Law, Crime and Justice

Laws allowing authorities to use ankle bracelets and curfews to monitor 93 people released from immigration detention are now subject to a High Court challenge.

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is pressing on with his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson after agreeing to settle with the ABC.

A Supreme Court judge sentenced the Darwin man to 21 years in jail, describing his conduct as "sadistic". The court heard the victim suffered from a language disorder and her father knew of her vulnerabilities and he ensured she was isolated at the time of the offending.

The emails released to state parliament reveal members of Mrs Nowland's family knew the details of how she was injured "very quickly", with the NSW opposition saying it raises doubts over why the word "taser" was omitted from a press release.

The Federal government unveiled its new Cyber Security Strategy outlining how government plans to tackle cyber crime. The new plan includes creating a ransomware playbook for businesses and other guidelines for individuals. Chief strategy officer at CyberCX, Alastair MacGibbon explains the importance of it.

The study shows of the more than a million women who've experienced child sexual abuse almost half suffered it between the ages of five and nine years of age.

Former Liberal Staffer Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to settle his defamation case against the ABC over a press club address by Brittany Higgins.

A tribunal convicted 207 people on charges related to Italy's 'Ndrangheta organised crime syndicate. Next, experts say, come the appeals.

The police officer son of former NSW premier Kristina Keneally was charged over a statement he made which claimed a man had threatened police in a phone call.

During the attack, Cian English and his friend were threatened with a knife, forced to undress, assaulted, robbed, degraded and tortured.

The body of 32-year-old Michael Purse has never been found after the two men repeatedly punched and stomped on the Adelaide man.

The attorney-general wants protections against prosecution of journalists for publishing classified and secret information written into Commonwealth law.

A report into practices at Queensland's beleaguered state-run forensics lab has found a controversial DNA project was "fundamentally flawed" and "should never have occurred".

ACCC cautioning consumers to be careful of scam websites advertising Black Friday sales.

Charges have been laid against jumping castle operator two years after Hillcrest tragedy where six children died.

The federal government expects it will have to do more to overhaul Australia's immigration detention system after a High Court ruling prompted the release of 93 people, including murderers and sex offenders, from immigration detention. 

SA Police has upgraded charges against a man in an alleged hit-and-run crash that killed Police Commissioner Grant Stevens's son at schoolies celebrations on Friday night, as his family, school and football clubs pay tribute to him.

X Corp, formerly Twitter, will file a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk has said. 

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says it's "unjust" following an incident involving the 18-year-old son of SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens.

Charlie Stevens, son of SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, has died after an alleged hit-and-run crash at Goolwa Beach, south of Adelaide.

SA Police say a pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car that allegedly didn't stop, south of Adelaide, amid schoolies celebrations.

Geoffrey Watson from the Centre for Public Integrity discusses protection for whistle-blowers after former military lawyer David McBride pleaded guilty to leaking classified information.

The Bunbury Children's Court heard the boy was "suffering" at the controversial youth detention centre due to lockdowns and assaults by other inmates.

Melbourne man "Sunny" Duong liked to boast about his connections and is a "big-noter", but never acted on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party to influence Australian politicians, his lawyer tells a foreign interference trial.

The expert overseeing care of the Northern Territory's most vulnerable adults has explained why some face living under unnecessary guardianship orders.