Courts
Frank Zumbo exposed himself to witness on park bench, court told
A woman has told a Sydney court former MP Craig Kelly’s office manager spent years kissing and sexually touching her.
- by Greta Stonehouse
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Dawson asked teammate if he knew anyone who could ‘get rid of his wife’, court told
Robert Silkman has given evidence at the NSW Supreme Court murder trial of Chris Dawson about a Newtown Jets end-of-season trip to the Gold Coast in 1975.
- by Sarah McPhee
Husband of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick drops claim on her goods
Anthony Koletti has withdrawn legal action to be given $2 million worth of jewellery, Caddick’s Gucci wedding dress and five John Olsen paintings.
- by Kate McClymont
Judge rules against new witness evidence at Chris Dawson murder trial
The Crown prosecutor said additional people had “come out of the woodwork” including someone who called Crime Stoppers and was giving a statement to police.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘All gone’: Guy Sebastian’s ex-manager acted dishonestly, court told
The Crown prosecutor has made a closing address at the NSW District Court trial of Titus Day, who is accused of embezzling his former client of almost $900,000.
- by Sarah McPhee
The top cop, the journalist and the lunch that nearly halted a murder trial
Former police commissioner Mick Fuller’s involvement in the Teacher’s Pet podcast raises crucial questions about the application of justice, a judge has found.
- by Jordan Baker
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Crime
$1m bail for Sydney man accused of biggest heroin bust in two decades
Wade Habkouk has pleaded not guilty after being charged over the importation of 175 kilograms of heroin.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Former Neighbours star in court battle with actual neighbour over obstructed views
A court has ruled that former actors and television presenters Lachlan and Karina Daddo can keep three palm trees at their northern beaches home, with the judgment describing their neighbours as having “an unusual sense of entitlement”.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Neighbours ‘saw Lynette Dawson’ years after disappearance, court told
Former neighbour Peter Breese testified that he and his wife saw Lynette Dawson in a Sydney hospital in June 1984, unaware that she was missing.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Defamation
Court dismisses surgeon’s second attempt to view draft stories of SMH, The Age, 60 Minutes
Dr Joseph Ajaka sought to inspect draft copies of an upcoming investigation by Adele Ferguson. On Thursday, a court rejected this for the second time.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Babysitter had motive to kill Lynette Dawson, court told
The babysitter and woman who eventually married Christopher Dawson threatened his first wife Lynette and had reason to see her killed, a judge has heard.