Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
Hu to face trial as Rio boss visits China
Australian national Stern Hu and his three Rio Tinto Chinese colleagues will finally face court next Monday.[MORE]
Cardinal sorry for sex abuse cover-up
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has apologised for his role in the cover-up of child abuse by one of the country's most notorious paedophile priests.[MORE]
Pakistan charges five US terror suspects
A Pakistani court has indicted five Americans on terror charges that could see them jailed for life if found guilty of plotting attacks with Al Qaeda-linked groups.[MORE]
Crossbow witness breaks down
A witness has broken down in the Supreme Court in Perth while testifying about seeing his friend shot dead with a crossbow in Karratha last year.[MORE]
Prisoners charged with assaulting guards
Police have charged two maximum security prisoners with assaulting guards at Hobart's Risdon Prison.[MORE]
Man to stand trial over 1993 rape
A man charged with raping a woman and tying up her children in northern Victoria almost 17 years ago has pleaded not guilty to 21 offences.[MORE]
Man accused of serial driving offences granted bail
A 25-year-old Perth man accused of being a serial driving offender has been ordered not to drive a car, as part of his bail conditions.[MORE]
Car jackings, chase end in arrest
A man has crashed a stolen utility and been arrested after a series of car jackings and a chase across Perth.[MORE]
Government concerned by secret Hu trial
The Australian Government expresses concern at a decision by Chinese officials to conduct parts of Stern Hu's trial in secret.[MORE]
Senior officer testifies at inquiry into soldier's death
A senior Army officer has told a Townsville inquiry into the suicide of a 20-year-old soldier that he supports a proposal to close specialised rehabilitation platoons.[MORE]
LNP pushes for mandatory minimum jail terms
Deputy Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg says mandatory minimum jail terms should be part of the legal system in Queensland.[MORE]
Accused in assault trial denies involvement
A man on Queensland's Gold Coast has continued to deny that he took part in an assault on another man over the theft of 500 ecstasy pills.[MORE]
Student accused of punching teacher
Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with assault after he allegedly punched his school teacher.[MORE]
Paraglider spots cannabis crops
Police have raided 35 properties and seized hundreds of plants as part of a massive crackdown on cannabis suppliers on Western Australia's south coast.[MORE]
Car clips roadblock policeman
A car hit a police officer on Saturday while he guarded a roadblock during a fire in Albany.[MORE]
No arrest yet over 14yo's sex assault
Port Hedland police are yet to make an arrest after the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl earlier this month.[MORE]
Police continue fire deaths probe
Police are yet to complete a report for the coroner into the deaths of two men in a fire in the central Kimberley in northern Western Australia earlier this month.[MORE]
Police want light shed on crime hot spot
Broome police want more lights installed in the town's parks after a rise in youth crime in the town.[MORE]
11yo accused of spitting at principal
An 11-year-old boy has been charged with assaulting his school principal at the remote Kimberley community of Balgo in northern Western Australia.[MORE]
Shand corruption jury considering its verdict
The jury in a Brisbane corruption trial has been allowed to go home for the night and will continue its deliberations in the morning.[MORE]
Last witness at military inquiry into soldier's death
The last of the witnesses is giving evidence at a military inquiry into the death of a Townsville-based soldier at the Lavarack Army Barracks in 2008.[MORE]
Phillips-Chantelois son faces assault, weapons charges
The teenage son of Rick Phillips and Michelle Chantelois has appeared in an Adelaide court on assault and weapons charges.[MORE]
Reward for information
Police investigating a brutal assault on an elderly couple during a home invasion in Tuart Hill have doubled a reward for information about the case.[MORE]
Woman slashed in home invasion
Detectives are investigating an alleged home invasion at Kelso near Bathurst.[MORE]
Sabotage behind fatal asylum boat blast
The NT coroner says the fatal explosion of the SIEV 36 was a deliberate act of sabotage by three asylum seekers on board the boat. [MORE]
