Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
McDonalds appeals against snub over forth outlet
McDonald's Australia has vowed to push on with its controversial plan for fourth outlet in Port Macquarie.[MORE]
Father to be extradited over abduction charges
A man facing charges of abducting his daughter from an Adelaide playground will be extradited from New South Wales this morning.[MORE]
Maitland Show manslaughter trial continues
A teenager on trial for manslaughter over the death of a man at the Maitland Show has told the District Court he was being wrongly blamed shortly after the fatal fight.[MORE]
Student hotline set up after sex pest leaves
Students at Curtin University say they are satisfied with the institution's handling of misconduct complaints against a former academic.[MORE]
Letterman extortionist out of jail
A former television producer who tried to extort $US2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women has been released from jail.[MORE]
Man stabbed in abdomen
A man is in a serious condition on Queensland's Gold Coast after being stabbed.[MORE]
Men charged with alcohol, firearms offences
Three men will face court on Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria after alcohol and a gun were found in a boat.[MORE]
Courts won't apply new sex offender laws: Opposition
The Queensland Opposition has welcomed new sex offender laws but says Queensland's courts are too weak to implement them.[MORE]
Rapper TI arrested
Rapper TI has been released from jail after being arrested in Los Angeles for possessing drugs.[MORE]
Man charged over drug laboratory
Police say they have uncovered a drug laboratory and firearms at a house at Kingaroy, north west of Brisbane.[MORE]
US sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe
The US Justice Department is suing an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations the sheriff discriminates against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.[MORE]
Former SA bureaucrat loses 'stashed cash' case
Former senior bureaucrat Kate Lennon has lost her case against the SA Government over the 'stashed cash' affair.[MORE]
Chaplain faces more charges over child pornography
The Perth Magistrates Court has been told two new charges have been laid against a former chaplain at a private girls' school who is accused of possessing child pornography.[MORE]
Ex-policeman's cardiac death avoidable: coroner
A coronial inquest has found the death of a former policeman after an exercise stress test at a Sydney hospital was avoidable.[MORE]
WikiLeaks founder rejects 'baseless' rape claims
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he is dumbfounded that Swedish prosecutors have re-opened a rape investigation against him. [MORE]
Man gets life for wife's riverbed murder
Alice Springs man sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 25 years for beating his wife to death in a river bed.[MORE]
Ombudsman finds domestic violence campaign 'misleading'
A national men's group is claiming victory over what it calls a feminist agenda on domestic violence.[MORE]
Court overturns duo's transgender legal recognition
Two transgender West Australians have lost the latest round in a fight to be legally considered men.[MORE]
Teenager jailed for 14yo's murder
A teenager will spend at least seven-and-a-half years in jail for the murder of another boy in Adelaide's city streets.[MORE]
Uni lecturer pressures students for sex
The Corruption and Crime Commission has found a former Curtin University lecturer tried to pressure students into sexual favours in return for higher marks.[MORE]
Questions over release of serial sex offender
The Law Society of WA has defended a decision to release a serial rapist from prison back into the Bunbury community.[MORE]
Boy at home bitten by police dog
An eight-year-old boy is in a Brisbane hospital after being bitten by a police dog.[MORE]
MP loses speeding fine appeal
A state independent MP has lost an appeal against his conviction for a speeding fine.[MORE]
Company fined over outback rigger's death
A company has been fined $140,000 and must compensate the family of a rig worker who died in the outback.[MORE]
Jury dismissed in Winefield murder trial
The jury in the murder trial of Mitchell Anthony Winefield in Coffs Harbour has been dismissed.[MORE]
