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'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

'Postcard Bandit' in legal bid for freedom from WA jail

The bank robber dubbed 'the Postcard Bandit' has launched legal proceedings in WA, asking a court to declare his prison sentence invalid and order his release.

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

After initially being spared jail, former Fijian leader Frank Bainimarama has been handed a one-year term for perverting the course of justice.

Man filmed dogs 'smashing roos' in front of daughter

Man filmed dogs 'smashing roos' in front of daughter

Man filmed dogs 'smashing roos' in front of daughter

Man filmed dogs 'smashing roos' in front of daughter

A man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after filming his hunting dogs fighting or killing a wombat, a deer, two kangaroos and two cats.

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Pedophile who abused kids on Snapchat jailed

Pedophile who abused kids on Snapchat jailed

A pedophile who targeted girls on Snapchat has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.

'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

'None of them asked for this': keeping kids out of jail

The case of a boy acquitted of robbery charges has been used as an example of a youth crime crisis. But experts agree jail should be the last resort for kids.

Freedom beckons for prisoner after 40 years behind bars

Freedom beckons for prisoner after 40 years behind bars

Derek Bromley, who has served 40 years behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit, could walk free if a parole board rules in his favour.

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Electronic monitors will alert police if teenagers charged with serious crimes don't follow their bail conditions as part of a new trial in Victoria.

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NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

Advocates are calling for all jurisdictions to ban spit hoods, after NSW became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting their use, following SA.

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Alabama 'proves' nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Kenneth Smith writhed and shook as he died from nitrogen asphyxiation, the first death row inmate to undergo the controversial new execution method.

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids are grossly over-represented in juvenile detention and while reducing the numbers is a Closing the Gap target, the figures are getting worse.

Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder three weeks after a tomahawk attack on a 68-year-old man west of Brisbane.

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

'I can't breathe': family demands spit hood ban

Before she died in custody Selesa Tafaifa was pleading for her asthma medication and crying out 'I can't breathe', an inquest into her death heard.

How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

How to make a criminal: send a child to youth detention

Advocates say early intervention is the key to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the youth justice system.

Bail reforms set to keep more Victorians out of jail

Bail reforms set to keep more Victorians out of jail

Bail reforms set to keep more Victorians out of jail

Bail reforms set to keep more Victorians out of jail

The Victorian government will introduce long-awaited reforms to make it easier for low-level offenders to get bail and cut down on people on remand.

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Greyhound trainer punished over 'white powder' scandal

A Victorian greyhound racing trainer has been handed a suspended one-month ban after he and top jockey Jamie Kah were caught up in a social media scandal.

Inquiry called for youth detainee transfers to Don Dale

An inquiry has been launched into the transfer of youth to a detention centre where a past royal commission found evidence Aboriginal children were mistreated.

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

A parole loophole allowing criminals to spend less time behind bars has been scrapped after laws passed the Legislative Council.

'Egregious breach': Teen's sentence cut after isolation

An Aboriginal teen who spent more than two years on remand in a Queensland youth detention centre was in solitary confinement for much of that time.

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Push to scrap fines for breaching good behaviour orders

Victorians would no longer face criminal charges for specifically breaching good behaviour orders under a recommendation by the Sentencing Advisory Council.

Jubilation as free Folbigg walks 'into the sunshine'

Supporters of Kathleen Folbigg say justice has been done, with her pardon and release following two decades in jail over the deaths of her four children.

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