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Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite behind bars

November 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia is challenging a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the polarising, salty spread that has become a national symbol. State authorities say inmates may use the […]

Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms

July 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian mother has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms. Erin Patterson, 50, invited her former parents-in-law, Don and […]

Hundreds of children to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge

July 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

About 1,200 children are being urged to undergo testing for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with a string of offences including child rape. Joshua Dale Brown was arrested in May and […]

Australia fast-tracks machete ban after shopping centre attack

May 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A fight involving machetes at a Melbourne shopping centre has prompted an Australian state to fast-track the country’s first-ever ban on the weapon’s sale. The ban – to start in Victoria this Wednesday, instead of September […]

Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane

March 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Australia have charged a 17-year-old who got on a plane with a shotgun and ammunition. He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as the aircraft prepared to take […]

Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

February 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday. The new […]

Bride’s fury after Instagram stunt wedding turns out to be real

January 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

A woman in Australia has annulled her marriage after realising that a fake wedding ceremony she took part in for a social media stunt was in fact real. The unknowing bride said her partner was […]

Australia: Five killed and six injured after car crashes into pub beer garden

November 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five people – including two children – have been killed and six others injured after a car crashed into a pub’s outdoor dining area in Australia. Four people, including a boy, two men in their […]

Crown Resorts: Casino firm fined over illegal China dealings

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australian gaming operator Crown Resorts has been fined A$80m ($57.4m; £45.6m) for illegally accepting Chinese bank cards at its casino in Melbourne. Regulators say the transactions were falsely classified as hotel services. To deter money […]

Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa appeal

January 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. Judges rejected a challenge launched by the unvaccinated tennis star after the government cancelled his visa on “health and good […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]