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Cold, hard cash: Six-figure sum buried in a cooler at Cranston’s Hunter hideaway
After his arrest over one of the biggest tax frauds in Australia’s history, Adam Cranston told the AFP “an amount of money” was hidden on his rural property.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Adam Cranston pocketed $6.8 million from tax fraud, court told
The 36-year-old son of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has accepted he is facing a “relatively long” stint behind bars, his barrister says.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Domestic violence
The one change quietly lifting domestic violence convictions in NSW
Domestic violence has been a stubbornly difficult crime to police and prosecute, but one change in NSW laws has increased convictions.
- by Perry Duffin
‘Not your case’: Sexual assault survivors speak of hope and hostility pursuing justice
A landmark study into the NSW justice system reveals sexual assault survivors, in their own words, facing doubts and barriers on the road to justice.
- by Perry Duffin
Judge finds PwC broke its own rules when it forced partner to retire
PwC could be facing a hefty legal bill by a former partner who has also flagged defamation action against the firm after being named in a press release.
- by Sarah Danckert
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‘Mummy and Daddy ain’t gonna help’: Crash victim’s father speaks of pain and loss
As Tyrell Edwards was taken into custody for killing five teenagers in a crash at Buxton, John Van de Putte said the families will never get over the tragedy.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Myths and stereotypes alive and well in NSW sexual assault trials
A new report has laid bare the trauma many sex assault victims feel in NSW courtrooms.
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‘Why did you wear that?’: The myths hurting sex abuse survivors in courts
A NSW government report, the first of its kind in decades, found outdated myths and stereotypes of “genuine victims” were rife in sexual assault trials.
- by Perry Duffin
Hunter bus crash driver a no-show in court as 52 fresh charges formally laid
The parents of one of the victims of the Hunter Valley bus tragedy heard that the driver, Brett Button, would not be in court.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘The justice we wanted’: Schoolgirl’s family welcomes killer’s sentence
Year 11 student Michelle Bright was last seen alive when a friend dropped her off after a birthday party.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘Her dreams were stolen’: Slain schoolgirl’s family confront ‘monster’
Michelle Bright’s mother and brothers sobbed as they told the court of their “unending grief” in the decades since the 17-year-old was murdered by Craig Rumsby.
- by Sarah McPhee