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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.

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Diego Carbone is led to a prison transfer van at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney, Thursday, March 22, 2018. Carbone has been sentenced to at least 21 years in prison for murdering father of two Bradley Dillon who was shot and stabbed after being lured to a Leichhardt car park in August 2014. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Fight club alumnus guilty of murder

A man linked to a secretive fight club has been found guilty of murdering a school acquaintance in an underground car park, alongside his ‘enforcer’ cousin.

Joanna Panagopoulos

NSW CourtsBreaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 1, 2020: Angelo Dellosa departs the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steven Saphore

Cops threatened after sex with schoolgirl

Two police officers gave evidence in court that they had ‘embarrassed’ the force after an incident with a schoolgirl in a hotel room.

Joanna Panagopoulos

NSW CourtsNewsWire

Supplied image of Michael Lahoud with his family for the new SBS series

Heavily tattooed man’s AIDS threat to cabbie

A man with the word ‘Gangsta’ tattooed on his forehead robbed a taxi driver armed with what he said was an infected syringe, a court has been told.

Joanna Panagopoulos

CourtsNewsWire

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos AUGUST 27, 2020 The Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, west of Brisbane. A prison officer tested positive yesterday, prompting the lockdown of two southeast Queensland jails and the forensic cleaning of another site. Widespread restrictions on prisoners will now continue across the state.Picture: NCA NewWire / Dan Peled

Man suing judge reveals life after jail

A Gold Coast man suing a judge has revealed the huge toll his time behind bars in a maximum-security prison had on his life after jail.

Joanna Panagopoulos

NSW COURTSNewsWire

Sydney underworld figure George Alex departs the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption in Sydney, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. The Royal Commission is investigating union corruption, links to organised criminals and the dealings of Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Construction boss hit with fraud charges

A colourful construction identity accused of leading a multimillion-dollar tax fraud across two states is set to face trial.

Joanna Panagopoulos

NSW CourtsNewsWire

Felix Dean as VJ Patterson in Home and Away

Magistrate’s quip about Home and Away star

A former Home and Away star has faced court over a string of alleged offences, with the magistrate offering one remark.

Joanna Panagopoulos

NSW CourtsNewsWire

Patrick Nealon arrives at the Downing Centre Court in Sydney, Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Patrick Nealon has been accused of drunk driving causing the death of a pedestrian. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Killer drink-driver’s fresh legal fight

A drunk and speeding driver who killed a young student in a horror crash has launched a fresh legal fight from behind bars.

Joanna Panagopoulos

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