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"He has told me if I crossed him, he would ruin my life, rape me, or kill me," Mr Tate's ex-girlfriend Brianna Stern says. Her lawyer says the facts alleged in the lawsuit are extremely disturbing.
Judge's sentence for taser death of 95yo 'surprising', legal experts say
Kristian White's non-custodial sentence is likely a surprise to public, legal experts say.
Prisoner told he had gastro found dead in cell hours later, inquest told
Clinton Austin was said to be struggling to breathe, vomiting and sweating through his clothes before he died while serving a sentence for aggravated burglary.
Kimberley man jailed for five years after raping 7yo girl
The 58-year-old man was sentenced in the Broome District Court on Friday for offences committed between 2015 and 2017.
Former police officer avoids jail over the death of 95-year-old woman
Kristian White, the former police officer responsible for the taser death of Clare Nowland in 2023, has been sentenced to a two-year community correction order.
Former education officer sexted schoolgirl but denies kidnapping two others
A former Aboriginal Education Officer Jayden Hudson Thorpe has pleaded guilty to sexting a schoolgirl, and not guilty to kidnapping two others and plying them with drugs.
Canberra man found not guilty of importing ice in the mail
Gerardo Penna admitted trafficking drugs, but denied any involvement in the importation of a parcel from America, which was intercepted by police in Sydney.
Man injured while making gin woke up in intensive care, court told
A Tasmanian gin and whisky distillery is in court over a fire that resulted in a worker receiving burns to 40 per cent of his body.
Man who impersonated nurse 13 times and assaulted patient avoids jail
A relative of former NDIS worker Brandon Chesney — who impersonated a nurse at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 13 different occasions, and assaulted a patient — says she believes he should have been imprisoned and that he "isn't remorseful".
Company fined $400k after worker crushed to death at hay baling plant
Harley Muir, 29, died from crush injuries in 2021 after he became entangled while working on a multibaler machine at a factory in Bridgewater, near Bendigo.
Dua Lipa wins copyright case over song Levitating as judge dismisses lawsuit
US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said the complainants failed to show "substantial similarity" between Levitating and their song Wiggle and Giggle All Night.
Judge in fatal stabbing case urges young people to 'stop carrying knives'
Spencer Shumski, 22, has been sentenced to jail with a non-parole period of three years after fatally stabbing a 38-year-old Victorian father who was celebrating his wife's birthday in 2023. With time served, Shumski will be eligible for parole in May next year.
Man accused of role in importing $91m in meth from China refused bail
The 39-year-old was arrested in January after authorities intercepted parcels that allegedly contained 99kg of methamphetamine, which police said equalled "990,000 street-level deals".
Family says ex-police officer got 'slap on the wrist' for taser death of 95yo
The former police officer was convicted of manslaughter after he tasered the great-grandmother in 2023.
Family of slain infamous underworld figure entangled in property dispute
The brother of slain underworld figure Hamad 'the executioner' Assaad has won a court battle with his family over the sale of a home in Sydney's west.
'My life's ruined': Cassius Turvey murder accused's texts shown to court
Text messages between two of the four people charged with the murder of Cassius Turvey appear to show one of them admitting lying to police about the murder of the teenager, the WA Supreme Court hears.
Woman accused of murdering parents spared breach of bail conviction
A diabetic woman accused of murdering her elderly parents, by injecting them with her own insulin, suffered undue hardship while in jail for breaching her bail.
Speeding driver pleads guilty to dangerous driving after killing woman
A speeding driver responsible for a deadly crash north of Brisbane 18 months ago has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a 72-year-old woman.
Adelaide man sentenced to six years in prison for fatal one-punch attack
The family of one-punch victim Luke Sweetman has expressed disappointment in the sentence of his killer, and called for more protections at pubs and hotels.
Former SA opposition leader David Speirs pleads guilty to drug charges
The former SA opposition leader pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying or administering a drug that wasn't cannabis to another person.
NSW data hack detected during 'routine maintenance' of court site
Officials confirmed about 9,000 sensitive court files, including domestic violence orders and affidavits, were accessed from the NSW Online Registry last week.