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Ex Australian PM Gough Whitlam dismissal: Court grants access to Queen’s letters

June 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

Letters written by the Queen before the 1975 dismissal of then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam can be made public, the Australian High Court has ruled. Mr Whitlam’s government was removed by her representative at […]

George Pell: Court quashes cardinal’s sexual abuse convictions

April 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after Australia’s highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 78, had been the most senior Catholic figure ever jailed for such crimes. […]

Coronavirus: Australia launches criminal investigation into Ruby Princess

April 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

A criminal investigation has been launched in Australia into how cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney despite some exhibiting flu-like symptoms. More than 600 people on board the Ruby Princess later tested […]

George Pell: Court reserves ruling in cardinal’s sexual abuse case

March 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

Australia’s top court has reserved its ruling on whether Cardinal George Pell’s bid to quash his sexual abuse convictions has been successful. The ex-Vatican treasurer is serving a six-year jail sentence after a jury found […]

ABC raid: Australian public broadcaster loses legal challenge

February 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Australia’s national broadcaster has lost its legal challenge to controversial police raids on its Sydney newsroom last year. In June, police searched the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the home of a newspaper journalist over […]

Google ordered to reveal author of Australian dentist’s bad review

February 14, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian court has ordered Google to identify the person behind an anonymous bad review of a dentist. Dr Matthew Kabbabe, a teeth-whitening specialist in Melbourne, sought the order so he could sue for defamation. […]

Aboriginal Australians born overseas cannot be deported, court rules

February 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

Australia’s High Court has said Aboriginal people hold a special status under the law so cannot be deported – even if they are not citizens. The ruling is being seen as a historic moment for […]

Australian journalist freed in Japan after arrest for trying to see his children

January 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian journalist living in Japan has been given a suspended sentence on charges of trespassing at the home of his estranged in-laws while searching for his children. Scott McIntyre says he has not seen […]

Spying tools website taken down after UK raids

November 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

A website selling hacking tools that let attackers take over victims’ computers has been closed down after an international investigation. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said 14,500 people had bought spying tools from the […]

Sarah Hanson-Young: Australia senator wins defamation case

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator has won a defamation case against a former political opponent she had accused of making sexist slurs towards her. Sarah Hanson-Young, of the Greens party, argued David Leyonhjelm defamed her in interviews […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]