Courts and Trials

A 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, after a three-month-old baby was found with what police say appeared to be a stab wound to the abdomen.

A judge has found four teenagers guilty of murdering 16-year-old Declan Cutler outside a party in Reservoir in March 2022, the incident highlighting Melbourne's ongoing knife crime and youth gang problems.

Police body cam played in court, showing the final moments Mr George was seen alive as he was led to a watch house cell. More than an hour later police checked on him and found his body.

Queensland police allege a 43-year-old woman was taken from a property in Doolandella on Friday afternoon by a group of men and assaulted, before being driven to Forest Lake.

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court hears Ethan Ross allegedly administered over-the-counter drug naloxone and methamphetamine to Amy Bowden to try and reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.

The jury deliberated for just over an hour before being found not guilty of all charges.

After months of turmoil that have sparked concerns for its funding, the board of NAAJA has defended itself amid suggestions the organisation is unable to do its job.

Court documents reveal Aliyawar Yawari, who is accused of indecently assaulting a woman at a motel in Adelaide's north after being released from immigration detention, befriended the alleged victim.

Former Perth Wildcats basketballer Tiny Pinder apologises to his victims amid his latest sexual assault convictions, as his lawyer says he has the cognitive capacity of a 14-year-old. WARNING: The story contains details of sexual assault.

Former Wallaby Kurtley Beale is found not guilty by a jury of sexual offences against a woman at a Bondi pub.

Detainee George George, 33, pleads guilty to arson over his involvement in starting a riot in Canberra's jail, which the court heard was sparked over COVID restrictions and because prisoners weren't given cigarettes or dessert.

The Australian Energy Regulator alleges a Queensland coal-fired power station did not comply with its generator performance standards, causing an explosion leading to a major blackout.

A NSW magistrate found there was reasonable doubt Molong-based trainer Augustus Weekes gave the greyhound alcohol, despite declaring him an "unreliable" witness.

Stacey Klimovitch's family and friends sob in court as Canberra man Jason Paul Hawkins, who shot the veteran swimming instructor dead at her Newcastle unit, receives a lengthy prison term.

A judge has found four teenagers guilty of the stabbing murder of 16-year-old Declan Cutler outside a party in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir in March 2022.

Jess and Jackie Morecroft can finally hunt for their new "castle" after winning a court battle for compensation for mortgage fraud of their Mermaid Beach home.

A man will face court charged with a drug offence over the death of a woman who was found unconscious in Adelaide's north-east where emergency services were called after reports of an overdose.

America's top court weighs Donald Trump's presidential eligibility in a constitutional test legal experts describe as one of the most consequential cases the US has seen in decades. Here's what you need to know.

Former IT worker Abhishek Mishra alleges that he owes fees and penalties on almost $400,000 in tax debts because NBN Co and EY have breached their employment obligations to remit the taxes and provide him with "proper and independent" taxation advice.

Yohannes Abate Faris, 45, is found not guilty of five counts of raping a woman at his Maroochydore unit in March 2022, with the court accepting a majority verdict for one of the charges.

Margaret Cunneen SC has labelled the woman as 'manipulative', and says she has turned herself into a victim.

A man who was found dead in a northern Adelaide rubbish tip in 2021 was allegedly bashed and killed before he was dumped in a green waste bin, a court has heard.

The Mackay parents, accused of murdering their two-year-old daughter by denying her medical treatment, also allegedly failed to register her birth, a court has heard. 

An Adelaide grandmother charged with attempting to traffic cocaine, worth millions of dollars, has had her charges dropped.

Kurtley Beale's barrister in her closing argument to the jury says her client's accuser made a "false" allegation of sexual assault.