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Chris Minns’ chief of staff argues court should not be able to compel him to give evidence to parliamentary inquiry

James Cullen took legal action to avoid facing an inquiry examining the leaking of confidential material on the proposed sale of Rosehill racecourse

The Guardian - AU

State-forced witness testimony 'good democratically'

A 120-year-old law forcing people to give evidence at inquiries has been slammed in court as the separation of power between judges and politicians is examined.

AAP

‘Shock’ loophole in NSW law meant to protect children against incarceration could mean more will be locked up

Minns government bill says presumption known as doli incapax can be overturned if child knew conduct was ‘seriously wrong’

The Guardian - AU

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Targeted laws to stamp out obnoxious 'part-time Nazis'

Neo-Nazis could face jail time or thousands of dollars in fines under laws rapidly drafted after a shocking fascist rally outside a state parliament.

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Neo-Nazi taken into detention and awaiting deportation

A South African man who attended a neo-Nazi rally in Australia is being compared to a guest who turns up just to wreck the place, with his visa torn up.

AAP

NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals

Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing

The Guardian - AU

Children under 14 are incapable of evil and should be protected from criminal responsibility, NSW review finds

Review was led by former supreme court judge turned parole authority chair Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW police deputy commissioner Jeffrey Loy

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Teen's offending ignites calls for youth bail reform

More needs to be done to address youth crime, a state government concedes, after a 13-year-old boy was charged with offences across two Australian cities.

AAP

Legal team to tackle workplace manslaughter

A legal team has been set up to bring people and businesses to justice for workplace deaths under some of Australia's toughest industrial manslaughter laws..

AAP

Innocence 'irrelevant' in calculating Folbigg payment

The man who authorised a widely-criticised grace payment to a woman wrongly jailed for 20 years says there's no point meeting with her.

AAP

Folbigg review push as $2m 'plucked out of the air'

Mystery surrounds the calculation of a $2 million offer to compensate Kathleen Folbigg for 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, prompting calls for more scrutiny.

AAP

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

A high-profile lawyer has called for the release of reasons for a widely criticised $2 million payout offer to wrongfully jailed Kathleen Folbigg.

AAP

Woman offered $2 million for being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

Kathleen Folbigg, once dubbed ‘the most hated woman in Australia‘, had her convictions quashed in 2023

The Independent UK

Lawyer condemns $1.3 million compensation for Australian woman wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

The New South Wales government has decided to pay $1.3 million in compensation to Kathleen Folbigg, who spent 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her four children

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Wrongly convicted Folbigg 'failed again' by $2m offer

A payment offered to Kathleen Folbigg after she was wrongfully convicted of killing her children and jailed for decades has been savaged by her supporters.

AAP

Real punishment for 'terrifying tech' deepfake makers

Deepfakes disproportionately target women and girls, leading to new laws throwing those caught sharing the explicit images in jail for up to three years.

The Guardian - UK

A £2.5m dud? Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of National Gallery Rubens

Former curator’s comments, later withdrawn, reignite debate over attribution of Samson and Delilah painting

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Indigenous incarceration rates are 'getting worse'

Law changes for alleged domestic violence offenders have been cited as a reason for increasing remand numbers, as Indigenous incarceration reaches record highs.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW to review law that presumes children under 14 are incapable of evil

After a 2016 high court ruling, the conviction rates of children aged 10 to 13 have plummeted in NSW, report finds

The Guardian - AU

Domestic violence survivors urged to take safety precautions after NSW justice department data breach

Attorney general says hacker gained unlawful entry to state’s Justice Link system and accessed 9,000 files, which could include victim details

AAP

Cyber detectives scour court system breach for leaks

Victims of crime and others may have to wait a week before detectives find out what files were accessed and if they were stolen in a justice department hack.

AAP

Crackdown on victim compensation 'claim farming'

Australia's most populous state is getting tough on so-called "claim farming", in which vulnerable people are pressured into lodging victim compensation claims.

AAP

'Activism' claim as judges reject youth custody push

Controversial youth bail changes that were rushed through one state parliament have been criticised by judges as at odds with existing laws.

AAP

Youth crime debate flares as teen dies in pursuit crash

A teen died and three others were injured after a police pursuit of an allegedly stolen car ended in tragedy in an outback town.

The Guardian - UK

Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery

Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in supposedly 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah

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