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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 […]

Man jailed for ‘depraved’ backpacker attacks in Australia

May 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An Australian man who brutally attacked two backpackers on a remote beach has been jailed for at least 17 years. Roman Heinze, 61, bound and indecently assaulted a Brazilian woman before mowing down her German […]

Aborigines seek compensation from Australian police for racism in landmark £23 million case

May 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney Several hundred Aborigines on a remote island in Australia are seeking compensation for the racist actions of the police in a landmark £23 million class action that has been likened to […]

Rape scandal: Sailor’s navy hazing convictions quashed

March 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A sailor who admitted to his part in an Australian navy hazing and rape scandal involving a rubber chicken has had some of his convictions quashed. Able Seaman Rohan Martin Angre pleaded guilty in 2014 […]

UK backpacker ‘raped repeatedly’ over two months in Australia

March 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A British backpacker was allegedly raped, assaulted and choked during a two-month hostage ordeal in Australia. The woman, 22, was subjected to attacks in locations across the vast state of Queensland, police say. The ordeal […]

Six arrested over $60m cocaine boat bust off Tasmania

January 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Six men have been arrested over a plot to smuggle more than $60 million worth of cocaine into Australia in an ex-Japanese whaling vessel. Police said they will have to trawl through thousands of telephone […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]