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Call for sex assault trial review to go further

Call for sex assault trial review to go further

A review of sexual assault trial cases should be expanded to include police, says one MP as the NSW premier backs an under-fire leading prosecutor.

International court referral has 'no credibility': PM

International court referral has 'no credibility': PM

International court referral has 'no credibility': PM

International court referral has 'no credibility': PM

A legal referral accusing the federal government of supporting alleged war crimes in the Middle East has been rejected by the prime minister.

Investigation into Supreme Court judge dropped

Investigation into Supreme Court judge dropped

Investigation into Supreme Court judge dropped

Investigation into Supreme Court judge dropped

An investigation into a Victorian judge based on a complaint by the state's top prosecutor has been dropped because the Supreme Court justice retired.

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Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules

Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules

An Illinois judge has removed former US president Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.

US Supreme Court to decide Trump 2020 election case

US Supreme Court to decide Trump 2020 election case

The US Supreme Court will in April decide whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges that he interfered with the 2020 US election.

Unwilling deportee tests High Court detention ruling

Unwilling deportee tests High Court detention ruling

An immigration detainee is fighting for freedom after a decade but the Commonwealth is pushing to keep those who don't co-operate with authorities locked up.

Judge resigns on social media over prosecutor complaint

Judge resigns on social media over prosecutor complaint

A Victorian judge has announced his resignation on social media and in court after a formal complaint by the state's top prosecutor.

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Laws proposed to improve Children's Court media access

Laws proposed to improve Children's Court media access

Laws proposed to improve Children's Court media access

Laws proposed to improve Children's Court media access

The Queensland premier has moved to improve media access to Children's Court cases through legislative reforms.

Premier to discuss media access to courts

Premier to discuss media access to courts

Premier to discuss media access to courts

Premier to discuss media access to courts

After a boy accused of murder appeared in a closed court hearing, Queensland Premier Steven Miles says he will speak to the attorney-general about media access.

'Overstretched' NSW judges call for more pay, resources

'Overstretched' NSW judges call for more pay, resources

'Overstretched' NSW judges call for more pay, resources

'Overstretched' NSW judges call for more pay, resources

Judges and magistrates have been pushed to their limits while real wages decrease, NSW's top judicial officer says.

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

After being taken to court by the corporate watchdog, Westpac has been penalised for engaging in in unconscionable conduct in 2016.

No 'magic number' to reduce hung juries, inquiry told

No 'magic number' to reduce hung juries, inquiry told

No 'magic number' to reduce hung juries, inquiry told

No 'magic number' to reduce hung juries, inquiry told

The merits of shortening mandatory jury deliberation times are being examined in a bid to reduce instances of hung juries and retrials.

Journos' secret calls to former judge under spotlight

Journos' secret calls to former judge under spotlight

Journos' secret calls to former judge under spotlight

Journos' secret calls to former judge under spotlight

Lawyers for the ACT's former top prosecutor are seeking to expose communications between a high-profile journalist and the man investigating his conduct.

Bayer ordered to pay $US2.25 billion in Roundup trial

Bayer ordered to pay $US2.25 billion in Roundup trial

Bayer ordered to pay $US2.25 billion in Roundup trial

Bayer ordered to pay $US2.25 billion in Roundup trial

Bayer has been ordered to pay $US2.25 billion to a US man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup weedkiller.

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Courts reveal true scale of cyber attack on system

Court Services Victoria has revealed the extent of a cyber attack, with eight years' worth of recorded hearings potentially accessed.

UN finds Australia in breach of human rights covenant

Australia breached the cultural rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people, the United Nations Human Rights Committee says, raising questions about native title.

Government abandons push to suspend accused judge

A push to suspend a Supreme Court judge facing charges of assault and emotional abuse has been dropped by the Tasmanian government.

Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

Lawyers for a Supreme Court judge accused of assault and emotional abuse have argued a parliamentary move to suspend him is not constitutional.

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Government moves to suspend judge accused of assault

Tasmania's parliament will consider whether a Supreme Court judge facing allegations of emotional abuse and assault should be suspended.

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

NSW police had a culture of fabricating evidence at the time a group of men were convicted over an alleged terror plot, an inquiry has heard.

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

A judicial inquiry is reviewing the convictions of the so-called "Croatian Six", who were jailed over an alleged 1979 plot to blow up targets across Sydney.

Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle

Tough new laws including tracking devices and jail for breaching visa conditions for 93 released detainees are likely to face a legal challenge, an expert says.

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

A contractor has been fined for causing the pain, suffering and deaths of dozens of koalas, after bulldozing habitat on a property in south west Victoria.

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

Australian-first move to raise criminal age welcomed

Non-profits and advocacy bodies have welcomed the ACT becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 to 14.

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