
Jamie McKinnell
Court Reporter and Legal Affairs Producer at ABC News (Australia)
Court reporter @abcnews ⚖️
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jamie McKinnell
A five-week inquest into last year's Bondi Junction stabbing attack has opened in Sydney. Joel Cauchi stabbed 16 random people in less than three minutes at the busy weekend shopping centre. The deaths of seven people - including the attacker - will be investigated, along with the emergency response, and the adequacy of mental health services. Andy Park: How could it happen and how could it be prevented in the future?
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jamie McKinnell
Lawyers for war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith have told a court that journalist Nick McKenzie is using his own lawyers as "a shield" against allegations he had improper access to his opposition's confidential legal strategy during their blockbuster defamation case.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jamie McKinnell
Prosecutors intend to appeal the sentence handed to former NSW police officer Kristian White, who avoided jail over the manslaughter of Clare Nowland. The 95-year-old woman was shot with a taser and died in May 2023, with White receiving a two-year Community Correction Order. Ms Nowland's family has described that outcome as a "slap on the wrist".
Ben Roberts-Smith seeking to reopen failed defamation case against Nine over Nick McKenzie recording
1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jamie McKinnell
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is seeking to reopen the appeal in his failed defamation case against Nine on grounds including an asserted miscarriage of justice stemming from a recording of journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness. Mr Roberts-Smith has been awaiting a decision in the appeal for more than a year, after the Federal Court previously found the publisher had proven, to the civil standard, allegations he was involved in four murders in Afghanistan and an allegation of bullying.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Victoria Pengilley |Brianna Parkins |Jamie McKinnell
Chilling video footage of the lead-up to Lilie James's brutal murder at a Sydney high school has been released as part of an inquest into her death. Warning: This story contains content that readers may find distressing. The 21-year-old sports coach was beaten to death in the toilet area of the gym at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney's CBD in October 2023.
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