The fall of St Kilda star Sam Fisher,and how he plans to help after his drug sentence

The fall of St Kilda star Sam Fisher,and how he plans to help after his drug sentence

Fisher’s lawyers have told a court the AFL Players Association and St Kilda support the former footballer as he faces the prospect of a “significant period” in prison over drug charges.

  • byDavid Estcourt

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How Lucy the lab is helping victims of crime find justice
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How Lucy the lab is helping victims of crime find justice

An abuse survivor says she could not have survived her gruelling fight for justice without the presence of a court support dog – and demand for therapy canines is growing.

  • byErin Pearson
Assault accused gives the middle finger to court after death of Emma Bates

Assault accused gives the middle finger to court after death of Emma Bates

John Torney appeared in court on Friday accused of injuring Cobram woman Emma Bates,who was found dead in her home this week. Police say they have been unable to determine the cause of her death.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Controversial pastor Daniel Nalliah charged with assaulting a woman

Controversial pastor Daniel Nalliah charged with assaulting a woman

The former Family First and Rise Up Australia party candidate changed his plea after learning The Age would get details of the charge.

  • byCameron Houston
Police search for Home and Away star who failed to appear in court on assault charges

Police search for Home and Away star who failed to appear in court on assault charges

Orpheus Pledger allegedly absconded from a hospital during a court-ordered medical assessment. He had been charged with assaulting a woman.

  • byAlex Crowe
Truck driver pleads not guilty over Exford school bus crash

Truck driver pleads not guilty over Exford school bus crash

Jamie Gleeson,50,will face a jury on seven counts of dangerous driving causing serious injury following the May 2023 crash with a bus carrying 45 children west of Melbourne.

  • byAlex Crowe
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Nurse run down by woman who falsely claimed Tesla was on autopilot

Nurse run down by woman who falsely claimed Tesla was on autopilot

A nurse who was mown down and left for dead says she has irreversible brain damage.

  • byErin Pearson
Melbourne DJ who worked at school events jailed over 100,000 images,videos of child abuse
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Melbourne DJ who worked at school events jailed over 100,000 images,videos of child abuse

Bruce Harrison,a regular performer at weddings and private school formals,spent two decades amassing child abuse material.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Motorist contradicts Exford school bus driver’s account of signalling before crash

Motorist contradicts Exford school bus driver’s account of signalling before crash

Truck driver Jamie Gleeson has faced court,charged over the crash where the Exford Primary School bus rolled and students suffered serious injuries.

  • byAlex Crowe
Accused killer mushroom cook fights for case hearing in Gippsland

Accused killer mushroom cook fights for case hearing in Gippsland

The evidence in the case of alleged killer Erin Patterson may not be tested publicly until next year as her defence fights to have the matter heard in regional Victoria.

  • byErin Pearson
‘Content to wait’:Erin Patterson philosophical about time stretching in custody

‘Content to wait’:Erin Patterson philosophical about time stretching in custody

Accused of one of the most high-profile murder cases in Victoria,Patterson sits content as justice moves glacially around her.

  • byTony Wright