A former military lawyer who helped expose allegations of war crimes by leaking classified documents is asking a judge for leniency but prosecutors want him to spend at least two years behind bars. David McBride pleaded guilty to three offences including stealing commonwealth information and passing it onto journalists. Justice David Mossop heard arguments in … Read more
A NSW food delivery worker has managed to accumulate hundreds of demerit points in a matter of months. The 23-year-old French national recorded 240 demerit points for dangerous driving in the first four months of the year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: NSW delivery driver racks up 240 demerit points this year. In NSW, drivers on … Read more
A teenager who murdered a woman during a home invasion could be sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment unless the judge finds the crime “particularly heinous”. The now 18-year-old and another teen were charged after Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed in her home north of Brisbane in 2022. Police alleged the two boys, then 17 years … Read more
An alleged terrorism conspirator who claimed to be mates with another teenager accused of stabbing a bishop during a live-streamed sermon will spend at least one more night in custody before learning whether he is granted bail. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, was already in custody when he was charged on Friday with conspiring … Read more
More young people are set to be locked up in Queensland after Premier Steven Miles vowed to remove the detention as a last resort principle from youth sentencing. Hurtling towards defeat at the October state election, Miles told caucus on Tuesday night he would adopt the same changes to the Youth Justice Act the LNP … Read more
The family of a Queensland police officer killed in an alleged hit-and-run fears they “may come into contact” with a woman charged over the incident after she was released on bail. Senior Constable David Masters died after being struck by a suspected stolen car on the Bruce Highway at Burpengary, north of Brisbane, about 3am … Read more
Woolworths has been fined $1.2 million after admitting it failed to pay out more than $1 million in leave entitlements to about 1200 Victorian workers. The supermarket giant was facing a maximum penalty of more than $10 billion, but Melbourne Magistrate Nahrain Warda on Friday found the smaller fine to be suitable punishment. Woolworths self-reported … Read more
A culture of long hours of unpaid overtime for junior doctors will need to change following a multimillion-dollar underpayment settlement, believed to be the biggest in Australian history. More than 20,000 junior doctors could share in a $229.8 million settlement pending NSW Supreme Court approval for a class action against the state’s health department. The … Read more
A police officer accused of murdering a Sydney couple is due to appear in court as family and friends of the duo mourn the much-loved pair. Luke Davies and his partner Jessie Baird were allegedly murdered in Sydney’s east when Beaumont Lamarre-Condon shot them with his service weapon while off-duty in February. The crime was … Read more
Chronic alcoholic Kristie Merrett — more than four times over the limit and speeding when she fatally injured a nine-year-old boy — has been jailed for more than five years. Gosford District Court Judge Justin Smith said Merrett, 52, had a blood alcohol level above 0.20 and was driving nearly 30km/h over the speed limit … Read more
