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Alleged $26m Sportsbet fraudster released on bail, new video shows NRL stadium dinner
Ben Carter placed a $37,000 bet on the State of Origin days after learning police were investigating him for allegedly defrauding clients of tens of millions of dollars, a court has heard.
- by Perry Duffin
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Man charged over woman’s fatal stabbing in St Marys home
Police are investigating a rambling phone call they allegedly received from Shaun King, 35, nearly 10 hours before his partner was killed, sources say.
- by Perry Duffin and Olivia Ireland
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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
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‘You’re driving so get in’: Terrified mum recounts alleged carjacking by prison escapee
Rachelle was unpacking groceries in her driveway when the escapee allegedly approached and demanded her car keys. When she refused, he ordered her to drive.
- by Emma Partridge, Perry Duffin and Olivia Ireland
‘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
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Woman accuses Chris Dawson’s brother Paul of underage sex
Paul Dawson, the twin brother of convicted murderer and child sex offender Chris Dawson, has been accused of having sex with a student in the 1980s.
- by Tom Steinfort, Sheree Gibson and Perry Duffin
Human wave surges through Sydney’s streets to Bondi
Tens of thousands, in costumes and colour, filled Sydney’s streets for the 14-kilometre City2Surf, with the winners posting a time just over 40 minutes.
- by Perry Duffin
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Courts
‘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A NSW government report, the first of its kind in decades, found outdated myths and stereotypes of “genuine victims” were rife in sexual assault trials.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
Murder of FBI agents leads to alleged Australian paedophile ring bust
Two FBI agents were killed investigating a child abuse ring – a year later Australian police arrested 19 men allegedly linked to the dark web paedophile network.
- by Perry Duffin
Accused childcare predator reported to police for ‘kissing’ child a year before arrest
Childcare manager Yolanda Borucki says she alerted police to the worker who was seen allegedly “kissing” a child but he was then cleared for lack of evidence.
- by Perry Duffin
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The night an alleged $26m gambling fraudster partied with Sportsbet’s CEO
A video has emerged purporting to show Sportsbet chief Barni Evans dancing with a high roller now accused of defrauding millions of dollars.
- by Perry Duffin