Tag: Law, Crime and Justice
Security footage released of Cairns assault victim
Police are looking at security camera footage as part of investigations into a sexual assault in far north Queensland. [MORE]
Police unite to tackle Tassie drunks
There will be extra police patrolling Tasmanian cities this weekend as part of a nation-wide crackdown on drunken behaviour.[MORE]
Support for on-the-spot fines
The Law Society has backed the Barnett Government's plan to introduce on-the-spot fines for minor offences. [MORE]
Murder jury hears police interview with accused
The jury in a Brisbane Supreme Court murder trial has heard a recording of a police interview in which the accused man admits to driving his car at a woman because he was angry.[MORE]
Police investigate Smithton burglary links
Police in north-west Tasmania are investigating a string of recent burglaries they believe could be linked.[MORE]
Court asked to stop harrassment payment
The Federal Court has been asked to stay a sexual harassment payment awarded to an Adelaide woman.[MORE]
Police caught in naked run return to duty
The six Queensland policemen involved in a drunken, naked run on Brisbane's bayside last September have returned to operational duties.[MORE]
Ex-girls' school teacher facing sex charges
A former private school teacher has gone on trial in the Adelaide District Court accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.[MORE]
Man denies police shooting charges
A man has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of two police officers in Adelaide.[MORE]
Witness 'cleaned up' blood at crime scene
The Brisbane Magistrates Court has heard that a large pool of blood was cleaned up at a strip club where a murder is alleged to have occurred.[MORE]
Teens deny street brawl shootings
Two Hobart teenagers have pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after an alleged triple shooting in Rokeby in August.[MORE]
Prostitute was fearful of client, court hears
A Geraldton sex worker who claims she was sexually assaulted by a client has told the District Court she felt compelled to continue having sex with the man, because she feared for her safety.[MORE]
Man stabbed with screwdriver, veteran assaulted
Police are looking for two men who stabbed a man with a screwdriver during a robbery at Redlands on Brisbane's bayside. [MORE]
Industrial court hearing begins into gymnast's death
A hearing into the death of a teenage gymnast has begun in the Industrial Magistrates Court in Townsville in north Queensland.[MORE]
Women injured after morning robbery
Police in Bendigo are seeking the public's help to find a man who injured a woman while trying to rob her early yesterday morning.[MORE]
Australian Red Shirt arrives back in Sydney
An Australian man who was jailed in Thailand over anti-government protests has returned to Sydney.[MORE]
Railcorp officer jailed over assault lies
A Railcorp officer has been jailed for two years after he made his colleagues lie about an alleged assault on a teenage boy.[MORE]
Police to issue on-the-spot fines for disorderly conduct
People convicted of minor offences including disorderly conduct will face on-the-spot fines under new legislation to be introduced into parliament today.[MORE]
Cameras to target 'drunken, feral louts'
A Hobart Alderman wants more security cameras in the Sandy Bay shopping area.[MORE]
Cocaine arrests soar in NSW
The Bureau of Crime Statistics says a big rise in the number of people arrested for cocaine possession in NSW is almost certainly because more people are using the drug. [MORE]
Man remanded in custody over Gold Coast murder
A man has appeared in a court on Queensland's Gold Coast over the death of a 57-year-old woman at Palm Beach.[MORE]
Bikies to face court after raids
Several alleged members of an outlaw motorcycle gang are due to face Newcastle Local Court today on charges of extortion.[MORE]
Blind voter loses electoral challenge
A blind man who claimed discrimination because he could not cast a secret ballot has lost his court case.[MORE]
Man stabbed during attempted carjacking
A man has been stabbed during an attempted car-jacking at Revesby in Sydney's south-west overnight.[MORE]
Man to face court over alleged child abduction
A 21-year-old man will face a New South Wales court today after allegedly abducting his nine-week-old baby and assaulting the child's mother and grandmother.[MORE]
