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Former Canberra Rebels bikie boss Ali Bilal jailed over expletive-laden threatening phone calls

Ali Bilal is jailed over a series of phone conversations, captured by telephone intercepts, during which he threatened to hurt several people.

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'Verging on apoplectic': Tears flow as former bikie boss jailed over 'grandiose' threats

Ali Bilal's stunned supporters gasped, cried in court and sent tissues flying as he was taken into custody.

The Canberra Times

Ex-bikie boss' screaming bad attempt at behavioural therapy, court told

The former Canberra Rebels president threatened people on the phone in a bid to make them "change their behaviour", his barrister says.

The Canberra Times

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'Beaten, raped or murdered': Violent home invader forced women to remove clues

The defendant has been sent to a rehabilitation-focused court for potential sentencing.

The Canberra Times

'Sovereign citizen' accused of assault at EPIC writes 'gobbledygook' to court

A prosecutor asked for a court to issue an arrest warrant.

The Canberra Times

Alleged doorway shooting murder accessories plead not guilty

Lawyers for Reatile Ncube and Nicole Williams, who are accused of helping Glenn Walewicz's killer evade justice, entered the pleas on Monday.

The Canberra Times

Canberra man who allegedly used Snapchat to track down girl denied bail

A man who allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, and committed acts of indecency against a 13-year-old girl is denied bail in the ACT Magistrates Court, with the magistrate saying the allegations were "highly concerning".

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Alleged rapist 'preying on children indiscriminately' has up to 14 victims, court told

The 25-year-old has been charged in relation to two girls, but a court has heard "a further 12 females" have told police has sexually assaulted them.

The Canberra Times

'Grateful' NSW residents closer to being heard in Orroral Valley fire inquiry

The Chief Coroner refusing a group of Bumbalong residents from taking part in the inquiry was an error, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

The Canberra Times

'Accidental magistrate' reflects on Boomers, 'missiles' as career concludes

His legal career also included time as a judge of the short-lived Australian Military Court, which was declared constitutionally invalid in 2009.

The Canberra Times

Accused rapist who allegedly referred to himself as 'Spiderman' granted bail for the second time in ACT Magistrates Court

Seti Moala, who is charged with three charges of rape and one of strangling another person, is granted bail a second time in the ACT Magistrates Court.

ABC News

Construction company Better Building Holdings fined $450,000 for death of worker Thomas Magi in 2020

Construction company Better Building Holdings is fined in the ACT Industrial Court for failing to implement adequate safety protections on a Denman Prospect worksite where a worker died in 2020.

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'Egregious breaches': Family company fined $450k after worker's fatal fall

A small building company has been convicted and fined after a subcontractor fell to his death at a worksite.

The Canberra Times

Accused Old Parliament House arsonist 'under duress' to appear in court

A Victorian man charged with arson related to the Old Parliament House fire last December has been committed for trial.

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Magistrate cautions alleged offender after court temper tantrum

Man swears and loses his temper in court.

The Canberra Times

Traffic offence penalties under review in ACT

The ACT government said its top priority was making roads safer and preventing tragic deaths.

The Canberra Times

Fire inquiry suppresses Defence names after 'social media trolling' raised

The Orroral Valley fire inquiry has anonymised and suppressed the names of defence members onboard the helicopter that sparked the 2020 fire.

The Canberra Times

'Most difficult and rewarding thing': ACT magistrates share motherhood wisdom

Two women in positions of power reflect on Mother's Day and say they are still learning about life from their children.

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The Canberra Times

Blake's Legacy: ACT wants to make doctors report unfit drivers with new laws

"Young Blake Corney's life should never have been lost. Our work does not finish here and we will continue to relentlessly pursue road safety in the future," Transport Minister Chris Steel said.

The Canberra Times

Strip club coward kick was 'every mother's worst nightmare'

In the carpark Davis went to kick his victim in the head from behind, narrowly missing it.

The Canberra Times

'Who charged me?': Anti-vax protester questions chief magistrate

"It's case dismissed and I need to be let out free now."

The Canberra Times

Role of accused Old Parliament House arsonist 'not clear', court hears

Another self-proclaimed sovereign citizen accused of jointly causing the Old Parliament House fire last December has been released on bail.

The Canberra Times

'Dead entity' makes seizure claim after Old Parliament House arson charge laid

The alleged arsonist disappeared off a phone link after telling a court he thought he was about to have a seizure.

ABC News

RAR cranes fined over overloaded machine that toppled, killing 62-year-old worker Herman Holtz

A Queanbeyan-based crane contractor is fined $300,000 in the ACT Industrial Court over the 2016 workplace death of 62-year-old Herman Holtz.

The Canberra Times

Stalker 'undeterred by death' accused of using flamethrower in dispute

A woman has been refused bail after using a makeshift flamethrower in a dispute.

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