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Latest news: Crime, Law and Justice
Civil liberties group questions double jeopardy revamp
A leading civil liberties group has taken aim at Queensland's proposed double jeopardy law revamp, saying "two wrongs do not make a right".
Dec 01, 2023
NSW police gain power to launch hate crime prosecutions
Law changes will allow police in NSW to prosecute people with inciting violence based on race, religion or sexual orientation without external approval.
Nov 30, 2023
Most Australians don't know meaning of coercive control
Many states will soon make it illegal, but still close to half of all Australians don't know what coercive control is.
Nov 30, 2023
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Hundreds of millions of scam texts blocked by telcos
Telcos have blocked a wave of 336.7 million scam texts since July 2022, according to new figures, but many are still managing to get through.
Nov 30, 2023
Fake psychologist fined after treating patients
A woman has been fined after claiming to be a registered psychologist for months at a Queensland clinic, treating vulnerable patients and children.
Nov 30, 2023
'Vile demon' jailed for drugging and preying on girls
A man targeted vulnerable teenage girls with drugs and sexually assaulted them while he was subject to either parole, bail or a suspended sentence.
Nov 30, 2023
Fearful man 'begged to be rescued' before disappearing
A man who disappeared in remote Queensland had phoned his cousin asking to be rescued from pig hunting group he was with, the Coroners Court has been told.
Nov 30, 2023
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Doctors risk charges over online voluntary euthanasia
The Federal Court has ruled voluntary assisted dying laws equate to suicide, leaving doctors who help patients end their lives online at risk of prosecution.
Nov 30, 2023
Higgins denies fabricating Parliament House rape claim
Brittany Higgins has stood by her claim she was sexually assaulted on a federal minister's couch and denied suggestions she lied about it to keep her job.
Nov 30, 2023
Priest charged with historical child sex offences
A priest has been charged with eight counts of indecent treatment of boys under 14, dating back more than half a century
Nov 30, 2023
Youth block of adult prison to shut after teen's death
A high-security youth wing at an adult prison where Indigenous teenager Cleveland Dodd recently fatally self-harmed will be closed and replaced.
Nov 30, 2023
Asylum seeker 'Ned Kelly' freed from endless detention
An asylum seeker held for more than a decade has won a Federal Court appeal against the government's indefinite detention.
Nov 30, 2023
Premier used cannabis but snuffs out reform just yet
Victoria has left the door ajar for a policy change on cannabis as two senior government members admit to past use, including Premier Jacinta Allan.
Nov 30, 2023
Ex-cop fails in bid to appeal child sex convictions
A former police officer has failed in his bid to appeal convictions for for sexually abusing a teen with judges rejecting arguments on extradition and evidence.
Nov 30, 2023
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Seven, Stokes to produce emails and pay for lost appeal
Seven Network and its chairman Kerry Stokes have lost their bid to hang on to emails relating to Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation suit against newspapers.
Nov 30, 2023
Accused nursing home rapist jailed for similar crime
A NSW politician has used parliamentary privilege to claim a nursing home resident's alleged rapist was previously jailed over a similar crime.
Nov 30, 2023
Millions of cigarettes, 100,000 vapes seized in raids
Police have raided storage facilities and arrested an alleged illegal tobacco supplier as part of a coordinated fight against the trade.
Nov 29, 2023
Govt faces class action over First Nations claims
The Queensland government faces a major class action by First Nations children and parents for their "systemic failure" to reunite families.
Nov 29, 2023
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Higgins says she couldn't scream during alleged rape
Brittany Higgins has detailed her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann and criticised the government response while testifying at his Federal Court defamation trial.
Nov 29, 2023
Federal agent admits to 'error' in former US pilot case
A court has been told not to act as a "rubber stamp" for the US as a former fighter pilot and Australian citizen fights extradition.
Nov 29, 2023
Woman charged after crash kills girl, 5, unborn baby
A 26-year-old Shepparton woman will face court charged with dangerous driving causing death after a crash killed a child and an unborn baby.
Nov 29, 2023
Racing hoon jailed for fatal crash in souped-up car
A speeding hoon who crashed into another car and killed its driver while racing in an illegally modified car has been jailed for five years.
Nov 29, 2023
'Deplorable' scammer duped prospective renters
Police are appealing for help to find a man they allege falsely advertised short-stay accommodation for lease before taking money from prospective renters.
Nov 29, 2023
Double jeopardy laws to take in more offences
The test for double jeopardy in Queensland will be reformed to include another 10 offences after proposed laws were tabled to parliament.
Nov 29, 2023
Long wait for justice ends as singer's killer jailed
Paul Charlton has been sentenced to jail for the 2007 murder of girlfriend Joanne Howell in what the judge described as an extreme act of domestic violence.
Nov 29, 2023
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