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Man found guilty of Australian beach murder after hiding in India for years

December 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former nurse has been found guilty of the high-profile murder of Toyah Cordingley, whose body was found on a popular tropical beach in Australia seven years ago. Toyah Cordingley was stabbed at least 26 […]

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 […]

Jury discharged in high-profile Australia beach murder

March 21, 2025 World Justice News 0

A jury in the trial of a former nurse accused of murdering a woman on a remote Australian beach has been discharged, after they could not reach a verdict. Toyah Cordingley was stabbed at least 26 […]

Religious sect parents jailed over death of diabetic daughter

February 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

The parents of an eight-year-old diabetic girl in Australia who died after they denied her insulin for almost a week have each been sentenced to 14 years in jail for manslaughter. Elizabeth Struhs had in […]

Australian influencer charged with poisoning her baby

January 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian influencer has been charged with poisoning her baby girl to elicit donations and boost online followers. The Queensland woman claimed she was chronicling her child’s battle with a terminal illness on social media, […]

Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life

November 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former childcare worker dubbed “one of Australia’s worst paedophiles” has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing almost 70 girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 47, confessed to 307 offences committed at […]

Australian teen pleads guilty to British woman Emma Lovell’s murder

March 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

One of the teenagers accused of killing a British mother when they broke into her home in Australia has pleaded guilty to murder. Emma Lovell, 41, was allegedly stabbed when confronting two intruders in Brisbane […]

US arrests man over Australian religious terror attack

December 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

The FBI has arrested a man in Arizona over a religiously motivated terror attack on a remote Australian property last year that left six dead. Donald Day Jr, a 58-year-old US citizen, faces two charges […]

Six dead in shooting at remote Australian property

December 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Six people, including two police officers, have been fatally shot after a suspected ambush at a remote Australian property. Police said they had been searching for a missing person in Wieambilla – 270km (168 miles) […]

Queensland shooting: Three killed on remote Australian property

August 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

A manhunt is under way in northern Australia after three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting on a remote property. The shooting happened on Thursday morning local time on a cattle […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

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 […]