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Kinahan enforcer Gerard Mackin - who nailed man to kitchen floor - jailed over possession of crime cash

While the sum of money, €4,780, was 'at the lower end of the scale' the judge said the circumstances were not and Mackin's previous conviction for assault causing harm is 'relevant to this case'

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Gas lobby plans ‘national public awareness campaign’ – as it happened

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ACT’s top prosecutor Shane Drumgold to take leave

ACT DPP Shane Drumgold will temporarily step down from the role, as an inquiry into the handling of a case against Bruce Lehrmann continues.

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Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, Stacey Thorne among 64 WA cold cases given $1 million reward

An additional 60 unsolved missing and murdered persons cases in WA, including those of amateur prospectors Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, will attract rewards of $1 million each for information that results in a conviction.

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Transcript released to Bruce Lehrmann board of inquiry reveals jurors did not discuss research paper that saw trial abandoned

A transcript of closed proceedings during the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, which has been released to an ACT board of inquiry, reveals the jury never discussed the research paper that saw the case abandoned.

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ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold admits he should have done more to correct reporting of Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech

Media reports at the time claimed journalist Lisa Wilkinson had been given a clear direction from the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions not to give the speech, which her lawyer disputes.

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Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer says he demanded that ACT's chief prosecutor stop Brittany Higgins from addressing National Press Club

John Korn, who represented Bruce Lehrmann, recalls his "somewhat inappropriate" advice to the ACT's top prosecutor to prevent a speech at the National Press Club about sexual assault.

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Garda to face criminal prosecution over pursuit of infamous N7 robbery gang who died in head-on smash fireball

Dean Maguire, 29, Karl Freeman, 26, and Graham Taylor, 31 were killed instantly when their BMW vehicle burst into flames following a crash with a truck while they were driving on the wrong side of the carriageway

Irish Mirror

Plastic surgeon used Snapchat to procure and pay six underage girls for sex, police allege

Double Bay doctor Richard Paris Sackelariou remains behind bars.

Newcastle Herald

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

Shane Drumgold tells the ACT Board of Inquiry he had wondered whether government ministers were exerting pressure on police investigators.

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ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold defends decision to block police report during Bruce Lehrmann's trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold called police officers investigating the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins "boofheads", Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer tells an inquiry.

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'Abusive' police terminating sexual assault cases too early: DPP

Shane Drumgold SC believes police are getting a legal test wrong.

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ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial

Questioned about an Australian Federal Police report that described Brittany Higgins as "manipulative", ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold tells a Board of Inquiry into the case that it contained "basic, misguided analysis".

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Concern for GSOC man who partied with Gerry Hutch as he is ID'd abroad

This paper broke the story that the senior GSOC investigator had told colleagues he attended a 'welcome home' party for Hutch after he was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne.

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Fears for safety of GSOC officer in Hutch party probe after he was ID'd abroad

The senior GSOC investigator had told colleagues he attended a ‘welcome home’ party for Hutch after he was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne

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Kathleen Folbigg's legal team seeks parole or pardon from NSW attorney-general

The convicted killer's lawyers say the attorney-general has the legal power to allow her release, five years before her sentence is up.

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Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial is over but a string of related cases and inquiries remain. What are they?

Allegations that Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, which he denies, will be tested again in open court as a high-profile defamation case is set to begin

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New evidence in Kathleen Folbigg inquiry 'fundamentally changes' circumstances surrounding children's death, inquiry told

Kathleen Folbigg, 55, has five years remaining of a 25-year sentence, after being convicted in 2003 of three counts of murder and one of manslaughter.

Dublin Live

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch may never face fresh charges over Regency hotel shooting

Hutch, 60, walked free from the Special Criminal Court on Monday after he was acquitted of murdering the 34-year-old Kinahan cartel lieutenant

Irish Mirror

Gerry Hutch may NEVER face new Regency attack charge, with case against The Monk now ‘dead in the water'

Exclusive: Hutch, 60, walked free from the Special Criminal Court on Monday after he was acquitted of murdering the 34-year-old Kinahan cartel lieutenant.

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Starmer was not ‘soft on crime’. But this is politics – and the ruthless Tory machine is just starting up

The Labour leader’s record on advocating for victims of sexual abuse is instructive, just don’t expect to hear about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

‘Sir Softy’: Starmer insult makes it from Sun headline to PMQs

Rishi Sunak’s attempt to attack Labour leader on crime borrows from report about foreign-national criminals

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak brands Keir Starmer ‘Sir Softy’ as pair clash during tetchy PMQs

Labour leader had accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system

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Sunak aims ‘Sir Softie’ jibe at Starmer during tetchy Prime Minister’s Questions

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system.

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