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A jury took less than three hours to find him guilty of murdering 3-month-old Amaziah.

A court has heard that a pilot admitted he was involved in the accidental deaths of Russell Hill and Carol Clay after an argument over hunting before making "terrible choices" by hiding their bodies.

Greg Lynn, 57, has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter over the couple's deaths while camping in Victoria's Alpine region on March 20, 2020.

However, his defence barrister told the jury of 15 on Tuesday he admitted to police that he was accidentally involved in their deaths.

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"I'm innocent of murder, I haven't behaved well, I've made some poor decisions, but murder, as I understand it, I'm innocent of," Dermot Dann KC said, citing what Lynn told detectives in his interview.

He said Lynn – who had brought two guns with him – went hunting and when he got back to the campsite he became aware of a drone flying above that was operated by Hill.

About dinner time, Lynn went over to Hill's campsite and asked him about the drone.

Hill voiced his issues with Lynn about deer hunting near the camping grounds and threatened to show police footage of Lynn, Dann alleged.

"Mr Lynn told him he was speaking nonsense," he said.

He told the court Lynn went back to his campsite and started playing loud music from his car stereo to annoy Hill.

Lynn claims he heard some noises around his car and then saw Mr Hill walking away.

Believing he had his gun he followed Hill and asked him for it back.

"Mr Hill told him to 'f— off'," Dann said to the jury.

"Mr Lynn, you'll hear and see, explains to police that Mr Hill lost his temper, that loud music had obviously disturbed Mr Hill late at night."

Dann said Lynn went to get his gun back from Hill, when the 74-year-old fired it into the air.

Lynn said he took cover at the back of Hill's car and tried again to get his gun back, with a struggle taking place.

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The accused double murderer claimed in a "chaotic scene" Hill discharged the gun and a bullet went through the car mirror.

"That same shot, tragically, shot Mrs Clay in the head," Dann said.

The court heard that Hill ran over to Clay, Lynn retrieved his gun and then Hill ran towards Lynn, with a knife, screaming "she's dead".

In a struggle over the knife, as Lynn tried to defend himself the knife went into Hill's chest, Dann alleged.

He said Lynn then made "series of terrible choices" because he feared he would be blamed for the deaths.

"He tried to make this disaster somehow go away," Dann said.

"He embarked on a series of actions which, he recognised in that record of interview, only made his whole situation so much worse."

He said Lynn packed up the campsite and put the bodies in his trailer before setting fire to the couple's site.

He then allegedly removed the knife Hill used, took the drone and the couple's phones before driving into the night with their bodies.

Lynn went to the Union Spur Track, near Dargo, and buried the couple before driving home to Melbourne, Mr Dann said.

He admitted in the police interview that he returned to the site when COVID-19 lockdown ended, in May 2020, and then again November when he burned their remains.

Chris Dawson's claims of innocence after being convicted of murdering his wife and disposing of her body are not even remotely possible, a court has been told.

The 75-year-old is trying to overturn an August 2022 NSW Supreme Court murder verdict by Justice Ian Harrison, who found the ex-teacher killed his wife Lynette and disposed of her body in January 1982.

The judge found Dawson committed murder because he was so infatuated with pursuing a teenager who worked as his babysitter that he had to get rid of his wife.

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On Tuesday, crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield said the judge had made the correct decision.

"There is not a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted in this case," he told the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.

Dawson's claims that his 33-year-old wife abandoned the marital home and her two children because of his pursuit of a teenage high-school student should be rejected, Hatfield said.

Ms Dawson had not spoken to or been seen by anyone since January 8, 1982 and had idolised her husband and adored her children, a three-judge panel heard.

She had an "unwavering commitment" to her marriage despite it crumbling around her and had no reason to cut contact with her family and friends, Hatfield added.

On the other hand, Dawson had shown he wanted his relationship with the girl, who can legally only be identified as JC, to be permanent.

His steps included moving her into his home on Sydney's northern beaches and leaving for Queensland with her to start a new life together.

A desperate Dawson who was obsessed with the girl had reason and motive to kill his wife, Mr Hatfield said.

Dawson watched the hearing by video-link from Clarence Correctional Centre, near Grafton.

Earlier on Tuesday, his barrister Belinda Rigg SC challenged Justice Harrison's verdict by saying her client had shown he was already willing to lose the relationship with his wife to be with the teenage student.

"He was no doubt capable of continuing that relationship, if JC was willing to, regardless of his wife," Rigg said.

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She argued the teen had said she did not want to continue the relationship with Dawson after the failed Queensland trip.

"The impediment to the relationship continuing was JC, not his wife," Rigg said.

"Lynette Dawson had never been an impediment so far as JC was concerned."

On the other hand, there was a reasonable possibility Ms Dawson had left the home to take some time for herself because of the mental anguish caused by her husband's pursuit of his student, the barrister argued.

Dawson claims he dropped his wife off at a train station and received a phone call from her the following day in which she said she needed some time alone to think things through.

Rigg said this was still a possibility and Justice Harrison could not find Ms Dawson was dead on January 9 and that her client had committed murder beyond reasonable doubt.

