Accused lieutenant of illegal tobacco syndicate released on bail
Another alleged member of a syndicate that sells illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes across Victoria has been granted community release.
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Ex-child star demands bail 'to get more than $150 a week'
A troubled former child star has told a court of the “helplessness and despair” he felt due to a devastating financial management order as he applied for bail over an alleged assault on a housemate. Felix Dean, 27, represented himself without a lawyer in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Friday afternoon as he … Read more
Drug offenses lawyer gets bail on third attempt
A lawyer on remand for drug trafficking has avoided returning to the place he described as a “hell on earth” and a “prison within a prison” after being granted bail on his third attempt. Anthony Grant, 44, is charged with 13 offenses including possessing and trafficking a commercial quantity of GHB and ketamine, as well … Read more
Former cricket star Michael Jonathon Slater suggests moving to rehabilitation clinic in New South Wales in bail application
Disgraced former Australian cricket star Michael Slater has proposed moving to another state to undergo rehabilitation treatment as he faces a string of domestic violence-related offences, a court has heard. Mr Slater, a former Test cricketer and commentator, is accused of assaulting and choking a woman during the alleged violent tirade, which lasted several months, … Read more
Hoani Kevin Charles Paku: Man accused of chasing and ramming police car released on bail pending negotiations
A man who claims police unnecessarily rammed his car has been granted bail pending trial on charges of reckless driving and pursuit. Hoani Kevin Charles Paku, 38, appeared in Geraldton Local Court via video link from Greenough Regional Prison on Friday after his lawyer had previously argued that his charges arose from the actions of … Read more
Caroll Hopkinson, nurse accused of murdering her husband, is released on bail and must see a doctor for psychiatric treatment
A nurse accused of murdering her husband has asked a court to grant her bail, citing police concerns about her own mental health.
Jamie Wood: Forrestfield man denied bail after dangerous police chase at Perth Airport – caught with machete
Chaos broke out outside Perth Airport on Sunday evening when an SUV drove onto the pavement and nearly hit a pedestrian during a police chase. Australian Federal Police allege Forrestfield man Jamie Wood put the lives of the public at risk when he fled from police outside Terminal 1 in a blue Nissan Patrol at … Read more