Sydney Terror Duo Sentenced to Twenty Years Imprisonment
Sydney men Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad were sentenced to 20 years in prison last Friday for plotting a terrorist attack. However, under new laws passed through federal parliament earlier this month, the pair could potentially face indefinite detention. On...
Lawyer Sent to Prison for Defrauding Clients of $1.8 Million
We previously reported on the case of Russell Biddle, a Gold Coast lawyer accused of stealing over $1 million of client funds after his firm was entrusted to manage a wealthy couple’s estate. Mr Biddle was alleged to have made...
Former Prison Chief Avoids Jail After Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman
The Northern Territory’s former chief prison officer has avoided a prison sentence despite pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young woman at a party. The outcome has victims’ groups and members of the public confused and angry. Warren May, now...
Family of Malcolm Naden’s Victim Will Finally Receive Closure
By Blake O’Connor Captured fugitive Malcolm Naden was one of Australia’s most notorious and infamous criminals, having been responsible for a wave of offences that left several injured, homes ransacked and two people dead. Now, after 11 years of anxious...
Empowering Women Inmates: An Interview with WIPAN President Kat Armstrong
More women in Australia are being incarcerated than ever before. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures suggest that since 2005, the incarceration rate for women has risen by close to 40 percent, compared with 18 percent for men. Women account for around...
Guilty verdict sends message that police cannot abuse their powers
Southport Magistrate Chris Callaghan hopes the conviction of a senior Queensland policeman will send a message that officers who engage in criminal acts will be held responsible if they are brought before the courts. Magistrate Callaghan found Senior Sergeant Chris...
Sydney Lawyer ‘Struck Off’ for Stealing Client’s Money
Another NSW lawyer has been struck off for engaging in professional misconduct. This time it was Mr Thai Le Huu Nguyen. The Civil and Administrative Tribunal found him guilty on November 18 this year, for conduct it deemed to be...
Not Guilty of Fraud After Overdrawing $2 Million
Luke Brett Moore’s Facebook status simply reads: “NOT GUILTY. (:” Earlier this week, the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) overturned the fraud conviction against him and he now hopes to get on with his life. But it was a...
Criminal Lawyer Charged with Defrauding Legal Aid
A Canberra lawyer is on trial in the ACT Supreme Court this week, accused of dishonestly obtaining $30,000 from a client’s mother at the same time as he was receiving funds from the Legal Aid Commission for the same case....
Australian Arrested Over Illegal Surrogacy Ring
Cambodian officials have appealed for an estimated 70 Australian biological parents to come forward to identify themselves and prove they are the real parents of babies carried by surrogate mothers. This comes in the wake of claims by the Cambodian...
