Former Canberra business owner jailed for sexual offences against three of her then-employees
A Canberra businesswoman is behind bars after she was sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court for sexual offences…
NT DPP considering appeal of ‘callous’ fatal hit-run driver’s home detention
The Northern Territory’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is considering whether to appeal a judge’s decision to allow…
Violent Bay of Plenty hostage-taker Jade Mellow gets an extra 15 months added to jail sentence
About 10pm that night, Mellow was parked in a car near Edgecumbe with a cut-down .22 calibre rifle,…
Former Act Party president Tim Jago denied parole from prison sentence for sexual offending
One of the victims was younger than 16 at the time. Jago denied the offending when charged, took…
Teen stepmum Jessica Mulford appeals to have jail time halved for killing toddler
Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
French couple handed suspended sentence for illegally keeping rooftop-roaming panther
The court in the northern city of Lille condemned the 41-year-old man in the couple to 18 months…
Newsom offers clemency to 5 inmates serving life without parole
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of five inmates serving life without parole for murder, saying Friday that…
Ringleader of Fiji’s biggest drug trafficking operation gets life sentence
They were David Heritage, Louie Logaivau, Jale Aukerea, Sakiusa Tuva, Ratu Aporosa Davelevu, Ratu Osea Levula, Cathy Tuirabe…
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle spared convictions, jail sentence
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whistleblower Richard Boyle has avoided convictions and a jail sentence, seven years after publicly…
Drunk driver Brett Eddy imprisoned for 14 years over manslaughter of Fraser Coast woman Natasha Raven
A driver who was “blind drunk” and travelling at “extreme speed” when he killed a pedestrian in a…
Auckland teacher Myah Adams loses suppression bid after student sex acts conviction
“From that point forward, Ms Adams groomed [him],” the agreed summary of facts for the case state. “Ms…
Queensland court reduces sentence for Emma Lovell’s teenage killer
The ruling means the murderer will now be eligible for supervised release after serving 60% of his sentence,…