Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
Venables case sparks fresh debate on child killers
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The British government is locked in a battle with the media for refusing to say why a notorious child killer has been sent back to jail, amid warnings he faces a lynch mob if his identity is revealed.[MORE]
Coroner recommends licensing jet skis
A coroner says people who use jet skis in Queensland should be licensed.[MORE]
Conman jailed after posing as spy
A Melbourne conman who pretended to be an ASIO agent to cheat a woman out of her life savings has been jailed for four and a half years.[MORE]
Death in custody 'not linked to racism'
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that racism is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.[MORE]
Policeman 'never heard Doomadgee's cries for help'
The police officer acquitted of the 2004 manslaughter of a Palm Island man in police custody says he never heard the prisoner's cries for help.[MORE]
Rockhampton murder trial jury considers its verdict
A Supreme Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in a murder trial at Rockhampton in central Queensland.[MORE]
Soldier who committed suicide 'had mood swings'
An inquest into the suicide of a soldier at Townsville's Lavarack Army Barracks in north Queensland has heard the 20-year-old private had mood swings and sometimes liked to be on his own.[MORE]
Wild car ride ends in court
The District Court has heard two teenage drivers raced through red lights on Brisbane's southside before crashing their cars, leaving a passenger with serious injuries.[MORE]
Geraldton security cameras go live
Geraldton police have switched on the new closed-circuit television camera network.[MORE]
Drug raid turns up Order of Australia Medal
Three people have been charged with various drug offences after a raid on a Carnarvon house, which also uncovered an Order of Australia Medal.[MORE]
Dogs seized from alleged puppy farm
Most of the dogs at an alleged puppy farm near the Brisbane Ranges have been removed after an order from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).[MORE]
Mining council comments ridiculous: MP
New England independent MP Tony Windsor says the New South Wales Minerals Council is running a scare campaign on mining access agreements.[MORE]
Cameras to monitor CBD crime
Security cameras are being installed in Tamworth's city centre in an effort to reduce crime rates.[MORE]
Six charged over sex assault on two teens
Six people have been charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls at a house in Wonthaggi, south-east of Melbourne on Saturday night.[MORE]
ACCC blocks cancer treatment claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has obtained an injunction against a Queensland man who treats people with cancer.[MORE]
Members of alleged organised crime family refused bail
A court has heard police have covert phone and video evidence implicating four men in an alleged family drug syndicate.[MORE]
Greenmount double murder investigation continues
Police investigating a double murder in the Perth suburb of Greenmount say an identikit photo of a person of interest has failed to generate any strong leads.[MORE]
Mothers accused of attacking alleged paedophile
Two women will be charged on summons over an alleged assault on an accused paedophile outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Legal action launched over Xstrata discharge
Mining giant Xstrata says it has been advised the State Government has begun legal action over the discharge of water from a north-west Queensland mine.[MORE]
Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death
A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.[MORE]
East Point developer withdraws legal proceedings
Legal proceedings have been withdrawn in the Planning and Environment Court to change development conditions for the controversial East Point development in Mackay.[MORE]
Third arrest over pub robbery
Police have charged a third man over an attempted armed robbery at Appin earlier this week.[MORE]
Magistrate accused of bias at Dale committal
A murder committal hearing involving former drug squad detective, Paul Dale, has been placed in doubt with prosecutors accusing the presiding magistrate of bias.[MORE]
Teen denied bail over wheelchair bashing
A second teenager has been denied bail over the bashing of a wheelchair-bound Canadian tourist in Sydney on Tuesday night.[MORE]
US schools in lockdown after Australian threat
A vague threat apparently posted from Australia on two social networking sites has led to the lockdown of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis.[MORE]
