The Latest Breaking News from Philip Strickland

Cop fears for life in jail after 'shocking' bashing

A lawyer for police officers who repeatedly kicked a mentally ill woman in the head has argued the incident did not involve gratuitous cruelty.

AAP · Aug 26

Family walks out as court vision shows teen hit cop car

Family members of a slain Indigenous teen left a courtroom as CCTV of a fatal collision between a police car and a boy was played during an officer's trial.

AAP · Aug 25, 2025

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Prosecutors have failed in a bid to place an alleged murderer back on remand after a state government outlawed private ankle bracelets for those on bail.

AAP · Aug 5, 2025

Inspire church founder appeals teen assault conviction

A Pentecostal church founder has appealed a conviction for indecently assaulting a woman almost four decades younger than him, arguing he was treated unfairly.

AAP · Jun 19, 2023

Orchestra horn player found not guilty of rape charge

Benjamin Lawrence Jacks has been found not guilty by a jury after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman the morning after they had dinner and drinks.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Jury to rule if texts are 'powerful admissions' of rape

The jury in the trial of former Sydney Symphony Orchestra horn player Benjamin Jacks is deliberating on whether he sexually assaulted a sleeping woman.

AAP · Mar 15, 2023

Jury retires to deliberate verdict in murder trial over shooting death of Indigenous inmate

The jury is considering its verdict in the trial of a NSW Corrective Services officer charged over the death of a man in Lismore.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Zachary Rolfe found not guilty of murder over Kumanjayi Walker fatal shooting

Rolfe, 30, was also cleared of two alternative charges of manslaughter and engaging in a violent act causing death

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022

Constable Zachary Rolfe's lawyer tells murder trial NT police officer had 'no choice' but to shoot Kumanjayi Walker

In his closing address in the NT Supreme Court, David Edwardson QC said it was a "disgrace" that Constable Rolfe had been arrested four days after the shooting before any "meaningful" investigation had occurred.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Prosecution in murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe says fatal shots not reasonable or necessary

The prosecution begins its closing address, telling the jury Constable Zachary Rolfe intended to kill or cause serious harm when he fatally shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2022