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Trial begins for Queanbeyan murder accused

March 16, 2010 08:15:00

A trial has begun for a New South Wales man and his mother who are accused of being involved in the murder of a 46-year-old man in Queanbeyan two years ago.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, act, canberra-2600, queanbeyan-2620

Ex-magistrate dismayed by sex offender visit

March 15, 2010 22:11:00

A former magistrate says she is dismayed by a decision to reunite two young girls with their father, a registered sex offender.[MORE]

Tags: child-abuse, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Health centre CEO faces liquor, drug charges

March 15, 2010 17:50:00

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ampilatwatja Health Centre, north-east of Alice Springs, is facing criminal charges and has had his contract terminated, the centre's interim manager said.[MORE]

Tags: healthcare-facilities, courts-and-trials, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Sea Shepherd man handed over to Japanese prosecutors

March 15, 2010 16:26:00

New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has been handed over to Tokyo prosecutors by the Japanese coastguard.[MORE]

Tags: environment, conservation, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, whaling, japan, new-zealand

Cattle station pleads guilty over workplace death

March 15, 2010 15:15:00

The owners of a cattle station in the Northern Territory have pleaded guilty in the Darwin Magistrates Court over the death of a Filipino worker.[MORE]

Tags: accidents, courts-and-trials, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Girls ordered to spend time with sex offender dad

March 15, 2010 15:01:00

Rights groups criticise a court order that directs two young girls to spend time with their sex offender father.[MORE]

Tags: child-abuse, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Mawson robbery accused pleads not guilty

March 15, 2010 14:23:00

A 51-year-old Queanbeyan man charged over an armed hold-up in Canberra almost six years ago will plead not guilty to aggravated robbery and attempted murder.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, armed-robbery, act, mawson-2607

Man charged after police pursuit

March 15, 2010 14:18:00

Police say a pursuit through Shepparton at the weekend reached 150 kilometres per hour.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, vic, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Three face court on West Adelaide arson charges

March 15, 2010 14:15:00

Three teenage boys arrested over an alleged break-in and arson attack on West Adelaide Football Club have faced the Youth Court.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, arson, sa, adelaide-5000

Court says fence dispute may be a wider issue

March 15, 2010 14:07:00

A Supreme Court judge has questioned whether a legal stoush over a fence line error involving a MP's Adelaide property may be a more widespread issue.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000

Heyward murder accused told to 'keep mouth shut'

March 15, 2010 13:56:00

The Supreme Court at Mount Gambier has been told Matthew Heyward was warned to keep his mouth shut after his father told him that his mother was dead.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290

Corrupt lawyers inflated costs, ICAC rules

March 15, 2010 13:28:00

The Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) has found that a Wagga Wagga solicitor and Sydney barrister acted corruptly by misleading courts and inflating costs.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, fraud-and-corporate-crime, judges-and-legal-professionals, australia, nsw, wagga-wagga-2650

Vandals 'frighten' Gunns chairman

March 15, 2010 13:00:00

The Magistrates Court in Launceston has heard the chairman of Tasmanian timber company, Gunns Ltd, is becoming frightened by vandalism attacks on his home.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, vandalism, timber, tas, east-launceston-7250

Woman fronts court over stabbing

March 15, 2010 12:39:00

A 43-year-old Broome woman has appeared in court over the weekend, charged over the stabbing of a 36-year-old man.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, assault, wa, broome-6725

92yo murder accused 'loved husband deeply'

March 15, 2010 12:02:00

A family friend of an elderly woman accused of killing her 98-year-old husband, says she loved him deeply.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, surry-hills-2010

Cundall's pulp protest charges a test case

March 15, 2010 12:01:00

A group of Tasmanian anti-pulp mill protesters will have charges relating to a rally at Parliament House in Hobart heard as a test case. [MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, tas, bell-bay-7253, hobart-7000

VicForests to call more witnesses

March 15, 2010 11:29:00

State Government-owned timber company VicForests is due to call the first of its witnesses today at the Brown Mountain logging case being heard by the Supreme Court in Sale.[MORE]

Tags: conservation, endangered-and-protected-species, environmental-management, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, timber, sale-3850

Spector appeals murder conviction

March 15, 2010 11:21:00

Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, courts-and-trials, united-states

No decision yet in shopping centre row

March 15, 2010 11:06:00

Judgment has been suspended until a later date in the case of Centro versus Broken Hill City Council.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, courts-and-trials, broken-hill-2880

New legal panel to focus on climate change

March 15, 2010 10:25:00

The Victorian Bar is forming a panel of expert barristers to specialise in cases involving climate change.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, environment, climate-change, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic

Man to front court over robbery, assault

March 15, 2010 10:00:00

One of two men charged over a weekend assault and robbery in Surfers Paradise is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court this morning.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, assault, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Court jails drug trafficker

March 15, 2010 09:32:00

The Victorian County Court has sentenced a 46-year-old St Arnaud man to a jail term for drugs trafficking.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, drug-offences, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, st-arnaud-3478

Bushfire compo case 'complex and unpredictable'

March 15, 2010 08:35:00

Canberra bushfires compensation hearing a complex uphill battle for plaintiffs, says NSW law professor. [MORE]

Tags: bushfire, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Man to front court accused of 88yo's murder

March 15, 2010 08:29:00

A 58-year-old man from Mareeba in far north Qld is charged with the murder of an 88-year-old man. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, qld, mareeba-4880, port-douglas-4871

Forensic tests track down drink spike suspect

March 13, 2010 12:00:00

A man has been charged with drink spiking and sexual assault after an alleged incident in Sydney in January last year.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000