Karen Sweeney
Family face accused Chinatown killer in court
A schizophrenic man accused of murdering his partner in Melbourne’s Chinatown district sat stooped with his face in his hands at his...
Date set for Pell’s appeal against abuse conviction
The Court of Appeal has set two days in June to consider Cardinal George Pell’s application to appeal his conviction for the...
Pell’s QC sorry for ‘plain vanilla’ sex comment
High-profile barrister Robert Richter has apologised for his “terrible choice of phrase” in describing George Pell’s sexual abuse of 13-year-old choirboys as...
Michaelia Cash claims she first saw AWU raids in television reports
Senator Michaelia Cash has revealed a “media source” within the Registered Organisations Commission (ROC) tipped off her office that raids on union...
Greens senator thinks she has the numbers to stop religious schools expelling gay students and teachers
Anti-discrimination reforms that would prevent religious schools from excluding students on the basis of sexuality could pass their first hurdle when federal...
Family to learn full details of how Aiia Maasarwe died
Aiia Maasarwe’s family are yet to be told full details of the Melbourne attack that killed the 21-year-old international student. Ms Maasarwe’s...
Melbourne Bourke Street rampage driver says ‘sorry’
In a confusing and rambling appearance in the witness box, James Gargasoulas has apologised for killing six people during a car rampage...
Melbourne rampage accused fit for trial
A man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Melbourne’s Bourke Street has been found fit to stand trial. James “Dimitrious” Gargasoulas, 27,...
Smuggling charges dismissed against Belgian caught with three wine bottles full of ecstasy
A Belgian man can return home after a magistrate deemed there wasn’t enough evidence for him to stand trial on allegations he...
NDIS fraud case in Victoria set to include 200 witnesses
The case against a man accused of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme of more than $400,000 is set to include evidence...