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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.

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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.

Courts reveal true scale of cyber attack on system

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

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

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.

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Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

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.

Government moves to suspend judge accused of assault

Government moves to suspend judge accused of assault

Government moves to suspend judge accused of assault

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

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

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

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

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

Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle

Crackdown on former detainees could face legal hurdle

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

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

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

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

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.

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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.

Whakaari owners convicted on NZ volcano safety charge

Four years after an eruption killed 22 people on New Zealand's White Island, Whakaari Management Ltd has been convicted on a workplace safety charge.

Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal

A judge has challenged court findings that he was not immune from being sued and should pay part of $300,000 to a man wrongfully imprisoned by his orders.

First female chief justice farewelled as 'leader'

The High Court of Australia has recognised the achievements of its first female chief justice, Susan Kiefel, ahead of her retirement.

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Court challenge to Netanyahu's judicial overhaul begins

Israel’s Supreme Court has opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul.

Trump seeks disqualification of judge in election case

Donald Trump has argued in a court filing a judge’s prior statements on the January 6, 2021 attack raise questions about her impartiality.

Volcano charges dropped against NZ White Island owners

The owners of White Island will no longer face charges against them as individuals for failings leading up to the deadly volcano eruption in 2019.

Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia election case

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and won’t travel to Atlanta for arraignment.

Justice Stephen Gageler to become next High Court chief

The Albanese government has announced Justice Stephen Gageler will replace retiring High Court chief justice Susan Kiefel in November.

Lehrmann inquiry report to be released after media leak

The ACT government will release the findings of an investigation into Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial after the report was given to various media outlets.

Israel's Netanyahu takes hit in polls as crisis deepens

Israel's long-serving right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a hit in the polls as the country's judicial crisis deepens amid mass street protests.

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