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Men trapped for two decades on indefinite jail terms freed at last

Luke Ings has served more than 20 years for robbery and fight in McDonald’s when he was just 17

The Independent UK · Oct 8

Nine prisoners held on indefinite jail terms referred to Court of Appeal by miscarriage of justice watchdog

The cases include Carl Lamb, who cut off his own ear with a razor blade in front of a prison officer in protest at his sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 24

'Devastated my life': how a junior officer paid the price for a search tactic now banned in Canberra jail

Officer was investigated a search technique the jail had been using for years.

The Canberra Times · Sep 6

Erin Patterson challenges convictions over mushroom lunch – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 19

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson was convicted over three deaths. Now she’ll argue the court got it wrong

An Australian court will consider two appeals from Wednesday: whether Patterson’s convictions should be quashed, and if she should remain in prison for life without parole

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18

Hoon driver to find out fate for pulling handbrake and injuring bystanders

Judge to consider whether man could serve sentence in the community.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 18

Urgent call for PM to end the hidden injustice in British prisons

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take ‘wholesale’ action to address the scandal.…

The Independent UK · Aug 9

Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taking out the trash

Amid revelations that could damage the opposition’s state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6

Charges dropped after legal loophole paralyses council

A businessman has lost his bid to pursue multiple councillors in court, with the charges dismissed in what has been described as a major win for democracy.

AAP · Aug 5

Woman and man charged in relation to bomb at Irish border remanded in custody

Isobella Perrie Sullivan was remanded in custody until August 7, and Simon O’Donovan was remanded until October 5.

The Independent UK · Jul 27