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Appeal bench to decide on Gordon Wood's future
Louise Hall THE Court of Appeal will decide whether Gordon Wood should walk free from prison, face a retrial or remain behind bars after the hearing of his appeal against his conviction for the murder in 1995 of...
Judges to hand down Gordon Wood appeal decision
Louise Hall and Lisa Davies THREE appeal judges will reveal on Friday whether Gordon Wood's appeal against his conviction for the 1995 murder of his model girlfriend, Caroline Byrne, is successful.
Gordon Wood acquitted of murdering Caroline Byrne
Lisa Davies, Louise Hall and Paul Bibby Gordon Wood's murder conviction has been quashed, an appeal court today acquitting him of killing his girlfriend Caroline Byrne 16 years ago.
Farewell to the $60 welcome letter: Keddies taken over by Slater & Gordon
Kate McClymont THE law firm made famous for charging clients $60 for a welcome letter and $49 for reading a thank-you card will soon be no more.
Keating: Casino designs heading in the right direction
Sean Nicholls The former prime minister Paul Keating has welcomed the design finalists for James Packer's proposed hotel and casino at Barangaroo, declaring that each of them is ''heading in the direction of being...
Gosford moves to sidestep holiday rental ruling
Natasha Wallace, Paul Bibby The Central Coast woman at the centre of a court case that has effectively banned short-term rentals in the area says she is devastated by the decision and will have to sell.
Keating gives blessing to Packer's big plans
Sean Nicholls The final design of James Packer's proposed hotel and casino at Barangaroo should be decided this month, as the billionaire ramps up his campaign for state government approval of the $1 billion...
Council seeks to bypass ban on holiday rentals
Natasha Wallace, Paul Bibby Gosford City Council is desperately awaiting state government approval of a plan to allow short-term holiday rentals by homeowners without approval.
Stepdad jailed for 16 years for leaving young Kiesha to die
Paul Bibby As Robert Smith, pale and pasty, was taken away by Corrective Services officers on Friday to begin more than a decade in jail, a member of the gallery screamed at him: ''I hope you rot in hell.''
'They may as well be in Dubai': architect
Sean Nicholls Plans for James Packer's proposed $1 billion hotel and casino complex at Barangaroo have been described as ''an assault on the public interest'' by the state's peak architecture body.
Police colluded with priests, says detective
Jason Gordon A ''Catholic mafia'' within the ranks of Newcastle police colluded with church leaders to cover up sex abuse in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese, an inquiry into the abuse has been told.
IVF parents lose $10m wrongful birth case, hit with legal costs
Paul Bibby The parents of a severely disabled boy have lost a $10 million case against an IVF specialist who failed to properly warn them of the likelihood their son would inherit a blood-clotting condition,...
Grant denies reference to 'Catholic mafia'
Jason Gordon A former police officer and current state MP, Troy Grant, told a special commission of inquiry into the handling of child sex abuse claims that he never used the term ''Catholic mafia'' and had never...
Catholic priest warns of bitter truths from sex abuse inquiry
Jason Gordon A senior figure within the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has warned that ''some bitter truths are coming'' for the church as a special commission of inquiry into the handling of child sex...
Rats, bugs and kitchen filth are fodder for naming and shaming restaurants
Esther Han One in 10 restaurants and cafes across NSW have been fined for food safety breaches, from preparing meals in filthy kitchens to failing to control bug infestations.
Greiner was 'deceptive' in complex deal
Georgia Wilkins Former NSW premier Nick Greiner engaged in ''misleading and deceptive'' behaviour during an elaborate bid-rigging deal between two companies of which he was a director, a federal court judge said.
Greiner 'evasive and hostile' in evidence over complex deal
Georgia Wilkins, Anna Patty Former NSW premier Nick Greiner was ''evasive and hostile'' when asked to give evidence over his involvement in an elaborate bid-rigging deal between two companies to which he is linked, a Federal...
The pursuit
JOHN CHA Poong started giving children in Zambia disposable cameras three years ago to record their daily lives.
North shore castle fit for a future king
Stephen Nicholls An upper north shore landmark with royal potential is on the market.
Great and the good pay tribute to Coey, the man who had '10 lifetimes'
Matt O'Sullivan, Elizabeth Knight A ROLL CALL of Australia's business, sporting, political and entertainment elite have paid tribute to the life of the Sydney financier David Coe.
