Olympian who assaulted, threatened ex-wife avoids jail Olympic rowing silver medal winner Simon Burgess has been given a suspended jail sentence for assaulting his ex-wife and breaching a domestic violence order. AAP · Oct 28, 2024
Further medical delays in Grace Tame abuser's case A court case for a man who sexually abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame and allegedly harassed her online has been slowed because of his ill health. AAP · Aug 28, 2024
Courtroom escapee Bodie Savage, who spent 11 days on the run in Tasmania, sentenced to more jail time A Tasmanian man who fled from the Hobart Magistrates Court, sparking an 11-day manhunt, has been sentenced to six months in prison. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
Migrant caught masturbating in his car faces deportation, but his lawyer says the punishment doesn't fit the crime A migrant caught masturbating in a car could be deported from Australia if he is put on a Tasmanian sex offender's register. Lawyers and psychologists say a method used to determine the man's risk of reoffending has been misused. ABC News · Aug 1, 2022