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Australian soccer player Samantha Kerr, right, departs Kingston Crown Court, in south west London, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, where she is was found not guilty on charges of alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A chaotic taxi ride, the big ‘bluff’, and the four words that landed Sam Kerr in court

The jury deliberated for four hours before deciding the Matildas captain did not intend to cause harassment, alarm or distress after a night out two years ago.

  • Rob Harris

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Australian soccer player Sam Kerr leaves Kingston Crown Court after being found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment.

Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing UK police officer

The 31-year-old Australian soccer star has been cleared of the criminal charge in a unanimous verdict by a British jury.

  • Rob Harris
Chelsea and Australia soccer player Sam Kerr, right, arrives wither partner Kristie Mewis at Kingston Crown Court, south west London, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, where she is charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

‘Vital minutes’ of Sam Kerr’s police encounter never captured on camera, court hears

The soccer star’s behaviour during her exchange with police could be compared to “a puffer fish blowing itself up” to feel more secure, her lawyer said.

  • Rob Harris
Sam Kerr

Kerr’s ‘stupid and white’ remark was an insult and racist, court told

The prosecutor submitted to the jury that calling a white man “white” was “plainly not as loaded” as calling a black man “black”, but it was still racist.

  • Rob Harris

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‘Things work differently in Bali’: When Amanda’s son died, she learnt a difficult lesson

Amanda Lennon learnt via text that her son Aston had died in Indonesia. In the aftermath, she found that Australian money and connections were of little use.

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Oscar and Barry Humphries.

‘I used to be a bit mean about it’: One thing Barry Humphries’ son regrets about their relationship

Oscar Humphries opens up on why the family is selling his late father’s rare art and book collection, and his dad’s love of Oscar Wilde and artist Charles Conder.

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The Sari Club site last month. The sign says the land is now owned by the Badung Regency local government.

After years of bad blood, there’s finally action at Bali’s desolate Sari Club site

Years of efforts by Australian and Indonesian families to transform the Bali bombing site into something befitting its significance have come to naught – until now.

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Sam Kerr arrives at court with her father, Roger Kerr.

Sam Kerr tells court of ‘serial killer’ fear that stopped her getting into taxis

The Matildas captain said she grew up in Perth hearing stories about how the Claremont serial killer could be a taxi driver.

  • Rob Harris
Audio of Sam Kerr police interviews.

‘Two very angry girls’: Listen to four things Sam Kerr told police after drunken altercation

The 31-year-old has pleaded not guilty to a charge of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in 2023, accepting she made the comments but denying the comments amounted to the charge.

  • Rob Harris

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