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Tag: Law, Crime and Justice

Doctor arrested in Bulgaria 'former Mater employee'

November 19, 2008 00:27:00

Brisbane's Mater Children's Hospital says it believes a doctor arrested on child sex charges in Bulgaria is a former employee.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bulgaria

Man charged over double stabbing

November 18, 2008 23:00:00

Police have charged a 32-year-old man over a double stabbing at Hervey Bay.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, bowral-2576, moss-vale-2577, nowra-2541, qld, hervey-bay-4655

Thaksin won't appeal corruption conviction

November 18, 2008 20:41:00

Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not appeal his conviction and two-year jail sentence for corruption.[MORE]

Tags: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, thailand

Ten charged with drug trafficking on Gold Coast

November 18, 2008 19:29:00

A major Gold Coast drug syndicate has been busted just days before the start of schoolies week.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, drug-offences, southport-4215

Hijacked oil tanker off Somali coast

November 18, 2008 19:19:00

The United States Navy says the Saudi oil tanker hijacked by pirates east of Kenya is now off the coast of Somalia.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, international-law, kenya, saudi-arabia, somalia, united-states

Australian to be extradited from Solomons on murder charge

November 18, 2008 17:49:00

An Australian man wanted on murder charges is expected to be extradited from the Solomon Islands next week.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, solomon-islands

Man released after sentence appeal upheld

November 18, 2008 17:26:00

A Canberra man charged with assaulting a custodial officer in the Belconnen Remand Centre has been re-sentenced after an appeal against his jail sentence was upheld.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, assault, act, canberra-2600

Man sentenced for High Court ban breach

November 18, 2008 17:23:00

A man who verbally threatened the former Chief Justice of the High Court has been sentenced for breaching a protection order.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, act, canberra-2600

Biggest Loser host guilty of fraud

November 18, 2008 17:17:00

Ajay Rochester pleads guilty to receiving Centrelink payments when she wasn't eligible.[MORE]

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

NSW court grants Dairy Farmers takeover

November 18, 2008 15:13:00

The New South Wales Supreme Court has granted approval for the proposed acquisition of Dairy Farmers by the Japanese owned company, National Foods Limited.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, wollongong-2500

Teen jailed over violent city attacks

November 18, 2008 15:06:00

A Brisbane teenager with a history of unprovoked violence has been jailed for nine years for two attacks.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Perfume maker sues musician Prince

November 18, 2008 15:00:00

A perfume company that went into business with musician Prince to make a 3121 fragrance - named after his 2006 album - sued Prince for $US100,000 ($155,000) for failing to help promote the perfume.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, law-crime-and-justice, united-states

P-plater's guilty plea ends trial

November 18, 2008 14:40:00

A P-plate driver accused of causing the death of four friends in northern New South Wales two years ago has pleaded guilty to a less charge, bringing his trial to an end.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, nsw, lismore-2480

Locklear charged with DUI

November 18, 2008 14:13:00

Prosecutors charge Heather Locklear with driving under the influence of prescription drugs.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, law-crime-and-justice, crime, united-states

Jury considers Gilham murder verdict

November 18, 2008 14:01:00

The jury in the trial of a Sydney man accused of murdering his parents has retired to consider its verdict.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, woronora-2232

Terrorism trial: Crown's case 'speculative'

November 18, 2008 13:13:00

The strength of the Crown's case against two Sydney men charged with terrorism offences has been questioned.[MORE]

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

Lawyer waits for confirmation on fisherman's journey home

November 18, 2008 12:19:00

A Darwin legal aid lawyer says his Taiwanese client has been released from immigration detention after days of uncertainty.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, fishing-aquaculture, darwin-0800

Robbery victim thrown from Gold Coast bridge

November 18, 2008 11:23:00

Police say a man was robbed and thrown from a bridge on the Gold Coast this morning.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, surfers-paradise-4217

Two people stabbed at Dundee Beach

November 18, 2008 11:03:00

Northern Territory police say a man and a woman aged in their thirties were stabbed during an argument at Dundee Beach last night.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, darwin-0800

Three ATMs blown up by Sydney thieves

November 18, 2008 09:12:00

Three ATMs have been blown up with two hours in a series of attacks across Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, australia, nsw, chatswood-2067, georges-hall-2198, milperra-2214, penshurst-2222, sydney-2000

Man charged over pair of robberies

November 18, 2008 08:37:00

Victoria Police have charged a Tullamarine man in relation to two armed robberies committed a decade apart.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, armed-robbery, australia, vic, essendon-3040, kealba-3021

Man arrested over fatal hit, run

November 18, 2008 01:02:00

Victorian police have arrested a man in relation to a fatal hit and run accident on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, vic, melbourne-3000

Men hospitalised after suspicious powder find

November 18, 2008 00:30:00

Two men have been taken to hospital after a package containing an unknown white powder was found in New South Wales' central west.[MORE]

Tags: health, law-crime-and-justice, australia, nsw, bathurst-2795

Jury still out in Wood murder trial

November 17, 2008 22:46:00

The jury in the Gordon Wood murder trial will resume deliberation tomorrow at the Supreme Court in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, sydney-2000

Qld police probe Townsville abduction attempt

November 17, 2008 22:44:00

North Queensland police are investigating the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, garbutt-4814