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A man threatened to kill a sex worker in what a magistrate said was the worst offending she’d seen in her 20 years in the job.

A PLANT shop has expanded its offering by opening a “tropical Colombian coffee shop” on site so customers can browse the array of plants while…

A 60-year old man threatened to post images his neighbour's Grind hookup in every ‘letterbox and lamppost', unless they turned down their music.

A fraud gang member has been admonished for bringing his toddler into court when he was being sentenced over an internet dating site scam.  Solomon Ngadziore appeared in Burwood Local Court alongside his fiancee and with their young child in his arms, seeking sympathy from magistrate Lisa Stapleton for his crimes.  The 27-year-old event manager had pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal group and recklessly dealing with $289,871 in proceeds of crime.  Ngadziore had blamed his offending in part on a $55,000 to $60,000 debt he had accrued from gambling $2,000 to $5,000 a week playing ...

A woman who stole $141,000 from a service that helps people with brain injuries has sought leniency from her sentencing magistrate after suffering a brain injury. Yeannie Karina Barilla was the payroll officer for ABI Services, a not-for-profit organisation which provides assistance to Australians with acquired brain injuries. She squandered the money she took from the charity then suffered brain damage due to illicit drug use and now relies on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.  The 36-year-old was responsible for paying ABI Services employee wages, tax payments and invoices from Oct...