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Eliza Hartman

Eliza Hartman is the chief courts reporter for Victoria Crime News. She has spent more than a decade covering County Court trials, Supreme Court appeals and coronial inquests across Melbourne. She holds a Master of Journalism and writes about sentencing trends, criminal procedure, and public-interest litigation in Victoria.

Courts
Eliza HartmanAugust 21, 2026
DPP tells appeal court mushroom killer’s sentence too soft
Prosecutors argue Erin Patterson's triple-murder sentence was 'manifestly inadequate' as Victoria's Court of Appeal weighs both her conviction appeal and…
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Courts
Eliza HartmanAugust 20, 2026
Patterson lawyers cite hotel mix-up in bid to quash convictions
Erin Patterson's lawyers argue jurors sharing a hotel with police and prosecutors during deliberations was a 'catastrophic' failure of a…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 19, 2026
Push to widen IBAC’s corruption powers before poll
The Victorian government has flagged plans to broaden the legal definition of corruption before the November election, expanding what IBAC…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 14, 2026
IBAC charges two officers over alleged Taser assault in Melbourne
IBAC has charged two Victoria Police officers with assault over an arrest last year in which a man was allegedly…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 6, 2026
IBAC finds ‘concerning’ conduct in union dealings, Andrews hits back
IBAC report finds 'serious and concerning' conduct by senior figures in dealings with a union boss. No corrupt conduct findings…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 6, 2026
IBAC report finds union boss had ‘extraordinary influence’ in office
IBAC findings detail how a firefighters' union leader secured a private meeting and a deal that reshaped a bitter industrial…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 6, 2026
Inside IBAC’s finding: how the firefighters’ pay war soured
IBAC's Operation Richmond found Daniel Andrews, senior ministers and public servants breached conduct codes during the 2016 firefighters' pay dispute.
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanAugust 1, 2026
Inquiry told labour hire firm paid Gatto $1m for Big Build access
A Queensland inquiry into the CFMEU has been told a labour hire company paid Mick Gatto more than $1m over…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanJuly 31, 2026
Carroll won’t rule out shifting Suburban Rail Loop billions
New premier Ben Carroll says he's chasing 'greatest value for Victorians' as he leaves open the possibility of redirecting Suburban…
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Big Build Watch
Eliza HartmanJuly 31, 2026
CFMEU administrator says Setka threats should be ‘taken seriously’
CFMEU administrator Michael Crosby says threats attributed to John Setka should be taken seriously, as he questions a statement by…
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