Judges and Legal Profession

Troy Smith, who was arrested in April after police found methamphetamine in his hotel room in Bali, is sentenced to six-month drug rehabilitation by an Indonesian court.

South Australian Independent MP Fraser Ellis has been found guilty of four counts of deception over his misuse of the Country Members Accommodation Allowance.

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency's deputy chair Colleen Rosas has defended its ability to deliver services amid multiple audits, executive resignations, the domestic violence history of its chair, and an impending federal court decision.

At the end of a five-week trial, prosecution and defence arguments differed so vastly that the jury were left with just two options: murder or acquittal.

SA Police say motorists spotted the car swerving along North East Road at Hillcrest before the driver was pulled over by patrols at Gilberton a short time later.

The defence lawyer for Independent MP Troy Bell says the politician denies allegations he stole funds intended to support students who had disengaged from mainstream schools.

ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle loses his appeal to secure immunity from prosecution under protection laws in South Australia's Supreme Court.

Julian Saginario, who pleaded guilty to running onto Adelaide Oval during a match between the Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats, has been fined $1,080 in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison may be among those called to give evidence at the defamation trial Senator Linda Reynolds has brought against former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, a Perth court is told.

Adelaide massage therapist, Jason Paul Hagon, has pleaded guilty to 11 counts of basic indecent assault, but not guilty to the rape and aggravated indecent assault charges.

Law students are heading to the cities so they can pay off their HECS. Lawyers say this is creating a shortage in regional areas where people are struggling to get representation.

With Jarryd Hayne now out of jail following his sexual assault conviction being overturned, experts and advocates question whether the state's justice system is fit for purpose when it comes to sexual assault cases.

The NT and federal governments are seeking to retrieve almost $2.7 million in funding from NAAJA. It comes amid revelations NAAJA chairperson Hugh Woodbury allegedly violently assaulted his pregnant partner in 2020.

Tobias Sahlstorfer has been jailed for at least 23 years for the "tragic, brutal and totally unnecessary" bashing murder of Mark Boyce in January 2017.

A "very frail" accused wife killer has applied for bail citing resourcing pressure because he is being kept under guard in hospital – while the victim's family members say they are "still devastated" and grappling with their grief.

A defence lawyer tells the Supreme Court of South Australia that the circumstantial evidence against a terror accused is too weak to prove that he intended to carry out an attack on an Adelaide Hills electrical substation. 

Convicted drug dealer Rhys Aaron Johns is suing SA Police for half a million dollars, claiming his arrest significantly damaged his left retina and left him with other permanent injuries requiring "facial reconstructive surgery".

Notorious killer Peter Dansie dies at the age of 75, seven years after his act of "ultimate evil", in which he murdered his wife Helen by pushing her wheelchair into a pond in Adelaide's parklands.

James Vlassakis was found guilty of being involved in four of the "bodies-in-the-barrels murders". He was given a life sentence but in 12 months' time, he will be eligible for parole.

Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation action against her former staffer Brittany Higgins appears destined for trial as mediation talks in Perth break down again.

The highest-ranking judge of Australia's oldest court has flagged generative AI as one of the biggest challenges facing the justice system, as the Supreme Court of NSW celebrates its bicentenary.

Mark Ray Haydon, who was an accessory to Australia's worst serial killings, left the Adelaide pre-release centre on Thursday where he has been living on parole, the head of the Parole Board says.

The South Australian government is considering introducing laws against the "unscrupulous" practice, which involves contacting a survivor of abuse or personal injury without their permission to encourage them to make a claim for compensation.

A Victorian judge has been reprimanded for using "demeaning" and "gratuitous" language towards a woman at the centre of a sexual assault trial.

Victoria Engel starts work today as the ACT's new Director of Public Prosecutions. She says she expects to be briefed on the defamation case Bruce Lehrmann brought against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.