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Corrupt union boss 'gave into temptation' of bribes

A former CFMEU state secretary claims he had a moment of weakness when he accepted thousands of dollars in cash bound with elastic bands on multiple occasions.

'God sent you': bravery saved town from mass tragedy

'God sent you': bravery saved town from mass tragedy

Residents of a leafy rural village were used to floods and thought they would be safe but a wall of water spared almost nothing and no one.

William Tyrrell's foster mother says if she had dumped his body, she would have confessed

William Tyrrell's foster mother says if she had dumped his body, she would have confessed

William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she had disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.

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Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.

From Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ to a state pardon: how Kathleen Folbigg walked free

She was labelled a baby killer but advocates say she has suffered one of the country’s gravest injustices

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'Reasonable doubt' of Kathleen Folbigg's guilt, inquiry told

Former NSW chief justice Tom Bathurst KC is heading the inquiry, triggered by a petition from scientists.

Newcastle Herald

Baby killer Kathleen Folbigg's prison letters reveal her hope for a 'genetic miracle'

Kathleen Folbigg complained of getting a "raw deal" in letters from prison tendered at an inquiry into her conviction.

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Folbigg's hope for 'genetic miracle' in prison letters

Folbigg's hope for 'genetic miracle' in prison letters

Kathleen Folbigg lamented the "raw deal" she received and hoped for a "genetic miracle", in letters tendered to an inquiry into her child-killing convictions.

Kathleen Folbigg's diary entries show 'grieving mother' not guilty conscience, inquiry told

Kathleen Folbigg's diary entries show 'grieving mother' not guilty conscience, inquiry told

A special inquiry hears diary entries made by convicted killer about struggling with motherhood were characterised as "admissions of guilt", but a range of experts who have since analysed them have a very different view.

Folbigg gene a 'bad variant', inquiry told

Folbigg gene a 'bad variant', inquiry told

The rare genetic variant affecting an essential building block of life was discovered nine years after Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her children.

Rare gene shared by Kathleen Folbigg and two daughters may have contributed to deaths, inquiry hears

Rare gene shared by Kathleen Folbigg and two daughters may have contributed to deaths, inquiry hears

Lawyers for convicted mother said if the variant was a factor in the death of her daughters it would create reasonable doubt

The Guardian - AU

Folbigg's DNA variant 'exceptionally rare', inquiry hears

Folbigg's DNA variant 'exceptionally rare', inquiry hears

Her lawyers have submitted the evidence indicates a genetic mutation could be responsible for the deaths of two of the children.

Newcastle Herald

Next stage of second inquiry into Folbigg convictions due to begin

Next stage of second inquiry into Folbigg convictions due to begin

Folbigg's lawyers have submitted the evidence indicates a genetic mutation could be responsible for the deaths of two of the children.

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg's DNA variant 'exceptionally rare'

Folbigg's DNA variant 'exceptionally rare'

A rare genetic variant affecting the heart is the focus of a second inquiry into the conviction of Kathleen Folbigg, three years on from the first inquiry.

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Kathleen Folbigg: date set for inquiry into convictions for killing children

A retired judge is due to begin hearing evidence in November at the second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing four of her children.

New Folbigg inquiry hearing for November

Four expert witnesses are due to give evidence in November at the second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing four of her children

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