Doctor’s $300,000 bid for lost earnings from watchdog who moved in after wife’s death
A doctor who cut his wife’s throat with a kitchen knife in a failed bid to save her life took the medical regulator to court for failing to sign off on him resuming practice.
- by David Estcourt
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‘Heil Ben’: Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell praises war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith
A suburban Melbourne RSL was tricked into hosting a National Socialist Network event, which has attracted the attention of counter-terror police.
- by David Estcourt
Brett Sutton destroyed catering business, owner argues, as ‘slug gate’ trial begins
The former chief health officer is accused of unlawfully ordering the closure of a Melbourne catering company when a woman died after eating a sandwich it prepared.
- by David Estcourt
‘We’re still hunted’: Ned Kelly family descendants lose legal bid for cultural protections
Joanne Griffiths, a fourth-generation descendant of Ned and Dan Kelly’s parents, John and Ellen Kelly, said the decision was the latest setback in clashes with Victoria’s legal system that has punished the family for more than a hundred years.
- by David Estcourt
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Elderly man killed in fire that razed units at retirement village
An elderly man was killed, while his wife and neighbours managed to escape their burning homes after a fire broke out at a Kilmore retirement village.
- by Alex Crowe and David Estcourt
Magistrate compares domestic violence perpetrator to ‘dog excreta’
CBD’s favourite magistrate Roger Prowse has said he would rather pick up dog poo than speak to one of his cases.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
The gleaming CBD ‘fryscraper’ too glittering and mirror-like for its own good
Imagine, if you will, a Melbourne tower so spectacular, so … reflective, that it beams light so intensely it cooks people in the building opposite. Well, our CBD has just that.
- by David Estcourt and Kishor Napier-Raman
Veronica Nelson’s death in custody: Doctor wants adverse findings overturned
Sean Runacres was criticised by a coroner for his medical assessment of Veronica Nelson in prison in the days before she died. He has launched legal action to have the findings thrown out.
- by David Estcourt and Erin Pearson
Chaser star Julian Morrow seeks High Court appeal over legal dispute
Morrow has had an almost four-year legal battle with his former collaborator Nick Murray involving claims of misleading conduct and defamation.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
PwC Commonwealth Games report had sage advice for Victoria
If Victoria had just listened to PwC years ago, maybe it wouldn’t be in this mess.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
PwC report got it right on the risks of Commonwealth Games overruns
Multinational consulting firm PwC may not be having the best time of late, but they did have some decent advice about hosting the Commonwealth Games.
- by David Estcourt and Kishor Napier-Raman