Adam Cooper
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Exclusive: Hawks’ ticking time bomb for Merrett trade revealed; no offer from Swans for Curnow
Recap all of the latest player moves, deals, pick trades and more, with Charlie Curnow, Zach Merrett, Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver on the hunt for new clubs.
- Scott Spits, Melissa Coulter Ryan and Adam Cooper
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A cheap night in Tokyo: My entire family stayed in a capsule hotel
You won’t get room service or cool, crisp sheets in a capsule hotel. Instead, the concept is quirky, convenient, clean and cheap, for a good sleep in return.
- Adam Cooper
The legal eagles behind the mushroom trial that captured the world’s attention
Profiles of the judge and key lawyers in Erin Patterson’s murder trial.
- Caroline Schelle and Adam Cooper
The sound of one person gasping: the moment Pell was found guilty
When a jury foreman announced a guilty verdict against Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, there were only two audible sounds in the previously bustling courtroom.
- Adam Cooper
Dani Laidley sues Victoria Police over sharing of photos of her at races
Former North Melbourne coach Dani Laidley is suing Victoria Police after covertly photographed images of her at Geelong Racecourse were circulated online last year.
- Najma Sambul and Adam Cooper
Jason Roberts won’t return to prison for armed robberies in 1990s
Jason Roberts was a teenager when he and Bandali Debs held-up 10 small businesses in Melbourne’s east and south in 1998, including restaurants and sports and electronics stores.
- David Estcourt and Adam Cooper
Roberta Williams spared prison after encouraging assault on ‘mob wives’ TV producer
The former wife of gangland murderer Carl Williams blackmailed a television producer and arranged for associates to bash him over a reality TV project that soured.
- Adam Cooper
Killer truck driver’s jail term cut by 3½ years in exchange for evidence against ex-boss
The truck driver who killed four police officers in a road crash on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway had his jail term cut by 3½ years after agreeing to give evidence against his former boss at trial.
- Adam Cooper
Judge’s ruling paves way for choirboy’s father to sue church and Pell
A court has ruled the father of a former choirboy who prosecutors had alleged was sexually abused by George Pell can pursue civil action against the cardinal and the Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne.
- Adam Cooper
Bail for woman accused of killing grandfather in crash
Alisha Fagan, charged over a fatal crash in Melbourne’s west, has been bailed to a rehabilitation centre despite police efforts to keep her behind bars.
- Adam Cooper and Erin Pearson