Jamelle Wells
Geoffrey Rush’s barrister hits out at media, says actor may never work again
A Sydney court has been told actor Geoffrey Rush may never work again after stories published about him in the Daily Telegraph....
Judge rules against ‘Witness X’ in Rush defamation case
A judge has ruled The Daily Telegraph cannot add a new defence witness in Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush’s defamation case. The newspaper last...
‘Witness X’ emerges for the defence to rock Geoffrey Rush defamation trial
A potential new defence witness has emerged in the Geoffrey Rush defamation trial after settlement talks between the parties failed, a court...
Lear cast member tells trial he watched Geoffrey Rush ‘cup’ co-star’s breast
One of Geoffrey Rush’s co-stars has told a Sydney court he saw the actor cup the bottom of actress Eryn Jean Norvill’s...
Geoffrey Rush’s defamation trial provides tears, drama and even a song as theatre royalty testify
Before Justice Michael Wigney entered the Federal Court in Sydney on Monday, an official told a packed public gallery not to talk,...
Daniel James Holdom pleads guilty to murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and daughter Khandalyce
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend in the Belanglo State Forest south of Sydney and also killing her two-year-old...
Opioid deaths highlight rising prescription drug overdoses
Overdose deaths from prescription opioids are at record levels in Australia, a Sydney inquest investigating the deaths of six people has heard....
Geoffrey Rush’s lawyers want defamation case dealt with quickly
A Sydney newspaper’s defence against a defamation case brought by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush is weak, the actor’s lawyers have told a...
Salim Mehajer sued over alleged Sydney apartment ‘scam’
A first-home buyer is suing Sydney property developer Selim Mehajer, alleging he staged “the biggest scam against ordinary people in Auburn’s history”....
Police reveal Monis suspicion
Authorities say they suspected siege gunman was being assisted from in the Lindt Cafe.