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A police officer has been charged with dangerous driving and reckless conduct endangering life, after he allegedly travelled up to 230km/h. Leading Senior Constable Bradley Beecroft was rushing to help an injured colleague who had been struck by a car on the side of a freeway. At the time, the severity of the colleague’s injuries […]

Police have applied for an apprehended domestic violence order (AVO) against Australian actress Jodi Gordon and her partner, Sebastian Blackler. It is the second time that police have applied for an AVO against Mr Blackler for the protection of Ms Gordon. The grounds for the applications allege that there is domestic violence occurring between the […]

Police have applied for an apprehended violence order (AVO) against a fan of Delta Goodrem for the protection of her mother. James Joseph Lafferty has been ordered not to approach Lea Goodrem or contact her in any way unless it is through a lawyer, The 50-year-old has previously been convicted of stalking the Australian singer […]

A P-plate driver who killed two cyclists after falling asleep at the wheel has been found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death. Nicholas Parker was driving in northwest Sydney when the incident occurred. He appeared at Parramatta District Court and faced a judge-alone trial on those charges as well as charges of negligent driving […]

A male nurse has been granted bail for sexual assault charges at Liverpool Local Court. Ali Khamis Moh’d is alleged to have assaulted a patient at Norwest Private Hospital while she was recovering from heart surgery. He is also charged with sexual touching of two other patients, including a 67-year-old female. A surety agreed to […]

Former NRL player Tristan Sailor has been found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a woman. The jury took just one hour to make the unanimous decision. The incident occurred after a night out drinking alcohol in Sydney when the former Dragons player and a teammate attended an apartment in Wolli Creek with two […]

Gareth Ward, a current member of NSW parliament, has been charged with sexual assault over historical allegations. The Liberal MP is expected to fight the charges and has released a statement claiming he is innocent. It has created an issue for Premier Dominic Perrottet, who has called for Ward’s resignation. Should he resign, it will […]

A retired Catholic priest has been found guilty of indecent assault on a child over 40 years ago. Richard Doyle, who is now 85-years-old, has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 9 May. The complainant was aged between 6 years old and 10 years old when the offences occurred. Richard Doyle Indecent […]

Former AFL player Andrew Lovett has been sentenced to jail for domestic violence charges after pleading guilty to 24 offences. The offending ranged from February 2020 to December last year. The complainant in the case prepared a statement that was tendered to the court in the sentencing proceedings. Lovett was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, […]

Domestic violence offenders are set to be electronically tracked after the federal government announced a $104 million funding package. Over half of the funding will go towards a program that will us technology checks to counter tracking and intrusion by domestic violence offenders. The reforms follow a trial in Tasmania that was deemed successful. Technology […]