Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Estcourt

Facebook posts revealed in judge 'bias' abuse appeal

A suppression order has been lifted, revealing posts allegedly made by a judge about sexual abuse victims before making an award of $1.6 million in compensation

AAP · 20h ago

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

A terminally ill woman has been awarded $1.6 million in damages by a court after suing her former schoolteacher for sexually abusing her in the early 1980s.

AAP · Apr 21

'Morally worthless' pedophile teacher jailed

A 71-year-old former teacher who abused students over the course of almost 30 years has been sentenced, with a judge describing him as remorseless.

AAP · Nov 21, 2025

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

One conviction set aside over pony deaths on ferry

The Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator will get a chance to have one of its 29 convictions quashed over the deaths of 16 polo ponies.

AAP · Jul 3, 2023

Drunk driver who hit three people on Bruny Island sentenced to three years in prison

Sharon Louise Gordon hit three people while driving through a locked gate on Bruny Island on New Year's Eve in 2021.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Appeal lost over jail term for boy's tree-felling death

A man jailed for more than four years over the death of a seven-year-old boy in a tree-felling accident has lost an appeal against the length of his sentence.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Victorian man who killed boy while felling tree in Tasmania sentenced to more than four years' jail

After seven years of delays and an emotional criminal trial, a Victorian man who killed the child of his partner while felling a tree in southern Tasmania has been jailed.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Jail for tree-felling death of Tas boy

A 40-year-old man has been jailed for four years and nine months for causing the death of a seven-year-old boy while cutting a tree for firewood in Tasmania.

AAP · Nov 17, 2022

Tasmanian man sentenced to three years' jail for child exploitation offences

The man had sent, received and accessed child exploitation images and videos between 2018 and 2021, and discussed child abuse in online chat rooms.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

Judge cites The Castle's Dennis Denuto in win for environmentalists against Liberal politician John Tucker's bid to clear land

Environmentalists are celebrating a seven-year legal battle over Tasmanian politician John Tucker — despite the judge likening their argument to that of the bumbling lawyer Dennis Denuto character from the classic Australian film The Castle.

ABC News · May 16, 2022

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.