Of murders, pain and suffering: Hunter's biggest cases of 2023 Here are the trials that shocked the region. Newcastle Herald · Dec 31, 2023
Afternoon Update: Liberal turmoil in Victoria and Tasmania; Jarryd Hayne sentenced; and Australia’s first GM fruit Controversial MP Moira Deeming expelled from Victorian Liberal party room The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2023
‘F***ing three years’: Hayne’s outburst at jail sentence Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will spend at least the next two years in jail after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman. The New Daily · May 12, 2023
Jarryd Hayne sentenced to four years, nine months' jail for sexual assault The former NRL player remarked "say no more" after the judge read out his sentence for the 2018 sexual assault in Newcastle. ABC News · May 12, 2023
Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne jailed for raping woman in the Hunter The former footballer's dramatic fall from grace is complete. Newcastle Herald · May 12, 2023
Woman sexually assaulted by Jarryd Hayne speaks up ahead of his sentencing The victim says she had the "world at her feet" before the night of the assault and has found social media comments about her case "extremely difficult". ABC News · May 8, 2023
‘Never ending nightmare’ as Hayne approaches sentence Jarryd Hayne will soon find out how long he will spend in prison after being found guilty a second time of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The New Daily · May 8, 2023
'Never-ending nightmare' for woman raped by Jarryd Hayne: court "I have not been able to move on or feel any sense of peace." Newcastle Herald · May 7, 2023
Afternoon Update: Presbyterian church’s LGBTQ+ school discrimination; Florida’s abortion ban; Jennifer Coolidge to visit Australia Church calls for the right to exclude students from leadership positions if they are in a same-sex relationship or having premarital sex The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023
Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne taken back into jail after rape convictions Jarryd Hayne is back behind bars after a NSW Supreme Court judge reversed a decision to continue his bail after he was last week found guilty of raping a woman in the Hunter on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final. Newcastle Herald · Apr 14, 2023
Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne taken into custody ahead of sentencing for sexual assault The 35-year-old was this month found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, stemming from the assault of a woman in Newcastle more than four years ago. He will be sentenced next month. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Hayne sent to jail as bail revoked after guilty verdict Jarryd Hayne has been jailed ahead of sentencing after being found guilty on two counts of rape. The New Daily · Apr 13, 2023
Supreme Court bid to jail Jarryd Hayne before sentencing for two rape counts Former NRL star found guilty of raping Hunter woman in 2018 Newcastle Herald · Apr 13, 2023
Hayne 'remarkably' still on bail before judge jails him Jarryd Hayne will be behind bars awaiting sentence on two counts of rape after the Supreme Court revoked his bail, finding no "special" reason to continue it. AAP · Apr 13, 2023
ABC News · Apr 12, 2023 Prosecutors lodge bid to overturn Jarryd Hayne bail decision ahead of sentencing The former NRL player faces a second bail hearing in as many weeks as prosecutors again seek to have him remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for sexual assault.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 12, 2023 Jarryd Hayne could be locked up on Friday ahead of sentencing for Hunter rape The trial beginning in March was Hayne's third on charges laid in November 2018.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 7, 2023 Underbelly’s Firass Dirani Defends Convicted Criminal Jarryd Hayne With An Unnecessary IG Post Underbelly actor Firass Dirani has taken to Instagram to speak out in defence of convicted criminal and former NRL player Jarryd Hayne.
The New Daily · Apr 6, 2023 Madonna King: When is it OK to stand by your man? Would you stay with a partner who stopped a cab to have sex with a woman, in the same way you might duck into the bottle shop on the way home?
Newcastle Herald · Apr 6, 2023 'Vulnerable' Jarryd Hayne spared jail for now after rape convictions Hayne will remain on bail until a sentencing hearing on May 8.
The New Daily · Apr 6, 2023 Hayne’s wife cries as bail hearing unfolds A court is considering whether the former NRL star should lose his freedom immediately or in a few weeks when sentenced after being found guilty of rape.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 6, 2023 Jarryd Hayne 'too high-profile' to lose bail after conviction: lawyer "All it comes down to is the offender is a high-profile footballer," Crown prosecutor John Sfinas said.
ABC News · Apr 6, 2023 Jarryd Hayne to remain on bail ahead of sentencing for sexual assault conviction Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne again walks free on bail despite being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in Newcastle more than four years ago.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 5, 2023 Hayne faces bail review after guilty rape verdicts Jarryd Hayne could be leaving home for the last time in the foreseeable future as he attends court for a bail review.
AAP · Apr 5, 2023 Hayne's wife cries as bail hearing unfolds A court is considering whether the former NRL star should lose his freedom immediately or in a few weeks when sentenced after being found guilty of rape.
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 Jarryd Hayne guilty verdict followed jury's 23 hours of deliberation after third sexual assault trial The former NRL star is preparing to return to court tomorrow after being convicted of sexual assault for the second time. Yesterday, a jury asked whether "ignorance of the law" was "sufficient defence" to acquit him.