Had he been cross-examined at the trial, the questions would likely have been more rigorous than those asked on Seven’s Spotlight program Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily
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Attorney general says Folbigg’s lawyers can ‘initiate civil proceedings against the state of NSW for compensation’ The new evidence that could see Kathleen Folbigg walk free – Full Story podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and
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Release comes after inquiry heard that Folbigg and her two daughters had rare genetic variation and her son may have died from an underlying neurogenetic disorder Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,
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Seventeen women and nine children will take the government to court, arguing that Australia has ‘effective control’ of their detention and the power to set them free Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news
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Community legal centre outreach programs provide a vital service for remote areas but resourcing problems mean they could vanish any time Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In small rooms at the back of the
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The former Coalition staffer, who denies claims by Brittany Higgins, will appear on Seven’s Spotlight program on Sunday to tell ‘his side of the story’. Plus: Crikey celebrates a legal win Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily
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Once a defamation trial begins, it is not possible for the plaintiff to control what may come out in court, as the Victoria Cross winner learned Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation caseListen to Guardian Australia’s Ben Roberts-Smith v the media podcastGet our morning
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Australia’s most decorated living soldier has lost his defamation case against the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Canberra Times. A federal court judge has found that the newspapers proved in their defence that Ben Roberts-Smith either murdered or was complicit
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Nine could still face a bill into seven figures, experts say, amid concerns that fear of expensive legal action could discourage future investigations Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Ben Roberts-Smith’s personally disastrous defamation case is not the
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Greens describe defamation judgment as ‘an important win for fearless journalism in the public interest’. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast New research shows Australia is lagging behind Europe and
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