‘Need to get this deal bro’: Kickboxer dubbed ‘Superman’ pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Kayne Clarke dreamed of global titles and being one of the best kickboxers in the world. He now faces years behind bars.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
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Barrister arrested on drug charges granted bail over fears for his safety in prison
A former prosecutor accused of drug trafficking has been granted bail after a court agreed his safety was at risk in custody and that remand had been ‘personally humiliating’.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Courts
GP found not guilty of raping pregnant patient did sexually assault her, tribunal rules
After the doctor was found not guilty in Victoria’s County Court, a civil tribunal has ruled that he did, on the balance of probabilities, sexually violate the woman during a consultation.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Wheeze should have been red flag, inquest into teen’s death hears
James Tsindos, 17, went from experiencing seemingly mild symptoms, linked to a nut allergy, to a cardiac arrest.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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International affairs
‘Real risk of torture’: Moore-Gilbert says Wong must act now for detainee in Turkey
Former political prisoner Kylie Moore-Gilbert says “there is a crucial window of time” in which Foreign Minister Penny Wong can assist Melbourne woman Cigdem Aslan, who was arrested by Turkish intelligence.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Melbourne woman arrested in Turkey is human rights activist, not terrorist, says local councillor
Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton, who has known the detained woman for more than a decade, said the mother of two is a nurse and a humanitarian.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Boxer’s death may have been preventable: coroner
State Coroner John Cain has urged an overhaul of concussion treatment protocols after a young boxer’s death.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Murder in Melbourne’s west: The brutal killing of a peacemaker
Abuk Akol cannot stop the visions of her son Kioyom, stabbed and abandoned in a park in Melbourne’s west. There were witnesses. She wants them to speak up.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Crime
Remember their faces: Women killed in Australia
A woman has been killed in Australia every four days in 2024. Many lives were lost in recent years. Some of the cases featured are still before the courts.
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Courts
Detectives to stand trial after alleged wrongful prosecution, following Age investigation
Two police officers accused of orchestrating a driver’s wrongful prosecution are to face the Country Court after pleading not guilty.
- by Erin Pearson and Melissa Cunningham
Police chief lashes ‘hypocritical’ protesters as city prepares for more unrest
Anti-war protesters have vowed to return for more demonstrations against the Land Forces expo after a day of violent clashes with police.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Tom Cowie
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