By Bianka Farmakis How bad does a first date have to be to walk away with a $236,000 lawsuit? For UK Martin Conway, it comes down to 'negligence' — or so he claims after allegedly catching herpes from a kiss on a…
By Hannah Wootton Financial Review In the space of a fortnight when COVID-19 hit, women in the legal industry got what many had pushed for over decades: the flexibility to work from home without sabotaging their careers in a field infamous for its…
Child will reportedly have a record until 2032 after asking in shop if he could use fake euros By Agence France-Presse & The Guardian Swiss police have investigated an eight-year-old boy after he allegedly asked whether he could use a…
Disruption to supplies, diversion of police resources and collapsing businesses all create opportunities By Misha Glenny At the outset, Covid-19 and the lockdown disoriented organised crime and its activities as much as the rest of us. But organised crime is…
By AAP Counselling and support for West Australians experiencing domestic violence is being cut as the State Government negotiates its contracts, support providers say. Relationships Australia WA says organisations such as theirs are being offered no extra funding, and in…
By Phil Hickey Booze buses will be back on WA roads from this Saturday, after being banished several months ago due to COVID-19. Booze buses were taken off the roads in mid March after police said it would “minimise the…
By Rhiannon Shine The number of people seeking help at WA hospitals for drug abuse has dropped dramatically during the pandemic. The number of methamphetamine-related presentations at WA emergency departments has fallen significantly during COVID-19, while the drug's street value…
By The Guardian Terrence Leroy found not guilty after proving that he was hired by another man to tie him up but given the wrong address. Two men hired to carry out a stranger’s sexual fantasy of being tied up…
By Eliza McPhee for Daily Mail Australia A high -rofile real estate agent known for selling million dollar mansions has allegedly been caught stealing open house signs from his competitors. Daniel Gonzalez, who owns Realty Lane, has been charged with…
By Eugene Boisvert A judge has found that a former bikie gang member was put in immigration detention unlawfully for almost two years but has only compensated him for 20 minutes of his time in custody. The judgement in favour…