Judgement
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Asylum seeker ‘unlawfully deprived’ of liberty by Alan Tudge sues for false imprisonment
Last month, the Federal Court found Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge had “unlawfully deprived” the man of his liberty, after…
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Golden Dawn leader and ex-MPs found guilty in landmark trial
A Greek court has delivered an overwhelming conviction against Golden Dawn, finding the neo-fascist party guilty of operating a criminal…
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Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry
Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of anti-government protests…
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Exclusive: Australia’s first IS bride Zehra Duman and her children have fled to Turkey
IS bride Zehra Duman is currently in a Turkish prison and believed to be under investigation by Turkish authorities. Lin…
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UN expert slams Saudi Arabia’s final ruling in Jamal Khashoggi case as ‘parody of justice’
A Saudi court on Monday overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, in a final ruling that was…
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British judge rejects Julian Assange’s bid to delay US extradition hearing
Assange, who is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States from Britain, appeared in a London court on Monday…
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Julian Assange’s extradition case will continue tomorrow after coronavirus delays.
Julian Assange will tomorrow emerge from his coronavirus lockdown in London’s high-security Belmarsh prison to face an extradition hearing at…
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Christchurch shooting: Mosque attack gunman Brenton Tarrant jailed for life without parole
Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of terrorism in…
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China clears man of murder after 27 years behind bars
Zhang Yuhuan, 52, was jailed for the murder of two young boys in 1993 but always maintained he was tortured…
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US carries out first federal execution in 17 years
Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, died by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Mike Brest & Jerry…
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Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump’s niece
New York state Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald in Poughkeepsie, New York, issued an order requiring the niece, Mary Trump,…
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Why we must defend John Bolton’s right to publish his self-serving book
As you may have heard, John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has written a book. Emily Tamkin New…
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US schedules first federal inmate executions since 2003
Attorney General William Barr has ordered the executions to begin in July of the men on death-row, who were all…
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Australian actor’s journey to a Chinese death sentence
The son of a sheep herder from Ballarat, the actor had bit parts in Blue Heelers before taking his own…
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Palace letters: Australian high court allows release of Queen’s secret correspondence before Whitlam dismissal
The historian Jenny Hocking has won a landmark high court case in her bid to secure sensitive correspondence between the…
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Jury is out: why shifting to judge-alone trials is a flawed approach to criminal justice
The new law, which was cautiously welcomed by the state Criminal Bar Association, puts Victoria in line with other states that already…
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