
State doomed to ‘repeat’ deaths with harsher bail laws
Laws to tighten the granting of bail for children and repeat serious offenders have been criticised as knee-jerk by some legal and Aboriginal groups.
Laws to tighten the granting of bail for children and repeat serious offenders have been criticised as knee-jerk by some legal and Aboriginal groups.
A state government has promised to rapidly roll out an Australian-first machete ban but is copping criticism for its past opposition.
Federal police have tracked down an accused drug smuggler who was allegedly trying to sail to Indonesia after skipping out from a rehabilitation centre.
Police have made 31 arrests in 24 hours after major changes to bail laws, causing courts to grind to a stop, leaving authorities scrambling for solutions.
A state government has lodged notices of appeal over what they have described as "manifestly inadequate" sentences.
A state opposition leader is under mounting pressure following a defamation ruling, with one of his frontbench team announcing their resignation.
Blue-collar unionists are rallying against a forced takeover of the construction union, saying the laws strip them of their rights, as a legal challenge begins.
Victims and witnesses to certain crimes won't have to testify in court multiple times under reforms aimed at reducing the chance of increasing their trauma.
An AI-powered legal service is helping former couples divide marital assets and, while it will not suit everyone, organisers say it is saving users money.
The CFMEU has signalled it could challenge new laws forcing it into administration for at least three years, as parliament agreed to pass the reforms.
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has tasked his department to have new laws ready to go if the tarnished CFMEU push to fight its administration.
Greg Lynn's lawyer indicated he will appeal his murder conviction over the death of camper Carol Clay and may use a rare legal manoeuvre to delay sentencing.
Robert Farquharson, who was convicted of murdering his three sons in 2005, is preparing a new legal appeal.
A Sydney bikie seriously injured after his brother was fatally gunned down wants less time in prison for his role in destroying evidence of another killing.
The Australian energy regulator is taking a Queensland power plant owner to court over alleged compliance failures at a beleaguered coal-fired facility.
The woman accused of assaulting the former Northern Territory chief minister with a crepe represented herself in court in Darwin.
Charges are set to be laid after allegations of significant damage to the heritage-listed Wave Hill Walk-Off route following an investigation.
An accused serial stabber has refused to give police a DNA sample, as he returned to court with a new lawyer.
A man accused of stabbing five people in a rampage across inner Melbourne has dumped his lawyer in the middle of a court hearing, opting to represent himself.
A Melbourne man accused of stabbing five people in a random series of attacks over the weekend has refused to speak to his lawyer or leave his jail cell.
Insurer RACQ has been hit with a $10 million penalty in the Federal Court after potentially misleading customers about price discounts.
Northern Territory coroner Elisabeth Armitage has dismissed Zach Rolfe's request to recuse herself from the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker.
A judge will be personally liable for part of a man's $300,000 compensation payout after he wrongly jailed a man during divorce proceedings.
The Albanese government has announced Justice Stephen Gageler will replace retiring High Court chief justice Susan Kiefel in November.
As the ACT government awaits the Lehrmann trial inquiry report, the territory's chief prosecutor has extended his leave.
The Australian War Memorial Council is considering the future of public displays featuring Ben Roberts-Smith's equipment, as he resigns from the Seven Network.
A judge is being urged to apologise to a woman who was ordered out of a Victorian courtroom for breastfeeding her baby.
Closing arguments have begun in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer, who is accused of sexually abusing three former students.
A former student who says she was sexually abused by ultra-Orthodox Jewish teacher Malka Leifer has been accused of telling "blatant lies" to jurors.
A mother breastfeeding her child was asked to leave a court by a judge because he was concerned she would be a distraction to jurors.
The ACT's attorney-general says he's considering his options regarding an investigation into how the rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann was handled.