‘My heart is broken,my darling boy’:Family,friends farewell Jesse Baird

‘My heart is broken,my darling boy’:Family,friends farewell Jesse Baird

Mourners remembered Baird’s humour,sense of joy and love for his friends and family in an emotional memorial service in Melbourne.

  • byJordan Baker andPerry Duffin

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Sky News Australia staffer sacked amid fallout from controversial NSW Police hiring
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Sky News Australia staffer sacked amid fallout from controversial NSW Police hiring

The controversial appointment of veteran Seven News journalist Steve Jackson to run media affairs for NSW Police has taken an unexpected turn.

  • byKate McClymont andJordan Baker
A journalist and a naked socialite:Photos of top cop’s new media adviser raise fresh questions

A journalist and a naked socialite:Photos of top cop’s new media adviser raise fresh questions

Asked about the images,a NSW Police spokesperson says the force “has been provided with information which is currently being reviewed”.

  • byJordan Baker,Kate McClymont andHarriet Alexander
Police bashed children,hid body camera footage,court told
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Police bashed children,hid body camera footage,court told

Veteran police are facing trial for punching,hitting and swearing at teens. Their defence argues their actions should be judged on “the agony of the moment”,not hindsight.

  • byJordan Baker
Kevin Corcoran departs as Corrective Services commissioner

Kevin Corcoran departs as Corrective Services commissioner

The commissioner had been on leave since giving evidence at a damning inquiry about a serial rapist at a women’s prison.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andJordan Baker
Police chief’s media head dismissed amid Lamarre-Condon furore

Police chief’s media head dismissed amid Lamarre-Condon furore

Police Commissioner Karen Webb has parted ways with her media boss after widespread criticism of Webb’s handling of the Beau Lamarre-Condon case.

  • byJordan Baker
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Aimee says bullying hurt her HSC results. Now she’s suing her school

Aimee says bullying hurt her HSC results. Now she’s suing her school

Aimee Clifton says bullying at school led to severe stress,which caused her to under-perform in the HSC. She wants the school to pay almost $600,000 in compensation.

  • byJordan Baker
He was one of the boss’ best officers. He was also a serial rapist

He was one of the boss’ best officers. He was also a serial rapist

Almost everyone had heard about the Sydney man’s regime of sexual cruelty. The boys’ club kept him safe to prey on more women.

  • byJordan Baker
Beware grown-ups who can’t let go of their sandstone private school

Beware grown-ups who can’t let go of their sandstone private school

Attendance at private schools can buy membership to a lifelong club,in which some of the alumni expect to carry enduring influence.

  • byJordan Baker
Baby killer Keli Lane,the Valentine’s flowers and the mobile phone

Baby killer Keli Lane,the Valentine’s flowers and the mobile phone

Keli Lane’s boss has defended her over an alleged prison mobile phone breach,saying she needed the phone for work and had simply photographed flowers from her husband.

  • byJordan Baker
Tangled Webb:How Beau Lamarre-Condon put top cop’s leadership on trial

Tangled Webb:How Beau Lamarre-Condon put top cop’s leadership on trial

As the public face of NSW policing,Karen Webb’s media performance this week has raised questions about her capacity to do the job.

  • byJordan Baker