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Teen attack fallout: petition calls for tougher youth crime legislation

The incident has sparked calls for 'adult crime, adult time' laws in NSW.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 29

Cruel loophole for families of dead DV victims to close

Grieving families will be given a reprieve from dealing with nasty legal disputes after a loved one has died, with coroners able to pick the best next of kin.

AAP · Sep 22

Bid to cut sex assault trial trauma with 'ground rules'

Victims taking the stand in trials against attackers will no longer have to repeat degrading and sordid details due to a state's courtroom reforms.

AAP · Sep 21

'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

A report recommending hate speech reforms that sat with a state government for months has been snubbed, with sexual minorities arguing it's an insult.

AAP · Aug 4

Push to guard victims from trauma of therapy disclosure

One state has commissioned research on better protecting sexual assault victims who face the trauma of their counselling notes being disclosed during trials.

AAP · Jul 26

Scathing report against top prosecutor a 'stitch up'

A state government has hit back over suggestions it should examine whether its director of public prosecutions should be removed from office over a media leak.

AAP · Jul 7

NSW’s top prosecutor gave false evidence on media leak about young Indigenous offender, inquiry finds

Sally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7

Fears vulnerable parents will face 'diabolical consequences' with legal system on brink

Newcastle lawyers speak out: navigating court after removal of a child 'impossible' without support.

Newcastle Herald · May 29

‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’

Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand which failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and to avoid similar deaths

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26

Long-delayed release of hate speech review thwarted

The results of a probe into hate speech protections for vulnerable communities due to be released by parliamentary order are being kept on the back burner.

AAP · Apr 1