Elizabeth Byrne
Elizabeth Byrne has been a reporter for ABC News since 1987. She began her career in Katherine, Northern Territory, later leading the political coverage from Darwin, before moving to Canberra. Elizabeth has reported on a wide variety of issues spanning federal politics and international issues, and is currently the ABC's High Court reporter.
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Police say they identified teenager allegedly involved in home invasion because he was wearing school uniform
Police say the teenager stomped on the windscreen of a car as he left the scene of the alleged home invasion in Canberra.
Man who stole Nick Kyrgios's Tesla and held his mother at gunpoint jailed for more than four years
By Peter Jean and Elizabeth Byrne
The man who stole international tennis star Nick Kyrgios's green Tesla from the player's mother at gunpoint is sentenced to four-and-a-half years' jail in the ACT Supreme Court.
Police found four hand-written letters at home of man accused of fatal stabbing at Canberra's zoo, court documents reveal
Lawyers for Jude Wijesinghe, who allegedly stabbed his co-worker Tshewang Choden to death at the National Zoo and Aquarium, asked to delay court proceedings, but that request was rejected by the court.
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Analysis
analysis:The judge wanted to rule 'quick and dirty' on costs in Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case, but it's far from over
Justice Michael Lee hoped to rule "quick and dirty" on costs in the Bruce Lehrmann case last week, to save everybody's money. But the truth is there's been nothing quick about it, and it is far from over — especially with an appeal looming.
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Canberra man acquitted of raping woman at New Year's Eve party in 2023
Canberra man Steven Howarth wiped tears from his eyes as, after less than a day of deliberations, a jury found him not guilty of raping a woman he met at a New Year's Eve party in 2023.
Former CIT CEO guilty of 'serious corrupt conduct', ACT Integrity Commission finds
By Lottie Twyford and Elizabeth Byrne
The ACT Integrity Commission finds former CIT chief executive Leanne Cover guilty of serious corrupt conduct.
Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay $2 million to Network Ten over failed defamation case
By Elizabeth Byrne and Jade Toomey
The Federal Court orders Bruce Lehrmann to pay $2 million to Network Ten over his failed defamation case.
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Australian Federal Police officers drop defamation action against Shane Drumgold
Five Canberra police officers involved in the abandoned prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann have dropped their Federal Court defamation action against former ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold.
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Canberra man accused of raping woman at New Year's Eve party faces court
Canberra man Steven Howarth faces court for allegedly raping a woman at a New Year's Eve party in 2023, as the court hears from the alleged victim as well as multiple witnesses, one of whom says she called him crying afterwards.
Arrest made after two women claim a man tried to abduct them while out exercising in Canberra
A 31-year-old man is arrested after two alleged attempted abductions of women in Mawson. Police say he is likely to face court on Tuesday.
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Canberra man who raped woman and wrote on her with permanent marker faces sentencing
A Canberra woman says she felt like a piece of property after a man she met in a nightclub wrote all over her in permanent marker, before raping her twice and threatening to distribute images of her.
Canberra man accused of stalking, breaching family violence order released on bail
A Canberra man facing family violence charges tells a court he didn't understand the seriousness of his bail conditions when he went to Queensland.
Court finds Shakira Adams is fit to face trial for manslaughter over car crash that killed Matthew McLuckie
ACT Supreme Court Justice Lucy McCallum rules Shakira Adams is fit to stand trial for manslaughter over the 2022 car crash that killed 20-year-old Matthew McLuckie.
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Man charged after woman allegedly found running naked and screaming along Canberra street
A 44-year-old Canberra man is charged with a range of offences after a woman was found running screaming and naked along a street on Monday evening, police say.
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Canberra man who fired homemade gun at man he thought stole his bike avoids jail
Mariusz Nurzsynski is given a partially suspended sentence and a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order after pleading guilty to manufacturing and firing a gun.
Former Canberra basketball coach charged with four counts of child sexual abuse
A former prominent Canberra basketball coach and player, Jesamine Wheeler, fronts the ACT Magistrates Court on four charges of child sex abuse against a 15-year-old girl in 2009.
Canberra public servant behind bars for raping and assaulting his wife during their relationship
An ACT Supreme Court jury finds Canberra man Justin Benn guilty of one count of rape and one count of assault against his former wife in 2017, but is unable to reach a verdict on a second rape charge and three acts of indecency.
'I am the boss': Canberra builder avoids jail for repeated assault of ex-wife, including while heavily pregnant
Canberra builder Brendan Howe, 35, pleaded guilty to four charges including the aggravated assault when his ex-wife was 34 weeks pregnant. Howe sent a letter of apology to the court, but Justice Louise Taylor said it showed no genuine remorse.
86-year-old accused of murdering wife not suffering a mental illness, court hears
Manfred Uhle has been taken to jail after the court-ordered assessment found he was not suffering a mental illness.
Canberra public servant faces court for allegedly raping, assaulting his wife
An ACT Supreme Court jury is told it is operating in a court of law, not morals, as it prepares to decide the fate of a public servant charged with raping and assaulting his wife.
Bruce Lehrmann says he was denied procedural fairness in failed defamation case, court documents reveal
Federal Court Notice of Appeal documents reveal former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plans to challenge findings made against him in his failed defamation case on the grounds he was denied procedural fairness.
Canberra man charged with murder after 78-year-old wife found with multiple stab wounds
Canberra man Manfred Uhle, 86, who is accused of stabbing his 78-year-old wife Wanda Uhle to death in the couple's Gordon home on Sunday, is ordered to undertake a mental health assessment after being charged with her murder.
Bruce Lehrmann lodges notice of appeal after his defamation case failed in the Federal Court
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann lodges a notice of appeal with the Federal Court after a ruling by Justice Michael Lee that on the balance of probabilities he did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
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Bruce Lehrmann's deadline to appeal findings of failed defamation case runs out today
Today marks the deadline for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann to lodge an appeal against a ruling in the Federal Court that found on the balance of probabilities he raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
Lisa Wilkinson billed $8,000 per day in court during Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation trial, documents reveal
Federal Court documents reveal journalist Lisa Wilkinson was billed $8,000 for each full day in court by top defamation lawyer Sue Chrysanthou during Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case, as the work to determine what costs should be awarded continues.
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