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Stuart MacGill arriving at court in November.

Ex-Test spinner Stuart MacGill faces jail stint for cocaine deal

The former Australian cricketer was found not guilty of another charge of taking part in a large commercial drug supply.

  • Luke Costin

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Brydens Lawyers has been hit with a devastating cyber attack. The firm is led by former Wests Tigers chairman and lawyer Lee Hagipantelis.

Prominent Sydney law firm hit with cyberattack, massive data breach

A prominent Sydney law firm has been hit with a cyber extortion attack targeting confidential information about cases and clients.

  • Perry Duffin
A residents’ group is protesting against the planned removal of a Hills weeping fig tree in Quail Street, Clovelly.

Neighbours unite to block suburban chainsaw massacre

Under the canopy of stately old fig trees in Sydney’s well-heeled east rumbles a row playing out in many suburbs across the city.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Graham Kay, the North Shore Rapist, has been hit with fresh charges on the eve of his court appearance for allegedly attacking a teenager in Sydney.

North Shore Rapist met with sex worker in secret the day he ‘attacked teen’

Graham James Kay will be hit with new charges of breaching his extended supervision order when he faces court for allegedly touching a schoolgirl in a Sydney pharmacy.

  • Perry Duffin
Former broadcaster Alan Jones leaves Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court in December.

‘Anti-Jones crusade’: Alan Jones’ lawyers probe contact between police and journalists

Jones’ lawyer told a court the continued coverage of his indecent assault case by this masthead may be part of a campaign against the former broadcaster.

  • Sarah McPhee
Alan Jones leaves Downing Centre Local Court with his lawyer Chris Murphy last Decembre.

Alan Jones allegedly indecently assaulted latest victim in northern NSW

Jones was charged last year over dozens of allegations of indecent assault and sexual touching against men between 2001 and 2019. His youngest alleged victim was 17.

  • Kate McClymont
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Rebekah Keukenmeester, whose 10-year-old daughter Bridgette was murdered in 2020. She was granted an inquest after directly appealing to the state coroner.

‘The system isn’t working’: Backlog in coroner’s cases leads to delays, fewer inquests

Legal experts estimate there is now a backlog of between 130 and 140 mandatory inquests in NSW, with some dating back several years.

  • Michael McGowan
Alan Jones outside court in December.

Alan Jones hit with further indecent assault charge, bringing alleged victim count to 11

The former broadcaster is now facing a total of 35 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching, with the case due to return to court in Sydney next week.

  • Sarah McPhee
A young boy filmed from the backseat of a car during a street race in Sydney’s south before the vehicle, driven by Jimmy Martin Brito, left the road and hit a tree, killing the boy and his brother.

Phone videos captured boys’ squeals before street race ended in ‘utter destruction’

Jimmy Martin Brito reached speeds of more than 140km/h before he slammed into a tree, killing two young brothers.

  • Sarah McPhee
Joe Nahas, the owner of Coronation Property.

Three private eyes charged over work for property developer

The charges relate to installation of devices on the car of Joe Nahas’ younger brother, with whom he’d had a falling-out over business.

  • Kate McClymont

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