Cancer-stricken Einfeld facing jail
FORMER judge Marcus Einfeld, who is facing jail time after pleading guilty to perjury and perverting the course of justice, has cancer.
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Danger in horse vaccine, vet says
THE racing industry’s push to vaccinate horses against equine influenza could have a devastating effect on the horse population, according to a leading veterinarian.
Council blamed for family’s death
A NSW local council – blamed yesterday by a coroner for the deaths of five family members in a road collapse it could have prevented with $277,000 of repairs – was engaged in a high-risk overseas investment strategy that incurred potential losses of $22 million of ratepayers’ money.
Wood jury discharged for misconduct
GORDON Wood’s murder trial was sensationally aborted after a judge found a number of jurors had probably “misconducted themselves” and were planning a secret night-time visit to the site of the alleged killing.
Olympian, Wallaby’s son on drug charges
FORMER Olympic swimmer Scott Miller and Mark Catchpole, son of ex-Wallaby great Ken Catchpole, have been charged with drug offences.
Judges abandon Rudd’s summit
TWO former judges have pulled out of the 2020 Summit barely a week before they were due to join a debate on the republic.
Mother’s ‘pain at comforting killer’
THE mother of a woman who was shot by her husband has told a Sydney court of her pain at having to comfort her daughter’s killer as he feigned grief.
Speaking up for autism
LYNNE Miller knows the difficulties of raising an autistic child. But she is also well-acquainted with the daily frustrations of dealing with the wider community’s ignorance of the condition.
Kidman paparazzo loses defamation suit
PAPARAZZO Jamie Fawcett has lost his court bid for compensation from a Fairfax newspaper that labelled him “Sydney’s most disliked freelance photographer” and claimed he was determined to wreak havoc on Nicole Kidman’s private life.
Mentals’ drummer wins dismissal case
ONE-TIME drummer for Mental As Anything, David Twohill, has won his wrongful dismissal claim against his former bandmates.
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