Courts & Justice

Four people including a 12-year-old boy have been arrested after a 4WD allegedly stolen in Queensland crashed into dozens of cars in Sydney’s inner city.The Toyota LandCruiser was spotted late on Thursday driving dangerously in Surry Hills…
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Indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, upending a controversial decision that has guided the Australian asylum seeker policy for the last two decades.With a majority of justices in agreement, the court…
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A man responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found in a Brisbane park has avoided a murder conviction, after a court accepted his guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter.Bradley Scott Edwards was due to face…
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A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer.WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday,…
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A Queensland woman who broke the law when her daughter was caught wearing her seatbelt incorrectly has won a legal fight against the $413 fine.Louise Hess, from the Gold Coast, has been fighting the “unfair” fine and three demerit points…
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A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim.Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was…
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A legal bid by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to overturn findings she engaged in corruption will be heard as quickly as possible.Berejiklian is challenging findings by the Independent Commission Against Corruption that she engaged…
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is facing a lawsuit over an “injurious wedgie” that court documents allege resulted from riding a 65m water slide in the resort’s Typhoon Lagoon water park in Florida.Emma McGuinness was treated in hospital…
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As a fight gets underway to repatriate Australian women and children from refugee camps in Syria, a leading supporter says national security concerns are a red herring.Save the Children is fighting to force the Commonwealth to return the 11…
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