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Michaela Whitbourn

Michaela Whitbourn

Michaela Whitbourn is a legal affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

A majority of the High Court found a NSW man could not “break and enter” his own apartment, despite kicking the door in after moving out.

He kicked in a door to assault his ex. A loophole got him off a serious crime

The man grabbed his terrified former partner, then threw her mobile phone to the ground when she tried to call for help.

  • Michaela Whitbourn

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The NSW barrister admitted he gave false information in his own family law case.

‘Unimpressive witness’: Barrister gave ‘false’ inheritance figure in family law fight

The man is facing serious disciplinary orders after claiming he received $70,000 instead of almost $230,000.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Sir Anthony Mason pictured in Sydney in 2012. The towering law figure died on Tuesday, aged 100.

Former High Court chief justice Anthony Mason dies, aged 100

Mason served as chief justice from 1987 to 1995, an era defined by a series of watershed decisions including the Mabo Indigenous land rights ruling.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
NSW District Court Judge Penelope Wass and Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC.

Sex abuse trial in limbo amid standoff between top prosecutor, judge

The trial is among a series of criminal cases in NSW that have been delayed amid a feud between DPP Sally Dowling SC and Judge Penelope Wass.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
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US-Iran war as it happened: Trump says US bombed Iran’s Kharg Island; 2500 Marines, US warship sent to Middle East; Fresh airstrikes hit Beirut

Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East reaches the two-week mark.

  • Paul Dyer, Josefine Ganko and Michaela Whitbourn
Mick Gatto, Geoffrey Watson … and Tony Soprano.

Mick Gatto sues Sydney silk claiming he likened him to Tony Soprano

Barrister Geoffrey Watson is being sued for defamation by Melbourne underworld identity Mick Gatto.

  • Michaela Whitbourn and Kate McClymont
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NSW Attorney General Michael Daley and NSW DPP Sally Dowling SC.

‘Will you resign?’: NSW’s top prosecutor under pressure amid feud with judge

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley earlier told a tense parliamentary hearing that he had confidence in Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling, SC.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Maria-Christina Perez de la Sala.

The shipping dynasty and the $500 million inheritance battle

It is the latest in a series of headline-grabbing court feuds across the globe involving the wealthy family.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Sam said the abuse left him unable to tell his children he loved them.

A nun allegedly raped Sam. Then she introduced him to another abuser

Sam says he was flogged, raped and abused at a NSW boys’ home. A landmark ruling may help him get justice.

  • Amber Schultz and Michaela Whitbourn
The wife cared for her husband for years before his death. She was not included in his will.

She cared for her ailing husband for years. There was a sting waiting in his will

The case of a $1.9 million estate highlights the importance of establishing financial need to make a successful claim.

  • Michaela Whitbourn