The New South Wales Police Officer who tasered 95-year old Clare Nowland in an aged care nursing home, has been charged. Treated like a criminal Ms Nowland passed away from her injuries on Wednesday night. She was tasered while approaching officers very slowly using her walking frame, with a steak knife in her hand. Ms… Read more »
The man responsible for a gas-mix up at a Sydney hospital which left one baby dead and another with permanent brain damage has been fined by the New South Wales District Court. Christopher Turner was a contractor working for BOC Limited at the time he mixed-up the pipes, resulting in the tragedy. Mr Turner pleaded… Read more »
Former New South Wales RSL President Don Rowe has been received a criminal conviction, been ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and adhere to a two-year good behaviour bond after using the organisation’s credit cards to pay almost $10,000 in phone bills and a hotel stay for family members Former NSW RSL chief guilty The… Read more »
Aussie Comedian Celeste Barber heads to the Supreme Court for complex legal battle. She raised more than $50 million in bushfire donations. Now the money is stuck in a legal deadlock, stopping it from being distributed where it’s needed most. In the days after her own family was directly affected by devastating bushfires, Aussie comedian… Read more »
A 29-year old man is facing a string of charges after a tragic road accident which killed four children and hospitalised three more over the weekend. The children were riding their bikes on the footpath in Oatlands near Parramatta on Saturday evening when they were struck by the 4WD ute. Police arrested the driver of… Read more »
The annual review of the local court, which deals with more than 90 per cent of criminal matters in the state, shows a massive surge in the number of cases being dealt with by the court since 2013 – about 70,000 cases over the six year period. Last year, almost 340,000 criminal matters came before… Read more »
Sydney Man Onitolosi Etuini Atiai Latu, aged 31, who was found guilty of the murdering his girlfriend Rhonda Baker in August 2016 has been sentenced to 28 years behind bars, with a non-parole period of 21 years. The maximum sentence for murder in New south Wales is life imprisonment, with a standard non-parole period (SNPP)… Read more »
A review of the Family Law system has been scathing in its criticism of court orders, finding that the Family Court is systematically failing children it’s supposed to be protecting. When James* was just six years old, the Family Court of Australia ordered that he live with his abusive father, a man who’s documented file… Read more »
A 20-year old woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of knowingly making a false or misleading statement after lying to police that she was stalked and sexually assaulted. Caitlyn Gray’s admission came only after Police could find no CCTV evidence to back up her story that she was sexually assaulted by a man who… Read more »
Smokers will soon be hit in the pocket again, after new legislation has cleared the way for further price hikes on tobacco. The Federal Government has voted to raise the levy on cigarettes by 12.5% over four years, which will fill government coffers with an extra $4.7 billion. Aussies who smoke will pay $40 a… Read more »
