August 6, 2026 — 3:50pm

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A wife’s secret recording of her husband admitting he had raped her has been used by prosecutors to help secure his conviction.

The man fought all the way to the High Court to have the audio recording, made on a mobile phone, excluded from evidence in his trial.

The court this week dismissed the man’s appeal against his conviction on two counts of rape and ruled the recording was admissible in evidence.

The man, whose identity cannot be revealed because it would indirectly identify his former…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU