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Parents of rider killed in horse fall sue over 'nervous shock'

Riharna Thomson died after falling off a horse, which had fractured its leg, at Thoroughbred Park in 2017.

The Canberra Times

Drug-driving killer's time in jail 'wake-up call', court told

He was "well and truly on notice" about the consequences of drug-driving after his involvement in a "catastrophic" fatal crash, a magistrate has said.

The Canberra Times

Top judge plays 'long game' amid community 'angst' over sentencing

Chief Justice Lucy McCallum labelled prison "a blunt tool" in terms of rehabilitation when compared with more therapeutic sentencing options.

The Canberra Times

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Judge defends sentencing for traffic offences in ACT, delays sentencing of man who caused accident that killed Sue Salthouse

ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum hits back at community concerns over the way the courts deal with sentencing for traffic offences.

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Judge 'staggered' as killer allegedly drug-drives while awaiting sentence

Mitchell Laidlaw's bail has been revoked after he allegedly took methamphetamine and got behind the wheel ahead of his sentencing over the death of disability advocate Sue Salthouse.

The Canberra Times

'Grateful' NSW residents closer to being heard in Orroral Valley fire inquiry

The Chief Coroner refusing a group of Bumbalong residents from taking part in the inquiry was an error, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

The Canberra Times

BMX champion Rhys Kember jailed for soliciting nude photos from multiple teenage girls

The court heard Rhys Kember solicited nude photos from five girls over a four-year period, sometimes in exchange for alcohol.

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Pro athlete with 'world at his feet' jailed for 'corrupting youth'

The professional BMX rider and stuntman, who featured in the Fast & Furious series, will serve eight months behind bars.

The Canberra Times

Higgins ruling won't delay respect report

Katy Gallagher says she has not been advised a judge's ruling in the Brittany Higgins case would delay the implementation of a landmark report.

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Lisa Wilkinson to refrain from publicly discussing Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation, court hears

Channel 10 and Wilkinson will promise not to make public comments after trial of Bruce Lehrmann was delayed to 4 October

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New trial date for alleged Higgins rapist

The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in a minister's office at Parliament House has been delayed due to intense publicity of the case.

AAP

Why was the Brittany Higgins trial delayed, and what is 'contempt of court'? A legal expert's view on the Lisa Wilkinson saga

The judge in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the staffer alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, ruled on Tuesday, “regrettably and with gritted teeth”, that his trial will need to be delayed.

The Conversation

Trial Over Alleged Rape Of Brittany Higgins Now Delayed After Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies Speech

The accused was due to stand trial in the Supreme Court on June 27.

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Judge takes aim at Lisa Wilkinson's mention of Brittany Higgins in Logies speech as Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial delayed

Brittany Higgins's accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann is granted a temporary stay on his trial after journalist Lisa Wilkinson, who interviewed Ms Higgins, gave a speech at the Logie Awards on Sunday night.

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Trial of Brittany Higgins accused delayed after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech

ACT supreme court chief justice ‘regrettably’ postpones trial of Bruce Lehrmann after comments defence claim amount to ‘contempt of court’

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Defence pushes to delay Lehrmann trial

Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, have made a second bid to temporarily delay his trial.

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Salvatore Incandela sentenced to three years in jail for raping Canberra woman during lift home from online date

Despite Salvatore Incandela's claim the incident was consensual, Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said while it was not clear how the incident had started, the woman was clear that she had protested when she started to bleed.

The Canberra Times

Rough rapist jailed for 'humiliating' public attack on 'childlike' victim

The concreter has been sentenced to three years in jail over the violent and degrading sexual assault, which had a "devastating" impact on the victim.

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Former CSIRO executive Mark Wallis jailed for two years after defrauding government of $300,000

A former senior officer from the CSIRO is sentenced for fraud, after he spent more than $300,000 of the agency's money on items including a washing machine, a jet ski and two cars.

The Canberra Times

Former executive jailed for swindling CSIRO while in charge of fraud control

A judge described the 47-year-old as "the author of significant fraud" as she condemned him to 12 months behind bars.

The Canberra Times

Boy accused of skatepark murder granted bail after acquittal

The 17-year-old had spent the last eight months or so behind bars on remand.

The Canberra Times

Angry 'predator' shouts at prosecutor, claims rape merely 'sex in public'

The rapist huffed and puffed in the ACT Supreme Court dock before yelling out.

The Canberra Times

Teen boy accused of skatepark murder found not guilty

He remains behind bars, however, having admitted stabbing and seriously injuring the deceased's 16-year-old cousin.

AAP

Brittany Higgins' rape trial delayed

The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has been delayed until later in June, having previously been set down to start on Monday.

AAP

New lawyer needed for Higgins rape accused

Lawyers for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins have applied to push back the start of Monday's trial, with no barrister available to represent him.

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