Supreme Court of Western Australia

Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

May 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia. The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji […]

Australian senator Linda Reynolds sues alleged rape victim for defamation

August 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator is suing a former staff member who says she was raped inside Parliament House for defamation, over claims the politician helped cover it up. Brittany Higgins made global headlines in 2021 when […]

Australian woman sues neighbours over barbecue use

September 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in Western Australia has tried to stop her neighbours from using their barbecues by suing them in court. Perth woman Cilla Carden claimed that their activities – among them barbecuing and smoking -as […]

Perth family murders: Australian killer given landmark jail sentence

July 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has been handed a landmark jail sentence of life without parole for murdering his wife, three children and their grandmother. Anthony Robert Harvey, 25, killed the five at their home in Perth […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]