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Unsent text accepted as dead man’s will by Australian court

October 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A court in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message on a dead man’s mobile phone as an official will. The 55-year-old man had composed a text message addressed to his brother, in which […]

Australia dual citizenship saga: Court hearing begins

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Australian court has begun a long-awaited hearing into whether seven MPs caught up in a dual citizenship saga should remain eligible for office. Under constitutional rules, Australian politicians cannot be dual citizens. The High […]

Rebel Wilson awarded A$4.5m in magazine defamation case

September 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

Actress Rebel Wilson has been awarded A$4.5m (£2.7m; $3.6m) in Australia’s largest payout for a defamation case. Ms Wilson successfully argued that a series of magazine articles had wrongly portrayed her as a serial liar. […]

Minneapolis woman killed by police: What we know and don’t know

July 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Madison Park, Emanuella Grinberg and Holly Yan, CNN Not long after Justine Ruszczyk called 911 to report a possible assault near her home, an officer shot and killed her. That was Saturday night. Three […]

Man charged with murdering sleeping boy in Sydney

July 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has been charged with the “execution-style” killing of a 15-year-old boy who was shot in his bed. Brayden Dillon was sleeping on Good Friday in April when a masked gunman entered his […]

Cardinal George Pell charged with sex offences

June 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Australia’s most senior Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences. The charges relate to alleged “historical” incidents, police in the Australian state of Victoria said on Thursday. Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner […]

Australia’s Crown Resorts staff sentenced to jail in China for gambling crimes

June 26, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Nineteen Crown Resorts staff, including three Australians, have pleaded guilty to “gambling crimes” in a trial that lasted only a few hours at Shanghai’s Baoshan district people’s court. Australian Jason O’Connor was sentenced to 10 […]

Australia plans to deny passports to convicted paedophiles

May 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

Convicted paedophiles would be denied passports in Australia under a “world-first” plan proposed by the government. The proposal, to be introduced to parliament, would prohibit registered sex offenders from travelling overseas. Justice Minister Michael Keenan […]

Mother jailed for murdering children by driving into Australian lake

May 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

A mother who killed three of her children by deliberately driving them into a lake in Australia has been jailed for at least 20 years. Akon Guode, 37, killed one-year-old Bol and four-year-old twins Hanger […]

Queensland policeman killer shot dead eighteen hour after siege

May 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

shot dead in Australia. On Monday, Rick Maddison fatally shot Senior Constable Brett Forte after the police officer intercepted his car in Queensland. He fled to a nearby farmhouse and spent the night in a […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]