A jury has found Malka Leifer guilty of rape and indecent assault, drawing a close to a trial that had been a decade in the making.

The former principal of the ultra-orthodox Jewish school had been accused of sexually abusing former students in Melbourne in the early to mid-2000s.

After a lengthy battle to extradite Leifer from Israel in 2021, her trial began this year.

She has maintained her innocence and pleaded not guilty to all charges, including rape.

Today, court reporter at The Age, David Estcourt on the trial of Malka Leifer.

A jury has found Malka Leifer guilty of rape and indecent assault, drawing a close to a trial that had been a decade in the making.
The former principal of the ultra-orthodox Jewish school had been accused of sexually abusing former students in Melbourne in the early to mid-2000s.
After a lengthy battle to extradite Leifer from Israel in 2021, her trial began this year.
She has maintained her innocence and pleaded not guilty to all charges, including rape.
Today, court reporter at The Age, <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/by/david-estcourt-h01sgh">David Estcourt</a> on the trial of Malka Leifer.

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The trial of Malka Leifer

By now, you’ve probably seen the Reddit threads blowing up over which movie should win the best picture Oscar today.

How can Ryan Coogler’s Sinners – a vampire horror musical set in the Jim Crow era – not win, say angry cinephiles, noting that it’s the most nominated film in Oscar history.

And yet, One Battle After Another, the Leonardo DiCaprio starring film about a government that has devolved into an authoritarian regime, is touted as the favourite.

Today senior culture writer Karl Quinn and culture and lifestyle writer Nell Geraets, on which films tend to win at the Oscars, and which often get shut out. And whether Timothée Chalamet will be punished for his comments knocking ballet and the opera. 

By now, you&rsquo;ve probably seen the Reddit threads blowing up over which movie should win the best picture Oscar today.
How can Ryan Coogler&rsquo;s Sinners &ndash; a vampire horror musical set in the Jim Crow era &ndash; not win, say angry cinephiles, noting that it&rsquo;s the most nominated film in Oscar history.
And yet, One Battle After Another, the Leonardo DiCaprio starring film about a government that has devolved into an authoritarian regime, is touted as the favourite.
Today senior culture writer Karl Quinn and culture and lifestyle writer Nell Geraets, on which films tend to win at the Oscars, and which often get shut out. And whether Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet will be punished for his comments knocking ballet and the opera.&nbsp;

Do the Oscars ever get it right?

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This week, we talk about the incredible story of the Iranian women's soccer team, some of whom defected and were given asylum in Australia. It was a wonderful story, and a great public relations coup for the government. 

Plus, the legacy of outgoing Nationals leader David Littleproud, and we examine the somewhat controversial style of the incoming leader Matt Canavan.

Joining host Jacquline Maley is chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and national security correspondent Matthew Knott.

This week, we talk about the incredible story of the Iranian women's soccer team, some of whom defected and were given asylum in Australia. It was a wonderful story, and a great public relations coup for the government.&nbsp;
Plus, the legacy of outgoing Nationals leader David Littleproud, and we examine the somewhat controversial style of the incoming leader Matt Canavan.
Joining host Jacquline Maley is chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and national security correspondent Matthew Knott.

Why the timeline of the Iranian women’s football team defection makes some people liars

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It could be argued that no American president has been as enamoured with violence as Donald Trump. He appears to relish all of it: the spectacle, the promise of it taking place, and, lately, its bloody reality, as - at the time of recording - American bombs continue to drop on Iran.

So, is this the key to to understanding the US president's motivation or all the other wars he’s planning?

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on which country Trump has set his sights on next, and whether Australia is now at war with Iran.

It could be argued that no American president has been as enamoured with violence as Donald Trump. He appears to relish all of it: the spectacle, the promise of it taking place, and, lately, its bloody reality, as - at the time of recording - American bombs continue to drop on Iran. So, is this the key to to understanding the US president's motivation or all the other wars he&rsquo;s planning? Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on which country Trump has set his sights on next, and whether Australia is now at war with Iran.

Trump's 'need for violence'. And have we joined the war on Iran?

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The trial of Malka Leifer

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