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Joanna Panagopoulos

Joanna started her career as a cadet at News Corp’s local newspaper network, reporting mostly on crime and courts across Sydney’s suburbs. She then worked as a court reporter for the News Wire before joining The Australian’s youth-focused publication The Oz. She then joined The Australian’s NSW bureau where she reported on the big stories of the day, before turning to school and tertiary education as The Australian’s Education Reporter.

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Oliver Schulz arrives at the Downing Centre in Sydney on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Picture: Nikki Short

Ex-soldier in Schulz evidence

A former SAS soldier, who was ducked down in tall grass metres behind Oliver Schulz as he allegedly committed a war crime, was unable to say if anyone answered numerous calls asking whether Mr Schulz should shoot a local Afghan man.

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Oliver Schulz departs the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Court draws blank on alleged SAS killing

A military veteran deployed to Afghanistan has been quizzed about his recollection of the day the crown alleges former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz unlawfully killed a local farmer, including whether he saw, or heard of, anyone planting objects on his body.

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