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‘Brisbane has got its house back’: inside two grand heritage restorations in a famously pro-development city

Two riverside icons have been restored to their former glory – Newstead House by the public purse and Lamb House by a ‘wonderful’ private refurbishment

The Guardian - AU

'Possessive, obsessed' Dawson killed wife, court told

There was "no significant possibility" Chris Dawson was innocent of murder as his obsession with a teen student led him to kill his wife, a court has been told.

AAP

Dawson murder verdict based on 'impoverished' evidence

A 40-year delay deprived Chris Dawson of a fair trial and the chance to prove his wife Lynette was still alive in 1982, his barrister argues.

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Wife-killer guilty of sex with student, judge finds

Notorious convicted wife-killer Christopher Dawson had an unlawful sexual relationship with a student in 1980, a judge has ruled.

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Chris Dawson ‘kissed and cuddled’ teen student in pool: Court

Former teacher and convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson "kissed and cuddled" his teenage student in a swimming pool, a court has heard.

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Chris Dawson jailed for wife’s murder after hit podcast The Teacher’s Pet helped reopen case

Mother-of-two Lynette has not been seen since she disappeared in 1982, aged 33

Evening Standard

Chris Dawson: Podcast-famous Australian man jailed for 24 years for wife’s murder

Judge says Dawson will probably die in prison

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Australia 'Teacher's Pet' podcast subject gets 24-year sentence for 1982 murder

An Australian former high school teacher, who was the subject of the hit podcast "The Teacher's Pet", was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in jail for murdering his wife 40 years ago, in a case that has gripped the nation.

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Chris Dawson a 'conniving monster'

Former schoolteacher Chris Dawson has been called a "conniving monster" who betrayed the ones he loved when he murdered his wife 40 years ago.

AAP

Netflix’s Jeffrey Dahmer series is the latest true crime show to fail victims

“It’s sad that they’re just making money off this tragedy. That’s just greed”.

Evening Standard

‘She felt she could trust him’: Chris Dawson trial lays bare his chilling pursuit of teen girl

Justice Ian Harrison’s five-hour verdict traced in stark detail Dawson’s infatuation with 16-year-old JC and her struggles to break free of his orbit

The Guardian - AU

The Teacher’s Pet podcast likely turbocharged the wheels of justice, but judges don’t approve

There were teams of investigating police looking at the Dawson case from at least 2015. If anything, it appears the media were responsible for applying a bit of gas

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: first-home buyers desert market, rail strike ultimatum, fears for Sydney koalas

Friday: Prices are coming down but it’s not enough to tempt would-be home buyers as interest rates keep rising. Plus: writer Brigid Delaney learns to breathe

The Guardian - AU

Dawson getting 'constant threats' in jail

Former schoolteacher Chris Dawson has suffered threats in prison two days after being found guilty of his wife Lyn's murder, the sentencing judge has been told.

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The Independent UK

Chris Dawson: Husband in case made famous by podcast found guilty of wife’s murder

Dawson now faces the possibility of a life sentence

The Guardian - AU

The Teacher’s Pet podcast: husband guilty of murder in four decade-old Australian cold case

Hit podcast examines Chris Dawson’s extra-marital affair with teen student and 1982 disappearance of wife Lynette Dawson

The Conversation

'A clear victory for dogged investigative journalism': Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in 1982

In December 2018, former professional rugby league player and high school teacher Chris Dawson, then aged 70, was arrested and charged with murdering his wife Lynette almost forty years previously.

The Guardian - AU

The Teacher’s Pet: hit podcast thrust Lynette Dawson’s 1982 disappearance into the spotlight

Hedley Thomas’s true-crime series about a Sydney teacher and his wife captured the world’s attention and paved the way for a murder trial

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Subject of Australia's 'Teacher's Pet' podcast found guilty of 1982 murder

An Australian court on Tuesday found the former high school teacher who was the subject of the hit podcast "The Teacher's Pet" guilty of murdering his wife 40 years ago, after public attention triggered renewed interest in the case.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in Sydney 40 years ago

Supreme court verdict in case that was the subject of popular Teacher’s Pet podcast will be appealed, Dawson’s lawyer says

AAP

Dawson allegations 'tailored' by lover

Evidence against Chris Dawson used in his murder trial had been tailored by his spurned teenage lover to create further suspicions, a judge has heard.

AAP

Dawson argues murder case 'nonsensical'

Chris Dawson's barrister has attacked murder allegations brought against him as nonsensical and extraordinary as she argues his innocence.

The Guardian - AU

Radio host set up meeting with Teacher’s Pet reporter and NSW police commissioner, court told

Police ‘stonewalled’ questions from podcast host Hedley Thomas on Lynette Dawson case until Ben Fordham intervened, judgement reveals

ABC News

Chris Dawson's brother Paul tells court babysitter had 'more to gain' from Lynette's death

Chris Dawson's murder trial hears his second wife "had a motive" to kill his first spouse, Lynette, and that she once allegedly threatened to "get rid" of her.

AAP

Lyn Dawson scared, says co-worker

Lynette Dawson was scared of her husband and had a huge, horrible black eye years before she vanished, a co-worker and "astral traveller" has said.

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