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Former policeman faces court charged with murdering missing father Christopher Jarvis
A former police officer charged with murdering a missing Warrnambool father will require specialist medical care in custody due to an array of health issues.
- by Erin Pearson
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‘Bad faith’: Brazilian court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge
It also fined the parties in president’s governing coalition $6.3 million for what the court described as bad faith litigation.
- by Ricardo Brito
‘A significant breach’: Pub owner fined for operating during lockdown
A publican who continued to operate his Echuca hotel during Victoria’s lockdown restrictions following warnings from police has been fined $5000 after failing to convince a court the prosecution was unlawful.
- by Erin Pearson
‘Please tell us where he is’: Pair charged with murder over man missing 16 years
Glenn Ernest Fenwick faced Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday as one of two men charged with murdering Christopher Jarvis in 2006. Jarvis’ body has never been found.
- by Erin Pearson
Sydney businesswoman found guilty of defrauding NAB of millions as jury deliberations continue
A District Court jury has delivered its verdict for some of the 92 charges against businesswoman Helen Rosamond.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than a decade in jail
The startup promised to revolutionise how patients receive diagnoses by replacing traditional blood-testing labs with small machines envisioned for home use.
- by Jody Godoy and Dan Levine
Woman jailed for killing violent husband eligible for parole immediately
The judge accepted she did not intend to kill her partner when she stabbed him, leaving a 15-centimetre deep wound.
- by Rex Martinich
Families of Australian MH17 victims get answers as three found guilty of murder
“We will follow [the World Cup] this time when it starts in Qatar and we have Jack’s Socceroos scarf which we’ll hang on the TV or put around our neck,” his mother said.
- by Tim Barlass
‘We need to take this extremely seriously’: Class action reopens ugly wounds of CBA scandal
A blow-by-blow account of one of the country’s biggest corporate scandals has been played in court, providing a picture of the inner workings of one of Australia’s largest financial institutions.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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ClubsNSW litigation against dying whistleblower an ‘abuse of process’, lawyers say
ClubsNSW has sued its former employee Troy Stolz, launched criminal proceedings against him and falsely accused him of sleeping in his underwear on the job.
- by Harriet Alexander
MH17 verdict: Three men found guilty of downing Malaysia Airlines flight
The three men were all senior commanders in the separatist movement, the Donetsk People’s Republic, just months after Russia had annexed Crimea and the Donbas region.
- by Rob Harris