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Pilot Grant Johns.

Jetstar pilot stood down from flying after assault charge

Grant Johns, 39, has vowed to contest allegations against him.

  • Erin Pearson and Chris Zappone

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The woman was killed on April 5, 2023.

Killer teen to spend 10 years in jail for mother’s cold-blooded murder

The woman was stabbed more than 100 times by her son and his schoolmate as part of a delusional plan to form a child army and restore Christian values to Australia.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Funeral director Peter Tziotzis arrives at the Supreme Court on Monday.

‘Skeletons in my closet’: Funeral director in libel case denies being heartless

Peter Tziotzis said everyone had skeletons in their closet, but he denied stealing or deliberately retaining clothing and jewellery found at his funeral home by police.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Funeral director Peter Tziotzis arrives at the Supreme Court on Monday.

Funeral director didn’t look at body for five weeks, court told

Peter Tziotzis admitted he would not have seen the body until weeks after the woman’s death, but denied the error was an attempt to mislead.

  • Erin Pearson
Tony Mokbel arrives at a police station in Melbourne this week.

Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned

A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.

  • Tammy Mills
Abdul Nacer Benbrika

MCG terror plotter Benbrika’s supervision extended due to ‘unacceptable risk’

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika will remain under supervision for another seven months, after a judge ruled he was still a risk to the community.

  • Tara Cosoleto
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Undertaker Peter Tziotzis fronts grave robber defamation trial

When Teresa Moraitis had her daughter’s body exhumed from its place of burial, she says she never imagined she’d find her unclothed and missing her gold jewellery.

  • Erin Pearson
Detectives arrest a man in connection with the shooting death of bikie ‘Afghan Ali’.

Man appears in court over alleged murder of notorious bikie

Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar was gunned down outside his apartment building in South Yarra almost two years ago.

  • Melissa Cunningham and Cassandra Morgan
Tony Mokbel leaves court on Friday.

Drug kingpin to fugitive to free man: Mokbel walks after 18 years behind bars

The drug kingpin will wear an ankle bracelet, report to police daily and be subject to a curfew after three Court of Appeal judges released him on bail.

  • Erin Pearson and Chris Vedelago
Children’s court feature artwork by Marija Ercegovac

Last chance court: Balancing the scales of justice for teen criminals and the victims they traumatise

The weight of the new bail laws hangs heavy at Victoria’s Children’s Court, where young offenders – most of whom are victims of trauma themselves – face their final shot at reform.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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