She told the three-judge panel that her client suffered a significant disadvantage in having to defend 40-year-old allegations and his prior good character needed to be taken into account.

But Justice Christine Adamson questioned whether his character should be given much weight considering how he conducted himself with the teenager while working as a teacher with students under his authority.

Rigg said the court could consider Dawson's non-violent and non-aggressive nature.

Justice Harrison sentenced the ex-Newtown Jets rugby league player to a maximum of 24 years in prison for his wife's murder.

Dawson's full jail stint will expire in August 2046 and he will be able to apply for parole in August 2041.

If his appeal succeeds, the court could either acquit him of murder or order a retrial.

The hearing continues.

Wildlife authorities have captured a large crocodile in Queensland after the reptile lunged at residents and displayed aggressive behaviour around boats.

The animal was captured in a baited trap at Cardwell Marina yesterday, less than a week after a three-metre crocodile was caught in the same location.

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) wildlife officer Ella Meeve said since the crocodile is more than four metres long, it must be dealt with as an "icon crocodile" under the state's conservation laws.

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"This means the decision on where the crocodile will be placed and housed must be made in consultation with the relevant traditional owners," Meeve said.

"It also means that the animal may only be placed with a registered crocodile farm or zoo which agrees to use it for educational purposes about crocodile conservation and their ecology."

The two crocodile captures have prompted a renewed warning for residents to be croc-safe.

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"I am asking everyone who uses the marina to make sensible choices around the water, and that includes the proper disposal of unwanted bait and fish frames," Meeve said.

"We believe the animals entered the marina because they could smell baited crab pots, or were being deliberately or inadvertently fed by people discarding fish frames in the area.

"While retrieving the trap from the marina, wildlife officers were able to provide Crocwise information to residents of the marina, and we thank them for their cooperation.

"People in Croc Country must dispose of bait and fish frames properly and they must ensure baited crab pots are not left above the low tide mark."

The four-metre crocodile will be temporarily housed at a DESI holding facility while authorities consult with traditional owners.

Crocodile sightings can be reported by using the QWildlife app, completing a crocodile sighting report on the DESI website, or by calling 1300 130 372.

The sentencing of the man who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been met with outrage, with David McBride to spend at least two years and three months behind bars.

McBride, 60, pleaded guilty to leaking classified defence information to journalists.

Justice David Mossop sentenced him to an aggregated five years and eight months in prison with a non-parole period of 27 months in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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McBride received a total of seven years and 11 months for three charges but some of the sentences will be served concurrently.

The legal team wasn't expecting such a severe result, his lawyer Mark Davis said, but flagged an appeal as early as this week.

"He's in f—king jail," he told supporters in the court room after McBride was taken into custody.

McBride won't be bailed during the appeal.

Human rights lawyers were outraged by the sentence.

"This is a dark day for Australian democracy," Human Rights Law Centre's Kieran Pender said.

Human Rights Watch's Australia director Daniela Gavshon also condemned the outcome.

"It's a stain on Australia's reputation that some of its soldiers have been accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and yet the first person convicted in relation to these crimes is a whistleblower not the abusers," she said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refused to comment on whistleblower protections when asked about the case given it was likely to be appealed.

McBride's supporters yelled out "shame" in the court room and raised their fists in solidarity while those closest to him cried when he was escorted out by officers.

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McBride's former wife, Sarah knew jail time was on the cards "but I'm in absolute shock," she said outside.

There was a significant need to deter similar actions but McBride's mental deterioration from a prison sentence needed to be considered, Justice Mossop told the court.

But his sentence was mitigated because of McBride's guilty plea, good character and potential harm prison would have on his mental health.

McBride believed soldiers were being "vexatiously" investigated for the war crime of murder to allay political concerns about the death of civilians.

"Self-confident people with strong opinions who are subject to legal duties not to disclose information must be deterred from making disclosures in order to advance their own opinions," Justice Mossop said during sentencing.

There was no "coherent argument" to back up McBride's belief he wasn't breaking the law as his defence force oath meant he was duty bound to make the disclosures, Justice Mossop said.

McBride took 235 documents – 207 of which were classified as "secret" – at defence sites and stored them in plastic tubs in a cupboard at his home.

"Unsurprisingly, this did not comply with the commonwealth government's policy on storage of information bearing the protective marking 'secret'," Justice Mossop said.

The justice accepted mental health impacted by depression and PTSD which was self-medicated by alcohol and substance abuse "made a material, if only minor, contribution to his offending conduct".

But "the grave breach of trust involved in the offending must be taken into account", the justice said.

There was ongoing concern the leak exposed soldiers and their families to an increased risk of harm and harassment as well as possible exploitation from foreign spies, he said.

Speaking to his supporters outside court before of his sentencing, McBride said: "I did not break my oath to the people of Australia and the soldiers that keep us safe".

The leaked documents led to reports about Australian special forces soldiers committing alleged war crimes.

An inquiry later found credible information about 23 incidents of potential war crimes, which involved the killing of 39 Afghans between 2005 and 2016.

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