
Amber Schultz
Crime and Justice Reporter at Sydney Morning Herald
Award winning journo • Crime & Justice with @smh • encrypted messaging Signal +61415610076 • [email protected]
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5 days ago |
smh.com.au | Amber Schultz |Perry Duffin
By Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin June 2, 2025 — 5.13pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A political staffer who accused Kiama MP Gareth Ward of rape has been questioned in court over “friendly” behaviour including calling the parliamentarian “love” in a text message two years after the alleged sexual assault.
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Amber Schultz
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: Graphic contentA taekwondo master has pleaded guilty to murdering a seven-year-old boy he taught at his studio and a married couple in a brutal triple murder in Sydney’s west.
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1 week ago |
watoday.com.au | Amber Schultz
Exponential Interactive, Inc d/b/a VDX.tvCookie duration: 90 (days). Data collected and processed: IP addresses, Device identifiers, Probabilistic identifiers, Browsing and interaction data, Non-precise location data, Users’ profiles, Privacy choicesmoreCookie duration resets each session. View details | Storage details | Privacy policyConsentCookie duration: 365 (days).
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Amber Schultz
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: Graphic contentA man who has accused Kiama MP Gareth Ward of raping him following an event in NSW parliament has told a court he felt “dirty” and “confused” in the aftermath, questioning why Ward didn’t stop when he said no.
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3 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Amber Schultz
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Frankie Scott picked up her then-three-year-old daughter Stevie from daycare she says she was often in a soiled pull-up that hadn’t been changed all day, or had been changed back into urine-soaked pants instead of spare clothes provided. Stevie, now six, has since been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and will most likely need a kidney transplant during her teenage years.
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