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Judge ticks off Amorosi mother’s lawyer over ‘outrageous’ late move
As the bitter family feud wound up in the Supreme Court, lawyers for the mother of singer Vanessa Amorosi delivered one last curveball.
- by Karl Quinn
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Former Victorian cabinet minister jailed for falsely claiming more than $170k
A retired Victorian MP will spend at least a year behind bars after falsely claiming more than $170,000 in administrative expenses.
- by Annika Smethurst and AAP
Brighton Secondary principal steps down after antisemitic bullying case
The principal of a Melbourne secondary school has stepped down after a federal court judge found he and the State of Victoria breached the Racial Discrimination Act in antisemitic bullying case.
- by Marnie Vinall
Behind the viral ‘racist Karen’ video that landed McDonald’s in court
Hours after video of McDonald’s franchisee Robert Vigors questioning a person’s Indigenous identity went online, the fast food giant’s corporate machine took over his business, triggering a lawsuit with millions at stake.
- by Tom Cowie and David Estcourt
Con artist stole boss’ money to bring Sri Lankan cricketers to Melbourne
Navishta Desilva admitted taking almost $250,000 from his employer to bring star cricketers to Melbourne for T20 games, in a ruse that also cost him his bride-to-be.
- by Erin Pearson
Tim Mathieson laughed when confronted over sexual assault before apologising, court hears
Julia Gillard’s former partner was convicted and fined after admitting to sucking the nipple of a friend after she fell asleep on a couch.
- by David Estcourt
Coroners Court’s toxic culture leads to maximum fine for workplace safety breach
The suicide of an in-house lawyer has caused such deep distress and grief, a magistrate says he would have imposed a harsher penalty if he could.
- by Erin Pearson
Vanessa Amorosi’s mother accused of ‘inventing’ pact over family home
There were no written property agreements between the California-based singer and her mother because the pair trusted each other, a civil trial has been told.
- by Karl Quinn
Doctor avoids jail despite $318,000 Medicare fraud
Sam Beitner fraudulently received more than $318,000 from the government by lodging false Medicare claims on behalf of hundreds of patients he never treated.
- by Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
Vanessa Amorosi testimony ‘cannot be relied upon’, says mother’s lawyer
A kitchen agreement about a house sale lies at the heart of the singer’s legal fight with her mother Joyleen Robinson.
- by Karl Quinn
Vanessa Amorosi accuses mother of ‘being very generous with my money’
The performer broke down several times while giving evidence about the alleged handling of her financial affairs in court.
- by Karl Quinn