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‘Sorry, didn’t know I had $187k in my carry-on’

A shopfitter says he did not know he had thousands of dollars in cash inside a locked bag when police swooped on him at the...

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11th Dec. 2019 7:12 AM

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Claremont trial sees victim’s final hours

Jane Rimmer’s final hours were spent on a pub crawl with friends. But when she peeled away from the group, they never saw...

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11th Dec. 2019 5:12 AM

Bradley Robert Edwards is on trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Picture: AAP Image/Supplied by Anne Barnetson

Woman fined for abusing cops and ambos in IGA car park

A WOMAN has been charged with one count of committing a public nuisance and obstructing police, while on parole.

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11th Dec. 2019 5:12 AM

Rebecca Lee Wright. Picture: Contributed.

Judge slams magistrate for ‘petulant bullying’

A judge has delivered scathing criticism of a magistrate’s conduct during a case, saying every proposition of law stated by...

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10th Dec. 2019 10:12 PM

Judge John McGill set aside all the orders made by Magistrate Suzette Coates, saying every proposition of law stated by her during two days of hearings was wrong.

Outrage over delay in sex-charge teacher’s extradition case

Ex-teacher Malka Leifer’s case has been called off again at the last minute, angering her alleged victims, as a medical...

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10th Dec. 2019 7:12 PM

Ex-teacher Malka Leifer’s case has been called off again at the last minute, angering her alleged victims, as a medical panel asked for more time to assess her.

Married restaurateurs charged with keeping slave

BBQ queen Shiela Mcaleer and her husband Joshua were cooking up a storm at their restaurants when police allege they held a...

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10th Dec. 2019 6:12 PM

BBQ queen Shiela Mcaleer and her husband Joshua were cooking up a storm at their restaurants when police allege they held a woman as a slave.

Psych review for accused brother-killer

Jonathan Dick - who is accused of murdering his brother David and trying to kill a former school mate - will appear again...

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10th Dec. 2019 3:12 PM

Jonathan Dick, 41, appeared via videolink in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the alleged murder of his brother David Andrew Dick at Westfield Doncaster shopping centre in February 2017.

Woman who cared for dying accused of stealing from them

Violeta Hansen - a carer for the terminally ill and disabled - faces 22 charges relating to theft, making false statements...

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10th Dec. 2019 3:12 PM

Violeta Hansen - a carer for the terminally ill and disabled - faces 22 charges relating to theft, making false statements and obtaining financial advantage.

Police find escapee between mattresses

Police say they have found a courtroom escapee wedged between two mattresses in the bedroom of a home.

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10th Dec. 2019 2:12 PM

Police say they have found a courtroom escapee wedged between two mattresses in the bedroom of a home.

Woman's horrific abuse of man she tied to a dog kennel

A mum has been sentenced for her role in tying a man to a dog kennel and burning, stabbing and assaulting him with a...

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