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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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THE TEACHER’S PETNation

Chis Dawson is seen leaving the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Dawson, who was extradited from Queensland, is accused of murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Dawson on teen sex charge

Chris Dawson was charged with a sex offence against a 16-year-old girl when he was a teacher on Sydney’s northern beaches.

David Murray and JESSICA CORTIS

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Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley has been charged over an attempt to import nearly 600kg of cocaine. Picture: Queensland Police

Ex-Olympian faces cocaine charge

Nathan Baggaley faces life imprisonment after being charged over an attempt to import almost 600kg of cocaine into Australia.

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Dawson’s sex offence charge

Chris Dawson has been charged with carnal knowledge related to his time as a teacher in Sydney.

David Murray and ELIAS VISONTAY

Politics

Not to be published until Saturday the 30th Jan 2016xxCole Miller who was a victim of one punch.

Booze laws fuel drunkenness

New laws aimed at reducing alcohol-fuelled violence have led to people arriving substantially more drunk in nightclub precincts.

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Liselotte Watson, murdered in her home on Macleay Is. Pic supplied by family

Murder evidence ‘compelling’

A junk mail delivery man was found guilty of the brutal murder of a Queensland grandmother on “compelling” evidence.

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Laurent Hayez, father of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez is joined by JP Hayez, Godfather, Lisa Hayez, cousin, during a public appeal for information regarding his son's disappearance, Tweed Heads police station, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Monday, June 17, 2019. The 18-year-old was last seen leaving the Cheeky Monkey's bar in Bryon Bay after 11pm on May 31. (AAP Image/Regi Varghese) NO ARCHIVING

‘I vowed I’d bring him home’

Theo Hayez’s dad has appealed for information, police “baffled” by his disappearance.

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02/05/2019 Rick Nash is the brother of Cheryl Grimmer who was abducted from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong in 1970. Heath Holden/The Australian

Family demands justice for Cheryl

Cheryl Grimmer’s family has lodged complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission after a collapse in her cold case.

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Joanne Bruce, founder of JOJO Boutique, has died in a freak horse riding accident - Photo Supplied

‘Bohemian soul’ mourned

A Queensland businesswoman who died in a freak horseriding accident has been remembered for her colourful style.

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Michael Phelan, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Disturbing growth in drug abuse

Heroin and MDMA use has spiked while methylamphetamine use remains at alarmingly high levels, a new report has revealed.

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Family picture of Cheryl Grimmer (right) pictured with her brother Paul, before she went missing in 1970 who disappeared from Fairy Meadow Beach, NSW.

Murder case haunts former cop

A former detective has told of his bewilderment at the collapse of the Cheryl Grimmer murder prosecution.

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