The Latest Breaking News from Helen Murrell

Revealed: why judge denied federal bid for secret trial

The reasons a judge ordered a national security case could be heard in open court have finally been made public after more than two years.

AAP · Jan 9, 2024

'We're going to hurt you': Second man pleads guilty over 'blatant thuggery'

CCTV shows him kicking the victim in the face and stomping on his ankle.

The Canberra Times · Jun 29, 2023

Former senior public servant Keith Scott loses bid to stay anonymous after being sentenced for possessing child abuse material

A suppression on the name of a former senior public servant within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, who pleaded guilty to possessing child abuse material, is lifted.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Gang rape 'ringleader' wins right to challenge COVID-19 emergency laws

Should he win his appeal, there would be ramifications for "a handful" of other ACT cases.

The Canberra Times · Jun 17, 2022

Senior ex-public servant to be unmasked as child sex offender

The ACT's top court has ruled that he can be identified in June.

The Canberra Times · May 25, 2022

Court farewells compassionate, 'formidable' first female chief justice

When one of Chief Justice Helen Murrell's fellow judges was forced into quarantine, she sent them enough food for six meals.

The Canberra Times · Mar 4, 2022

Explainer: how are chief justices appointed and how can the process be improved?

Next month we will see a significant shake-up in courts across Australia’s eastern seaboard. Three chief justices – Tom Bathurst, of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Catherine Holmes, of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and Helen Murrell of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory – are…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Former public servant loses anonymity, jailed for child sex crimes

A judge has locked the man up for five months and revoked an order protecting his identity.

The Canberra Times · Feb 5, 2022