HISTORICAL FACTS: Cdpp - Caught on Camera

Two people were jailed for welfare debts that Centrelink may have calculated unlawfully

The cases are probably wrongful convictions and prosecutors should facilitate appeals, a legal expert says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023

Dozens of Centrelink fraud prosecutions dropped due to unlawful welfare debt calculations

Services Australia and prosecutors are unable to say exactly how many past convictions may be affected

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023

Judge slams 'unjust' terror case for mentally ill man

The terrorism prosecution of a man with schizophrenia who took hostages at a Wollongong dive shop has been dismissed as ''unreasonable and unfair".

AAP · Oct 27, 2023

Australian federal police abandon two alleged murder investigations into Ben Roberts-Smith

The long-running investigations into murder allegations in Afghanistan will be replaced by new inquiries because of concerns about evidence

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2023

Cocaine case dropped against crew member accused over 400-kilogram offshore seizure

Commonwealth prosecutors drop their case against one of four men arrested over a huge shipment of cocaine that was dropped in deep waters off SA's Yorke Peninsula.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Maritime watchdog AMSA hands investigation into Horizontal Falls boat crash to CDPP

Dozens of tourists were injured in the accident in May last year, sparking an investigation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

The prosecution of David McBride for exposing Australian war crime allegations is an outrageous injustice

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2022

Attorney-General rejects calls to drop prosecution of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle ahead of trial

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has ruled out dropping charges against former ATO public-servant-turned-whistleblower Richard Boyle, who is set to face trial later this month.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

The power of one: Gina Cass-Gottlieb on becoming the first woman to lead the ACCC

The high-powered lawyer’s career was dominated by defending the big end of town. So what can Australians expect from her tenure as head of the consumer watchdog?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022