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Justice Lucy McCallum said Gittany’s crime was not “premeditated” and sentenced him to 26 years with a non-parole period of 18 years. He will be eligible for release in 2031. As the sentence was read out there were calls of “Over the balcony you go” from the public gallery, while Gittany’s sister shouted: “In the […]

Barbie has been many things in her 55 years on earth, but a victim of domestic violence is not one of them – until now.

Schapelle Corby is spending her first free week in a luxury resort that is a far cry from Kerobokan Prison.

Brett Peter Cowan, 44, appeared in Brisbane Supreme Court this morning. He appeared calm and relaxed as he formally entered a plea of “not guilty” to charges of murder, indecent treatment of a child under 16 and unlawfully interfering with a corpse. Daniel’s parents Bruce and Denise, twin Bradley and older brother Dean were in […]

Senior prosecutor Mark Tedeschi described Gittany – who threw his fiancée Lisa Harnum off the balcony of their luxury Sydney apartment – as a “cold” and “calculated” killer. Tedeschi recommended Gittany be locked up for a minimum of 20 years without parole because his complete “lack of remorse” proved he could not be rehabilitated. Defence […]

A lot has changed since Schapelle Corby was sent to Kerobokan Prison in 2004.

Changing the game plan at the last minute may have undermined the ratings success of Schapelle, which aired last night instead of tonight as originally planned. Nine decided on Friday to bring the broadcast forward to Sunday night and take advantage of intense public interest in Schapelle Corby’s imminent release from Bali’s Kerobakan Prison. However, […]

The exclusive interview will be conducted by senior reporter Mike Willesee and will air on the network’s Sunday Night. Willesee is understood to have flown into Bali in secret on Thursday and stayed away from Kerobokan Prison and other media hotspots to avoid attracting suspicion Seven had bought the rights to the story. He and […]

The store, Kuta Board Room, is owned by Schapelle’s brother-in-law, Wayan Widyartha. A small workshop on the first floor of the squat building will likely be Schapelle’s design studio – its windows onto the street below blocked from prying eyes by strategically-positioned surf posters. The shop is located in the heaving heart of Kuta – […]

The 36-year-old convicted drugs smuggler walked out of the jail’s front door at 8.15am local time (11.15am AEDT) this morning wearing a scarf around her head and a hat. She kept her head down as she was met by a media scrum and was forced to fight her way through dozens of TV cameramen, photographers and […]