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Michaela Whitbourn is a legal affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

How a dictionary derailed a Sydney criminal trial
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How a dictionary derailed a Sydney criminal trial

The book was discovered by two court officers cleaning a jury room in Sydney. The response from the judge was swift.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn

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The feuding northern beaches neighbours and the morning yoga session

The feuding northern beaches neighbours and the morning yoga session

Chloe found a clever solution to take the heat out of a noise dispute. But other Sydneysiders might not be so lucky.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Once branded a killer, Kathleen Folbigg says what happened next rubbed salt in her wounds
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Once branded a killer, Kathleen Folbigg says what happened next rubbed salt in her wounds

After spending more than a third of her life behind bars, Kathleen Folbigg says she still faces an agonising fight.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Sydney judge blasted over ‘rash’ comments in sexual assault case
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Sydney judge blasted over ‘rash’ comments in sexual assault case

A high-profile Sydney barrister has backed a District Court judge who came under fire from the judicial watchdog over a decision in a rape case.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Mystery shrouds identity of Lehrmann’s barrister for defamation appeal

Mystery shrouds identity of Lehrmann’s barrister for defamation appeal

In an extraordinary hearing, the Federal Court heard the barrister feared trolling and harassment if his name was revealed.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Sydney law firm hit with $185,000 penalty over workplace breaches

Sydney law firm hit with $185,000 penalty over workplace breaches

A former manager at Atanaskovic Hartnell took her employer to court over unpaid entitlements and a failure to provide a safe workplace.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
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Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi, court rules
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Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi, court rules

A Federal Court judge found a tweet by the One Nation leader was a variant of “go back to where you came from”, which was a “racist trope with a long history”.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn and Sarah McPhee
Multimillion-dollar Balmain properties at centre of inheritance lawsuit
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Multimillion-dollar Balmain properties at centre of inheritance lawsuit

The family patriarch wanted to leave properties to three of his children. A judge found his widow deserved more.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Former Sydney student set to receive over $1m for violent bullying attack

Former Sydney student set to receive over $1m for violent bullying attack

The “appalling” assault on the then 14-year-old was filmed and posted to Instagram, a NSW Supreme Court judge said.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Lehrmann clears hurdle in defamation challenge

Lehrmann clears hurdle in defamation challenge

Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson have suffered a loss in the lead-up to Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal hearing.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Tech billionaire’s fight with ex-lover abruptly settled

Tech billionaire’s fight with ex-lover abruptly settled

The court battle that lifted the lid on WiseTech co-founder Richard White’s personal life has been discontinued.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn

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