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A judge has blasted a decision by the Attorney-General’s office to withdraw funding for a man convicted of a $105m tax fraud, saying it could cost the community tens of thousands and is a waste of “scarce public resources”.Attorney-General…

The legal stoush between the parents of Melissa Caddick and her defrauded investors could be headed towards a resolution, the Federal Court has been told. On Friday, the missing conwoman’s parents Ted and Barbara Grimley proposed to end…

A judge has lambasted a “fundamentally unfair” last minute decision by the Attorney-General’s office to withdraw funding for a man convicted of a $105m tax fraud. The Supreme Court was told on Thursday that Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus had…

A married man has narrowly avoided jail after he illegally recorded more than twelve women sunbathing on one of Australia’s most iconic beaches for his own sexual gratification. Christopher Pooley, 44, appeared in Waverley Local Court on…

An Instagram-famous bodybuilder has been granted bail after a wild brawl with another fitness influencer on a busy street. Hossein “Yakiboy” Balapour appeared in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday via audiovisual link from jail. He appeared…

A McDonald’s restaurant on a busy city night-life strip has “finally” taken extra precautions to ensure the safety of customers and staff after several “vile and abusive” incidents. SafeWork SA ordered the fast-food company to install…

The man who blew the whistle on “intimidating” debt collection tactics by the Australian Taxation Office is not protected from criminal action because he failed to disclose crucial evidence at the right time, a court has ruled. On Monday,…

A woman branded a “drunk Karen” after she was booted off a Gold Coast flight became the “internet’s No.1 star” because of the vicious social media attention she received, a court has been told.Erica Jayne Carlson achieved online infamy…

The man who allegedly shot and killed a former partner of the woman he’d been seeing will remain behind bars until at least September, a court has heard. On Friday, Michael Craig Stanley faced the Port Adelaide Magistrates court charged…

A young woman who entered a busy city fast food restaurant and was filmed having jumped the counter has faced court for the first time. On Friday, Nooria Halake, 19, front the Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with disorderly behaviour,…