By Naomi Neilson The Lawyer X inquiry’s final report has found that former barrister Nicola Gobbo’s work with Victoria Police was “inexcusable” and the community and courts are entitled to their concerns that she has undermined the law and the administration…
By Jack Snape A proposal to merge the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court has come under heavy criticism from parliamentarians and the legal profession. The Government has said the merger, which it aims to progress through Parliament this…
Police say 39-year-old had filled in a form stating he had a legitimate reason to leave home By Kim Willsher French police have fined a man who left his home with a written lockdown declaration stating he was out to…
By Joanna Menagh After 13 years fighting to clear his name, most of that time in custody, WA man Scott Austic has been found not guilty — after a second trial — of murdering his pregnant lover. WARNING: Aboriginal and…
By Naomi Neilson Proceedings have been launched in the Victorian Supreme Court to remove gangland criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo from the roll of practitioners. Just months before an explosive report is due that details the Lawyer X human source saga,…
By court reporter Meagan Dillon and Mahalia Carter After deliberating for five days, a South Australian Supreme Court jury has failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Caroline Nilsson, who was accused of faking a home invasion to cover up…
By Amy Johnston A 25-year-old Perth man has faced court charged over the alleged online sexual exploitation of 112 girls from various countries. The man allegedly pretended to be a 15-year-old social media celebrity to befriend the girls before blackmailing…
By Dan Oakes The wife of an Australian commando who killed himself in 2017 repeatedly raised concerns about his violence towards her and excessive alcohol consumption, but he was still deployed overseas. An inquest into the death of Corporal Ian…
Appeal court’s ruling in favour of singer, who says she was abused for wanting pet ban changed, could have far-reaching consequences for apartment blocks By Mostafa Rachwani The owner of a miniature schnauzer has emerged victorious after a long battle…
By Associated Press in Galveston Donald Neely says officers’ conduct ‘extreme and outrageous’Lawsuit accuses Galveston and city’s police force of negligence Watch the police bodycam footage here... A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on…