asked to investigate the hiring of a GetUp! strategist for last year’s state election.

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