Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
Man attacks woman on Sydney train
Police are still looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman on a train in Sydney's west last night.[MORE]
Party-goers attack family with bats, bottles
Police say a family in Sydney's south west were attacked by several men after complaining about a loud party.[MORE]
Probe begins into fatal police pursuit
An investigation has been launched into a police pursuit in Adelaide's north that ended with the deaths of two drivers.[MORE]
A-G welcomes ruling against convicted murderer
Michael Atkinson has welcomed a Supreme Court decision dismissing an argument that a convicted murderer should be allowed automatic parole.[MORE]
Man charged over alleged pub glassing
A 27-year-old man has been charged over a glassing at the Royal Exchange Hotel in Brisbane's inner-west last night.[MORE]
Human remains found in drain
Human remains have been discovered in a drain in Launceston in Tasmania's north.[MORE]
Tenants may be owed overpaid rent under new ruling
The Darwin Community Legal Service says thousands of renters could be in line for compensation due to a legal ruling earlier this month.[MORE]
Haneef decision '$8m too late'
Lawyers and Bob Brown want the AFP to explain why it decided to pursue Mohamed Haneef over terrorism charges.[MORE]
Concerns for baby girl born to prison inmate
Tasmania's head of child protection says there are significant concerns over the wellbeing of a baby girl born to an inmate at Hobart's Risdon Prison last week.[MORE]
Man sought over Gold Coast stabbing
Police are searching for a man over a stabbing at Labrador on the Gold Coast last night.[MORE]
Not guilty plea entered for Karadzic
The ICTY entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes.[MORE]
Haneef to seek compensation, lawyer confirms
A lawyer representing Mohamed Haneef has confirmed his client will seek compensation.[MORE]
Police investigate armed robbery at Canberra house
Canberra detectives are investigating an armed robbery at a Scullin house this afternoon.[MORE]
Teens charged over taxi driver assault
Two teenagers have been charged over an attack on a taxi driver at Wyndham Vale in Melbourne's west on Friday morning.[MORE]
Family welcomes hit-and-run sentence appeal
The family of a Cairns hit-and-run victim has welcomed the Attorney-General Kerry Shine's decision to appeal against the sentence handed to the drunk driver involved in the accident. [MORE]
Claremont footage sparks dozens of leads
Police in Perth say they have receive more than one hundred telephone calls to Crime Stoppers after a public plea for information on the Claremont serial killings.[MORE]
Woman charged over attack on police officer
A female police officer has been treated in hospital after being assaulted by a woman in North Perth.[MORE]
Change laws for 'L' drivers: Coroner
An inquest into a fatal traffic crash has prompted the Coroner, Alistair Hope, to recommend the Road Traffic Act be reviewed to allow for stricter penalties for learner drivers that breach their permits.[MORE]
AFP drops case against Haneef
The AFP has declared that the Indian-born doctor Mohamed Haneef is no longer a person of interest.[MORE]
Chief Justice honoured at retirement ceremony
The Federal Attorney-General has told the High Court the outgoing Chief Justice has left a substantial mark on Australia's legal history.[MORE]
Policeman escapes jail for possessing child porn
A former Perth police constable has received a suspended jail term for possessing more than 150 images of child pornography while he was still a serving officer. [MORE]
Ashmore Reef people smuggler pleads guilty
An Indonesian man is facing up to 20 years' jail for bringing hundreds of illegal immigrants to Ashmore Reef at the height of the people smuggling controversy in 1990.[MORE]
Grand final brawl 'an embarrassment to Alice Springs'
Two men have been given suspended jail sentences for their part in last year's CAFL grand final brawl.[MORE]
Date set for police bashing trial
A date has been set for the trial of three family members accused of involvement in a fight at Joondalup in which a police officer was seriously injured.[MORE]
Inquiry finds no evidence Aust troops bashed Afghans
An inquiry by the Defence Force has found there is no evidence to support claims Australian soldiers mistreated Afghan detainees in Afghanistan.[MORE]
