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'Captain's call': deputy lord mayor wants Rising Tide decision reversed

'The fact that Cr Kerridge would ignore police advice is disturbing.'

Newcastle Herald

Arrest threat for protesters who block major coal port

Plans by climate protesters to hold a floating blockade of a major coal port have been deemed unlawful by the NSW Supreme Court, but organisers vow to fight on.

AAP

Wrongly convicted of a crime? Your ability to clear your name can come down to your postcode

If you’re found guilty of a crime, it’s a basic principle of Australian law that you have a right to appeal.

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Should you need a permit to protest? Here’s why that’s a bad idea (and might be unlawful)

Australians’ ability to protest has again been in the news this week. Against the background of an armed conflict in the Middle East and rallies nationwide, the government has suggested Australia should establish a permit system for all protests.

The Conversation

Greta bus crash driver set to appeal 32-year sentence for killing 10

Brett Button was jailed last week for 'unleashing carnage'.

Newcastle Herald

Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Proving self-defence might be a struggle, a judge has told a woman while denying her bail ahead of a trial for allegedly stabbing her former partner to death.

AAP

Family sues after police tasering leads to man's death

The mother of a mentally ill man who died after being tasered, pepper sprayed and handcuffed by the cops has sued over alleged police and healthcare failings.

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Murder accused denies putting girl's body in barrel

A girl's alleged killer says he was unaware her body was in a barrel on the back of his ute as he was caught on camera towing a boat and buying bags of sand.

AAP

Hitman avoids life in jail for Stockton grandmother's execution

Stacey Klimovitch's killer has been sentenced.

Newcastle Herald

Getaway driver's 'biggest mistake' in Stockton grandmother's execution

Former Nomads bikie's letter to Stacey Klimovitch's family in court.

The Canberra Times

Getaway driver's 'biggest mistake' in Stockton grandmother's execution

Former Nomads bikie's letter to Stacey Klimovitch's family in court.

Newcastle Herald

Cop to face trial after 95-year-old patient tasered

A police officer charged with manslaughter will face trial in the NSW Supreme Court, accused of fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a nursing home.

AAP

'Overstretched' NSW judges call for more pay, resources

Judges and magistrates have been pushed to their limits while real wages decrease, NSW's top judicial officer says.

AAP

Australia inquiry raises hopes for six jailed over alleged Sydney bomb plot

Judicial inquiry is looking into potential miscarriage of justice amid ‘doubts’ over convictions of the ‘Croatian Six’.

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'Sleeping bag killer' culpable for homeless murder

A man who says he always wanted to kill someone has been found criminally responsible for the violent murder of homeless man Andrew Murray in 2019.

AAP

US tries to halt Aust property sale by ex-marine's wife

Australian authorities, acting on behalf of the US, have asked a court to restrain a multi-million-dollar asset held by the wife of a former marine.

AAP

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

A UN investigator has taken aim at Australia's crackdown on the right to protest as aging climate activists await a court ruling on 'scary' new laws.

AAP

No bail for ex-cop on abuse charge despite jail threats

A former senior constable accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy has been denied bail after a judge said his alleged conduct was too serious for his release.

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Man pleads not guilty to nine-year-old girl's murder

Justin Stein has been committed to stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court accused of murdering his fiancee's nine-year-old daughter and interfering with her body.

ABC News

Just 1 per cent of claimants are holding up $440 million 2011 flood class action, law firm says

The law firm behind the case says it will be forced to exclude "difficult claimants" by June 2023 if they don't provide details required to finalise the action, which was commenced in court in 2014.

ABC News

Murrumbateman woman Dale Vella found guilty of murdering her husband as he slept

Throughout her trial 54-year-old Dale Vella repeatedly told the NSW Supreme Court she loved her husband and had no memory of shooting him.

ABC News

Protesters fail in court bid to challenge COVID-19 lockdown fines

Chad Stratton and Ruby Pandolfi both attended unauthorised rallies during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and challenged their fines.

AAP

NSW COVID-19 protest fine challenge rejected

Protesters who copped fines for gathering during Sydney's COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns will have to pay up after the NSW Supreme Court rejected their appeal.

ABC News

NT Stolen Generations $50 million class action settlement receives final approval in NSW Supreme Court

The Commonwealth will pay more than $50 million in compensation to descendants of the Stolen Generations in the NT, with lawyers acknowledging no amount of money could redress the lasting trauma of the forcible removal of children by a government agency.

AAP

$50m payment to stolen generation families approved

A $50 million settlement compensating families of the stolen generation ripped from their homes in the Northern Territory has been approved by a NSW court.

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