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Teen inmates at Banksia Hill Detention Centre climb fences and threaten staff as building burns to the ground

At least one building is burnt to the ground as police set up a command centre at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, with a "number of detainees" involved, according to the Department of Justice.

ABC News · Dec 31, 2022

Burst pipes in Jackson, Mississippi, are just the latest of the city's water woes

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix.

WEKU · Dec 31, 2022

New Year Honours: Northern Ireland recipients who have been awarded a gong

Here's a run-down of all those named and the titles they can now add to their names

Belfast Live · Dec 30, 2022

US probes how $372 million vanished in hack after FTX bankruptcy

Federal prosecutors are investigating an alleged cybercrime that drained more than $370 million out of FTX just hours after the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy last month.

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Indigenous woman dies in hospital on Christmas Eve after suffering 'medical event' in Perth prison

WA's Department of Justice says the woman died on Christmas Eve after spending three days on life support at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

ABC News · Dec 27, 2022

Trump attorneys may need own lawyers

Unlike lawyers who get their client out of trouble, Trump's attorneys seem to have aided an illegal scheme

Salon · Dec 23, 2022

Jan. 6 committee tackled unprecedented attack with time-tested inquiry

After 18 months, more than 1,200 interviews and 10 public hearings that presented 70 witnesses’ testimony, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack released its 845-page final report late on Dec. 22, 2022. The report recommended that the Department of Justice prosecute former President Donald Trump on…

The Conversation · Dec 23, 2022

WA Aboriginal Legal Service's Banksia Hill case sees government admit unlawfully detaining children

WA's Supreme Court hears of the 'damaging' impact long periods of confinement are having on children, as the government blames staffing, infrastructure and detainee behaviour.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Can Court Seal Details Related to Allegations of Misconduct by Federal Prosecutors?

The Second Circuit reverses such a limited sealing order, and sends the case back to the district court for further analysis.

Reason · Dec 21, 2022

After referring Trump for charges, the Jan. 6 panel is set to release its full report

The summary of the committee's report included criminal referrals for the former president, who inspired the deadly insurrection that took place nearly two years ago.

WEKU · Dec 21, 2022