Tony Wittman admits holding victim hostage at Melbourne Lost Dogs Home with an assault weapon while dressed in military-style By AAP, Guardian Newspaper A former soldier has blamed post-traumatic stress disorder caused in part by two army tours in Afghanistan…
By Cameron Houston, The Age The state’s corruption watchdog is investigating Victoria Police over allegations that information from privileged conversations between a senior member of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang and his lawyer was potentially used to build a legal…
Mining billionaire says world-first prosecution aims to prevent Australians being scammed through clickbait advertising on social media By Cait Kelly The Guardian The Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has launched criminal proceedings against Facebook alleging the tech giant breached federal anti-money laundering laws…
By James Clayton & Jasmin Dyer BBC News Play video here... Amber Norsworthy lives in Mississippi with her four children. It had just turned 3pm when she got home on 27 December. She received a notification on her phone. "My…
By Tammy Mills and Adam Cooper Cleaver Greene, the fictional cocaine-snorting, alcohol-swilling, lovable larrikin lawyer from TV’s Rake is hardly a conventional poster boy for Victoria’s courts. Nevertheless, Richard Roxburgh – who played Greene, the walking scandal of a criminal defence barrister,…
By Heather McNeill, Lucy Manly and Gary Adshead Melbourne bar and restaurant owner Hayden Burbank and financial planner Mark Babbage have been arrested after allegedly entering Western Australia by falsely claiming to be Darwin residents and attending the AFL grand final. The pair were…
Stephen Cooper, 46, stole the erection-enhancing pills from Lloyds PharmacyOffence took place eight days after police executed a drugs warrant at his homeCooper admitted possession of a class B drug and theft from a shopHis lawyer said the offences were…
By Naomi Neilson An order has been made to strike out the name of the lawyer who counselled fathers of female genital mutilation victims to lie to police, an offence that the Court of Appeal said “strikes at the heart of…
By AP/ABC News Apple says it is planning to scan US iPhones for images of child abuse, an announcement that has the support of child protection groups. But the move has raised concerns among security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to monitor…
By ABC News A Perth man who had tradespeople visit his home when he was meant to be quarantining has been sentenced to seven months in jail for breaching COVID rules. The 53-year-old arrived at Perth Airport from Brisbane on June…