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Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

Proud Kamilaroi woman Justice Louise Taylor has been appointed chief magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.

AAP · Apr 9

If you live in public housing, what rights do you have to stay in your home?

Around 544,000 people live in public housing in Australia. And there’s huge demand for more: 169,000 households are waiting for public housing, up almost 10% from a decade earlier.

The Conversation · Feb 11

Alleged university stabber committed to stand trial

Alex Ophel has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court after allegedly stabbing two students at the Australian National University.

AAP · Jul 10, 2024

Bruce Lehrmann rape trial inquiry hearings to begin

A four-week inquiry examining the prosecution of ex-Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins will begin public hearings.

The New Daily · May 7, 2023

Canberra man sentenced to more than three years in jail over rape of co-worker

A 28-year-old Canberra man is sentenced to more than three years in jail in the ACT Supreme Court for sexually assaulting a former co-worker and friend.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Canberra man who fired gun in shopping centre found not guilty of attempted murder, guilty of lesser crime

A Canberra man who fired a gun three times towards another man at a shopping centre in Canberra's north is found not guilty of attempted murder in the ACT Supreme Court.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Canberra man punches former friend's mother in the face during attempted burglary

The 18-year-old was previously acquitted of murder over a brawl in 2020, but was today sentenced for an assault in a separate incident.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Lawyers for Canberra man on trial for attempted murder say he only fired shots to scare his alleged victim

Connor John Manns is accused of firing three shots at another man at a shopping centre in 2021. However, lawyers for Mr Manns say he was just trying to scare his alleged victim.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2023

ACT Supreme Court releases Witness J sentencing remarks kept secret for more than three years

The judge who jailed the man dubbed Witness J described him as reckless and driven by anger when he sent classified information over an insecure system.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Rape victim tells ACT Supreme Court how her livelihood has been affected

Emily Campbell-Ross bursts into tears as she reads her victim impact statement to the ACT Supreme Court during the sentence hearing for her convicted rapist Thomas Earle.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023