Young offenders in NSW are more likely to end up in court than in a diversion program, and there is a trend for police to take a more punitive approach to dealing with children. New research from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows a decline in the proportion of young offenders officially … Read more
The mother of Australian pop star Vanessa Amorosi has two months to leave the home where she has lived for twenty years after a heated argument with her daughter.
In a defamation case, it was established that Brittany Higgins received therapy within days of her alleged rape in Parliament House. Contrary to her own statements to the media, therapy was not available for months. Ms Higgins is at loggerheads with her former boss, Senator Linda Reynolds, over a series of social media posts that … Read more
Nicheliving's lawyers accused the state government of trying to “throw the troubled construction company on the trash heap” while it fights to regain its license. The group is arguing before the State Administrative Tribunal that the Building Services Board's decision earlier this month not to renew their registration was “completely wrong”, according to lawyer Martin … Read more
Interpreters claim their profession is undervalued by the courts in the state of Victoria because their working hours and salaries have been cut to save costs. Interpreters say people from different cultures, languages or who are deaf are at risk of being denied access to justice due to cuts to Court Services Victoria.
An eastern Sydney dog trainer who allegedly stalked and attacked a man with a knife in Sydney's glamorous eastern suburbs is back in custody after being caught in a “highly drug-induced state” a month after her release. Courtnie Alexandria Donlan pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited drug and breaching a court order at Downing … Read more
New details have emerged in the case of three defendants who allegedly planned a murder involving axes, pillows and a contract killer.
A monster who broke into a house and raped a sleeping nine-year-old child tried to gain his freedom, but psychiatrists warned of the “swift” nature of his sick crime.
The nation's top judges must decide whether the benefits of broad judicial immunity outweigh the potential harm to individuals who would then be unable to seek compensation, says the lawyer for a man who successfully sued a judge. Perry Herzfeld SC, representing the man known by the pseudonym Mr Stradford, filed submissions on Thursday, the … Read more
The former head of the Department of Justice has described allegations that he was part of a group that opposed positive changes at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre as “absolute nonsense”. Adam Tomison was subpoenaed again Thursday to answer further questions at the Cleveland-Dodd Court inquiry and responded strongly to Andrew Beck's testimony earlier this … Read more