This $24m mansion burnt to the ground. The arsonists almost backed out
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This $24m mansion burnt to the ground. The arsonists almost backed out

Property developer Steve Nassif has pleaded guilty to his role in the fire that destroyed a Northwood home in 2022,but is remaining tight-lipped on his motive.

  • bySarah McPhee,Lucy Macken andClare Sibthorpe

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Alleged Wakeley rioter says joining unrest and posting to Instagram ‘was a mistake’

Alleged Wakeley rioter says joining unrest and posting to Instagram ‘was a mistake’

Dani Mansour was the first person arrested over the violence that erupted on the streets of western Sydney after the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel on Monday night.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andJessica McSweeney
Lehrmann’s lies and Lisa’s angry text flag possible new skirmishes
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Lehrmann’s lies and Lisa’s angry text flag possible new skirmishes

A message Lisa Wilkinson sent to a rival TV program suggesting Bruce Lehrmann had breached legal confidentiality rules has been confirmed by Justice Michael Lee.

  • byKate McClymont andAngus Thompson
The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself
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The omnishambles that Bruce Lehrmann unleashed on himself

Bruce Lehrmann has gone from cause celebre to disgrace. Along the way he has managed to damage and hurt many lives and reputations.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Lehrmann judgment will bring some comfort to sexual assault victims everywhere
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Lehrmann judgment will bring some comfort to sexual assault victims everywhere

The judgment by Justice Michael Lee in finding Bruce Lehrmann was a rapist is a masterpiece of common sense and cut-through.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women,tribunal finds

Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women,tribunal finds

A NSW tribunal found the former barrister showed a law student a sex toy during a job interview and played a pornographic film in front of a researcher.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
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Man jailed after crashing into McDonald’s,chasing terrified woman with knife

Man jailed after crashing into McDonald’s,chasing terrified woman with knife

Abbas Hayder Al-Khafaji threatened to kill the woman as she was backed into a corner of the Sydney fast food restaurant,arming herself with a broom.

  • bySarah McPhee
Smear campaign rocks Point Piper’s exclusive Royal Motor Yacht Club

Smear campaign rocks Point Piper’s exclusive Royal Motor Yacht Club

An anonymous poison pen letter has targeted club commodore John Barbouttis,who says he will not dignify it with a response.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Rapist involved in Janine Balding murder to be released in weeks

Rapist involved in Janine Balding murder to be released in weeks

Wayne Wilmot will be under strict conditions including electronic monitoring,but it is his NDIS support that has stoked state and federal government tensions.

  • bySarah McPhee
Caravan of horror at centre of international web of depravity
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Caravan of horror at centre of international web of depravity

From his secluded NSW base,Timothy Lane showered women and children with gifts while committing “distressing” crimes.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
‘No,Jason,no’:Woman pleaded with brother before horrific death
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‘No,Jason,no’:Woman pleaded with brother before horrific death

Jason Patterson beat Jody James with a hatchet and rocks before setting her alight,believing she was possessed by a devil and part of the “Illuminati”.

  • bySarah McPhee