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‘Quite unusual’: Woman’s extravagant lengths to get free rent

After being arrested, Christine Scott carried out more offending.

Bullied prisoner slashes another inmate's face with razor from eye to chin

Reihana Cooper tied makeshift weapons to his hands before the attack.

'My baby!': Protective mother shielded 3yo as masked strangers invaded motel room, swinging bat

The attack stopped only after the bat split in two.

‘I can do whatever I want’: Shoplifter threatens to rape staffer during theft

The 44-year-old smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech.

'I felt like I failed her': Father haunted by preschool daughter's abuse

Judge Marshall said the offending was too serious for anything other than jail.

‘You stole his childhood’: Teen hitchhiker followed to playground and sexually preyed upon

The judge had 'never seen anyone less remorseful' than the offender.

Suppressed details of abuse victims published on Justice website in ‘serious’ privacy breach

A mass audit of thousands of decisions is now under way after the privacy slip-up.

Social media influencer outed as serial sex offender

The former socialite had maintained suppression despite having been in prison since 2022.

'I don’t have a mum': Girl was disowned after revealing her stepdad’s sexual abuse

The girl's mother chose to stand by her partner, who was jailed for 11 years.

'Desperate, greedy': Dream wedding prompted bride-to-be's $61k Briscoes swindle

The church youth group volunteer avoided jail but not a conviction.

From legal battle to baby joy at 52: Couple who took on GJ Gardner can now move on

'The cloud's lifted. It's the first step in moving on', says Mark Chamberlain.

Young murderers: The cycle of violence and neglect revealed

Murderers shared common backgrounds of abuse and violence.

Verbal abuse, intimidation and brawls: Courtroom chaos as violence escalates

Court violence surges with 450 assaults in five years; security breaches under scrutiny.

1000 crimes in nine months: Email swindler targeted vulnerable, elderly, 'technologically illiterate'

Jordan Hall was awaiting trial for $179k in thefts when he defrauded IRD of $138k.

'It just kept dragging on': Frustrations with growing backlog of judge-alone trials

Lawyers fear some people are pleading guilty because their cases keep being adjourned.

2024's high-profile court stories: Gangs, illegal prostitution and an infamous murder

We look back on serious court cases and a parole hearing with a twist.

Man made his own bullets, 3D-printed guns while under protection order

The guns he printed were called FGC-9s, short for "f*** gun control".

Officers seize more than 22,000 banned items from people walking into court

Knives, homemade tasers and knuckledusters were among seized items.