Higgins’ papers leaked to expose ‘corruption’: Reynolds
Senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial she was exposing corruption when she sent confidential documents about Brittany Higgins' payout to media.
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Reynolds recalls breakdown amid Higgins’ allegations
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has told a defamation trial the pressure of the Higgins saga caused her to break down in parliament.
Trump seeks to set aside hush money conviction
Donald Trump's lawyers have sent a letter to a US judge in his hush money criminal case seeking permission to file a motion to set aside the verdict.
‘I wish you well’: verdict over homeless man’s stabbing
Stephen Greenfield, whose ex-girlfriend said he came home one night saying "I killed someone", has been acquitted of murdering homeless man Reginald Mullaly.
Trump aide testifies he told her to deny Daniels affair
Former aide Hope Hicks has taken the stand in former US president Donald Trump's hush money case.
Lehrmann defamation decision possibly within the week
Allegations Bruce Lehrmann leaked confidential text messages to the media and was reimbursed for drugs and sex workers, could help decide his defamation claim.
Judgment day set again for Lehrmann defamation case
The highly-anticipated judgment in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Ten will be delivered next week after the court heard new, last-minute evidence.
Brittany Higgins defends ‘unwavering’ account of rape
Lawyers for Brittany Higgins have argued changes to her account of being raped could have been caused by trauma and cannot be used to attack her credibility.
Lehrmann’s ‘integrity’ challenged in defamation stoush
Allegations levelled in court against Bruce Lehrmann by a former TV producer call into question his honesty and integrity, a lawyer for Network Ten claims.
Trump posts $US175 million bond in civil fraud case
Donald Trump has posted $US175 million bond to avert asset seizure while he appeals civil fraud penalty.
Ten wins ‘exceptional bid’ to reopen Lehrmann case
Judgment in Bruce Lehrmann's lawsuit against Network Ten has been delayed after an extraordinary bid to introduce new evidence at the eleventh hour.
Lehrmann case to reopen to test drugs and other claims
Untested allegations that Seven Network reimbursed Bruce Lehrmann for drugs and sex workers will be examined by the judge who will decide his defamation case.
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.
Hung juries are not a failure, inquiry told
Small but significant adjustments to the way juries work won't solve a supposed problem in achieving verdicts, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has been told.
‘One pull of the trigger’: Higgins’ fiance to Wilkinson
Brittany Higgins' partner David Sharaz discussed going after the "Liberal Party machine" in an initial email sent to Lisa Wilkinson about breaking the story.
Trump says he won’t testify again at New York trial
Donald Trump was expected to return to the stand as the last big defence witness at his New York civil fraud trial, but now says he will not appear.
Son’s DNA linked man to cold-case killing, jury told
An ex-taxi driver is on trial for the murder of a German national in his Sydney home after his semen was found in the deceased man's mouth, a court has heard.
Heir claims to Hancock mining riches ‘a distraction’
A fraud claim against Gina Rinehart made by her eldest two children has no relevance to the legal case over lucrative iron ore royalties, a court has been told.
Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils
Billions of dollars in iron ore riches is being fought over in a Perth courtroom where the descendants of pioneering miners will air their competing claims.
Trial over billions of dollars in Hancock mining spoils
Billionaire Gina Rinehart is set to battle it out in court with two of her children and her father's ex-business partners over a massive iron ore project.
New Zealand volcano eruption trial opens in Auckland
A New Zealand prosecutor says tourists received no safety warnings before they landed on the country's most active volcano ahead of a deadly eruption in 2019.
NZ volcano tourists weren’t warned of risks, trial told
A New Zealand prosecutor says tourists received no safety warnings before they landed on the country's most active volcano ahead of a deadly eruption in 2019.
High Court to hear Harry bid to cite ‘secret agreement’
The High Court will rule on Prince Harry's bid to rely on a "secret agreement" between Buckingham Palace and a tabloid publisher in his hacking lawsuit.
Barbaro juror referred to DPP for disobeying directions
A Supreme Court justice will refer a juror in a Victorian murder trial to the Director of Public Prosecutions for disobeying his directions.
Two more women accuse footy great of child sexual abuse
Two more women have told a trial that Australian rules football legend Barry Cable sexually abused them when they were children.
Third woman says footy great abused her as a child
A third woman has alleged Australian Rules great Barry Cable sexually abused her as a child but she didn't report it because she felt scared and intimidated.
Third alleged sex victim to testify against footy great
Another witness is expected to accuse Australian rules football great Barry Cable of sexually abusing them during a civil trial.
Footy great allegedly sexually abused third victim
Another witness is expected to accuse Australian rules football legend Barry Cable of sexually abusing them when a civil trial resumes in Perth.
Footy legend accused of girl’s ‘degrading’ sexual abuse
Australian rules footy great Barry Cable allegedly sexually abused a girl in club change rooms and at a public pool more than 50 years ago, a court has heard.
Fugitives face life for MH17 mass murder
A Dutch court has sentenced two Russians and one Ukrainian to life in prison after being found guilty of mass murder over the downing of Flight MH17.
Judges to rule in MH17 murder trial
Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of MH17.