Neo-Nazi taken into detention and awaiting deportation A South African man who attended a neo-Nazi rally in Australia is being compared to a guest who turns up just to wreck the place, with his visa torn up. AAP · Nov 17, 2025
NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025
Children under 14 are incapable of evil and should be protected from criminal responsibility, NSW review finds Review was led by former supreme court judge turned parole authority chair Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW police deputy commissioner Jeffrey Loy The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2025
Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform More needs to be done to address youth crime, a state government concedes, after a 13-year-old boy was charged with offences across two Australian cities. AAP · Oct 21, 2025
Legal team to tackle workplace manslaughter A legal team has been set up to bring people and businesses to justice for workplace deaths under some of Australia's toughest industrial manslaughter laws.. AAP · Oct 5, 2025
Innocence 'irrelevant' in calculating Folbigg payment The man who authorised a widely-criticised grace payment to a woman wrongly jailed for 20 years says there's no point meeting with her. AAP · Aug 28, 2025
Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air' Mystery surrounds the calculation of a $2 million offer to compensate Kathleen Folbigg for 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, prompting calls for more scrutiny. AAP · Aug 8, 2025
Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer A high-profile lawyer has called for the release of reasons for a widely criticised $2 million payout offer to wrongfully jailed Kathleen Folbigg. AAP · Aug 8, 2025
Woman offered $2 million for being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years Kathleen Folbigg, once dubbed ‘the most hated woman in Australia‘, had her convictions quashed in 2023 The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Lawyer condemns $1.3 million compensation for Australian woman wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years The New South Wales government has decided to pay $1.3 million in compensation to Kathleen Folbigg, who spent 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her four children The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Wrongly convicted Folbigg 'failed again' by $2m offer A payment offered to Kathleen Folbigg after she was wrongfully convicted of killing her children and jailed for decades has been savaged by her supporters. AAP · Aug 7, 2025
Real punishment for 'terrifying tech' deepfake makers Deepfakes disproportionately target women and girls, leading to new laws throwing those caught sharing the explicit images in jail for up to three years. AAP · Aug 7, 2025
A £2.5m dud? Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of National Gallery Rubens Former curator’s comments, later withdrawn, reignite debate over attribution of Samson and Delilah painting The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025
Indigenous incarceration rates are 'getting worse' Law changes for alleged domestic violence offenders have been cited as a reason for increasing remand numbers, as Indigenous incarceration reaches record highs. AAP · May 20, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025 NSW to review law that presumes children under 14 are incapable of evil After a 2016 high court ruling, the conviction rates of children aged 10 to 13 have plummeted in NSW, report finds
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025 Domestic violence survivors urged to take safety precautions after NSW justice department data breach Attorney general says hacker gained unlawful entry to state’s Justice Link system and accessed 9,000 files, which could include victim details
AAP · Mar 27, 2025 Cyber detectives scour court system breach for leaks Victims of crime and others may have to wait a week before detectives find out what files were accessed and if they were stolen in a justice department hack.
AAP · Mar 17, 2025 Crackdown on victim compensation 'claim farming' Australia's most populous state is getting tough on so-called "claim farming", in which vulnerable people are pressured into lodging victim compensation claims.
AAP · Mar 10, 2025 'Activism' claim as judges reject youth custody push Controversial youth bail changes that were rushed through one state parliament have been criticised by judges as at odds with existing laws.
AAP · Feb 27, 2025 Youth crime debate flares as teen dies in pursuit crash A teen died and three others were injured after a police pursuit of an allegedly stolen car ended in tragedy in an outback town.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025 Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in supposedly 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah
AAP · Feb 17, 2025 Hefty prison terms in anti-Semitism, racism crackdown Multiple states are beefing up vilification laws in a push to curb anti-Semitism and other racist crimes, but some groups are worried they are an overreach.
AAP · Nov 28, 2024 Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl The family of schoolgirl killed by a teenager known to her has successfully fought for an inquest to examine the circumstances leading up to her death.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024 Extraordinary secrecy surrounds court details of senior NSW police officer charged with drink-driving Officer, who can only be referred to as AB under 40-year court order, allegedly crashed police car in Sydney tunnel after getting drunk at work function
AAP · Sep 24, 2024 More time for AVO breaches, control of serious abusers New orders will aim to control serious domestic violence abusers as penalties increase for people who persistently and intentionally breach court orders.