The Latest Breaking News from John Lawrence

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

A veteran barrister with decades of experience in the Northern Territory says its court system has become a jailing machine and the prisons like "gulags".

AAP · Jul 16

What happens when train lines buckle and can it cause a derailment?

Steel tracks risk buckling during periods of extreme heat

The Independent UK · Jun 24

20 Analysts Assess Tractor Supply: What You Need To Know

20 analysts have shared their evaluations of Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) during the recent three months, expressing a mix of bullish and bearish perspectives.

Benzinga · Nov 25, 2024

Sunak vow to detain all small boat migrants ‘unworkable’ as UK’s immigration detention capacity revealed

Exclusive: Documents show there are only 3,000 detention places - and just 98 for women - but 56,000 people are expected to arrive this year

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Pa. House Republicans file articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans filed two articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, charging him with not adequately enforcing state laws and implementing policies they say have contributed to a spike in gun violence.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 26, 2022

The Northern Territory is 'considering' alternatives to spit hoods on kids in police custody, but won't say if they could be banned

It has been six months since the Northern Territory government promised to look at alternatives to using spit hoods on children in police custody. It still won't commit to banning them altogether.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

English craft cider producers demand the same protection as champagne

Supermarket brands of the tipple, made with added water and sugar, are ‘giving cider a bad name’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

‘Is it really going to take a death?’: legal advocates say Don Dale must be shut down

Teenager hospitalised this week the latest in at least 54 self-harm or suicide attempts at NT youth detention centre since July 2021

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Could overturning Roe v. Wade have implications beyond abortion?

The draft Supreme Court opinion says it is limited to abortion, but advocates say same-sex marriage and birth control cases could be at risk.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

Darwin shooter Benjamin Hoffmann rehires sacked legal team, loses Legal Aid funding

The man who killed four people during a shooting rampage across Darwin in 2019 rehires a team of lawyers he earlier sacked – this time on a pro bono basis.

ABC News · May 5, 2022