Tag: Courts and Trials
Nuttall committal hearing continues
The committal hearing of corruption charges against former Queensland Government minister Gordon Nuttall resumes in Brisbane today.[MORE]
Escapee to front Southport court
An 18-year-old man who escaped from police custody last week is expected to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court today.[MORE]
Govt defends workplace laws
The Tasmanian Government says there should be no political interference in the legal operation of the Workplace Health and Safety Act.[MORE]
Lloyd faces jail in Singapore
ABC reporter Peter Lloyd likely to be jailed on drug charges in Singapore today.[MORE]
German mother found guilty in babies in freezer case
A German mother has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for killing two of her babies whose bodies she stashed in the family freezer.[MORE]
Man fined over road rage incident
A man has been convicted and fined $400 for tailgating a woman in a road rage incident in Darwin.[MORE]
Man granted bail over alleged glassing
A 23-year-old man has been granted bail after allegedly glassing a Darwin security guard.[MORE]
SAJC ballot 'filled out' for new member, court told
A court hears a woman had a SA Jockey Club ballot paper filled out for her, to get free membership.[MORE]
Hit-and-run accused 'couldn't remember' incident
The District Court in Brisbane has heard a man charged over the hit-and-run death of a woman on the Gold Coast told a friend he could not remember the incident. [MORE]
Tyre blow-out caused fatal car crash, court told
The lawyers for a man charged over the death of two young footballers in a car crash has called the case to be dismissed. [MORE]
Abuse campaigner defends 'paedophile fax'
An anti-child abuse campaigner has told his Supreme Court defamation trial he was simply following orders when he sent a fax alleging four South Australians were paedophiles.[MORE]
Cyclist French wins defamation payout
Olympic cyclist Mark French has won a damages payout from a radio station that wrongly implied he was a drug cheat.[MORE]
Court told of 'mistaken identity' killing
The Supreme Court has heard that a man was killed in a case of mistaken identity outside Kilburn Football Club in Adelaide in July last year.[MORE]
Man faces court over fatal road crash
The case of a man charged over the death of two football players in a road smash two years ago has started in the Toowoomba District Court.[MORE]
Mercanti on trial over Northbridge assault
The former Coffin Cheaters bikie gang member, Troy Mercanti, has gone on trial in the Perth District Court accused of assaulting a man at a Northbridge nightclub.[MORE]
Gray angry over workplace charges
Gunns director Robin Gray has lashed out after the dismissal of workplace safety charges.[MORE]
Murder trial hears of stabbing aftermath
A Hobart court has heard a young man performed CPR on his dying friend before punching the teenager accused of his murder.[MORE]
Former officer facing eight charges: PIC
The New South Wales Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has ordered a former superintendent to face court on a string of charges, including perverting the course of justice.[MORE]
Owner fined for clearing hundreds of trees
A landowner is fined $119,000 for cutting down hundreds of trees on a SA property.[MORE]
Doctor escapes jail over sex assault on transsexual
A doctor from Melbourne's western suburbs has been given a suspended sentence for an indecent act on a mentally ill transsexual patient.[MORE]
Arsonist given suspended jail term
A man who set fire to his fast food restaurant at Salisbury in Adelaide has been given a suspended jail sentence in the District Court.[MORE]
Goulburn Valley man cleared over wife's murder
A Goulburn Valley man walked free from court at the weekend, after being found not guilty of the murder of his wife 17 years ago.[MORE]
New laws against vexatious litigants
Laws to prevent people repeatedly launching unreasonable lawsuits have come into force across New South Wales.[MORE]
Man to front court over Gympie home invasion
A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a violent home invasion in Gympie.[MORE]
Charges against Gunns directors dismissed
Workplace charges against the directors of Tasmanian timber company Gunns have been dismissed.[MORE]
