Detective ‘did his best’ on shooting case
A senior retired police officer has been questioned about gaps in the evidence he collected around the death of aquaculturist Jeffrey Lawrence Brooks in 1996.
judiciary (system of justice)
Man used drugs and sex to ‘corrupt’ girls
Tristen Michael Black has been given a suspended sentence for using methamphetamine to procure two 14-year old girls for sex and attempted sexual abuse.
New judge makes High Court majority women
Jayne Jagot has been appointed to the High Court of Australia, making the body a majority of women for the first time in its history.
More arrests sought for backpacker killing
The boyfriend of slain German backpacker Simone Strobel charged with her murder 17 years ago on the NSW north coast has been mentioned in a Sydney court.
Brennan’s tense time at High Court
Gerard Brennan had a short but controversial period as chief justice of the High Court.
Tennis great Becker jailed by UK court
Tennis great Boris Becker has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail by a court in London after being convicted of bankruptcy offences.
Bowskill named Qld’s new chief justice
The Queensland government has appointed Supreme Court Judge Helen Bowskill as the state's new chief justice after the retirement of Justice Catherine Holmes.
Four arrested over 2009 murder of Qld dad
Thirteen years after Omega Ruston was shot dead on the side of a Gold Coast highway on Australia Day, four men have been arrested over his murder.
Tamil family visa process ‘unfair’: court
A federal court has ruled that the immigration minister's decision to prevent a Tamil family from applying for further bridging visas was procedurally unfair.