Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
Alcan pleads guilty over mine death
Alcan has pleaded guilty to two charges in relation to the death of a worker at its Nhunlunbuy mine site last year.[MORE]
Jury retires in toilet murder trial
A jury has retired to consider whether a teenager murdered a mildly autistic man in a public toilet. [MORE]
G20 protesters win reduced sentences
Four protesters sentenced over riots at the G20 summit in Melbourne in November 2006, have had their sentences reduced on appeal.[MORE]
Police release footage of Claremont murder victim
WA police have released previously unseen video footage of a man seen with one of the victims of the Claremont serial killer.[MORE]
Blogger arrested for Guns 'N' Roses leak
US federal police have arrested a blogger for posting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns 'N' Roses album titled Chinese Democracy online without the rock band's permission.[MORE]
Some sex assault charges dropped against designer
Los Angeles prosecutors dropped 30 of 59 sexual abuse charges against Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, as jury selection got underway for his trial in California.[MORE]
Senior health official cleared of fraud charges
A former senior official with WA's health department has been found not guilty of more than one hundred fraud related charges.[MORE]
Identity of alleged sex attacker suppressed
A Sydney court has suppressed the identity of a man charged over a series of violent sexual attacks on teenage girls in Sydney's west.[MORE]
'Gifts for sex', jealousy in Byrne murder case
A Sydney court has heard the 45-year-old man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne expected gifts and bonuses from his employer Rene Rivkin.[MORE]
Man escapes jail time over knife attack
A 29-year-old Brisbane man has escaped serving jail time over a knife attack after the arresting police officers wrote letters of support for him.[MORE]
Man beaten for casino winnings
A win at the casino turned out to be unlucky for a 19-year-old man in Alice Springs yesterday.[MORE]
Plan for new phone-tapping laws gets go-ahead in Qld
Queensland police and the Crime and Misconduct Commission will get phone-tapping powers.[MORE]
Rap mogul 'Suge' Knight charged with assault
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested on charges of assault and domestic violence on Wednesday after punching his girlfriend and pulling a knife on her during an argument, Las Vegas police said.[MORE]
Victim laws 'will reduce the trauma'
Victims in New South Wales will soon be allowed to submit photographs and drawings to the courts to show the impact of the crime upon their lives.[MORE]
High Court upholds brothel slavery convictions
The High Court has upheld the slavery convictions of a Melbourne brothel owner.[MORE]
Seven charged over three violent robberies
Police have charged seven teenagers in relation to three separate aggravated robberies in Sydney's CBD.[MORE]
Secret sex cameras revealed
A 40-year-old man who secretly recorded his housemates having sex later claimed the sensors in their bedrooms were for security purposes.[MORE]
NSW policeman facing child sex charges
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says a New South Wales police officer on secondment to the AFP has been charged with allegedly having sex with a child.[MORE]
Bianca Jagger loses $343k ring
Bianca Jagger reportedly lost a 200,000 euro ($343,000) ring over the weekend in Salzburg, Austria, while attending an annual music festival.[MORE]
Drunk child caught behind the wheel
Police were shocked to find a drunken 12-year-old girl behind the wheel of a car in Palmerston early this morning.[MORE]
Court to decide Islamic school proposal
The Land and Environment Court may decide the future of a proposed Islamic school in Sydney's south-west.[MORE]
Pakistani Govt under fire over judge reinstatement
Lawyers in Pakistan say moves by the new Government to reinstate some of the judges sacked by Pervez Musharraf last year do not go far enough.[MORE]
Briton convicted over gun factory
A British man has been convicted of running a gun factory that converted replica machine guns into live weapons which have been linked to a series of fatal shootings.[MORE]
Man convicted of child cruelty over Shiite whipping ceremony
A man has been convicted of child cruelty for forcing two boys to whip themselves during a Muslim ceremony, British prosecutors said.[MORE]
Sex Crimes squad sent to Bathurst
Police officers attached to the Child Protection and Sex Crimes squad have been sent to central west New South Wales to help local officers investigate further claims of paedophilia at a Bathurst boarding school.[MORE]
