One of NZ’s worst miscarriages of justice goes to trial
One of New Zealand’s worst wrongful convictions returned to court yesterday, 40 years after the murder and subsequent police investigation that led to it.
30 June 2026
Courts
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Former police officers on trial for wrongful conviction of Alan Hall
The two officers are charged with perverting the course of justice in one of New Zealand’s most high profile wrongful convictions.
29 June 2026
Andrew Bolt slams process surrounding awarding of compensation to two men who claimed they were abused by George Pell
Sky News host Andrew Bolt has criticised the decision to grant two men compensation by the federal government’s National Redress Scheme for alleged historical…
31 January 2025
Cheerleading coach acquitted of sexually assaulting girls
An Adelaide cheerleading coach who had been accused of sexually assaulting girls at a club is acquitted of all charges, after a judge finds the complainants were "not credible or reliable".
29 September 2023
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and United Kingdom: Part 2
The headline of a report in the Age Newspaper on Wednesday 22 March 2023 read, “Gobbo seeks immunity deal to dob on police.” Gobbo refers, of course, to Nicola…
3 April 2023
Australia: Exposing the cost of NSW police misconduct
NSW Greens MLC David Shoebridge moved a motion in state parliament on 5 August, calling on the Department of Communities and Justice to release the figures…
14 August 2020
Complainants in sexual assault trials are not to be granted 'better footing' than any other witness or complainant
An appeal court confirms complainants in sexual assault trials are not to be granted better footing than any other witness or complainant.
18 June 2020
Police officer charged with falsifying evidence cries in court
A policewoman cried when she appeared in court today with three other officers all accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
6 January 2020
The Consequences of False Accusation Cases in NSW (Australia)
Have you ever been the subject of a false accusation that led to you being investigated, or even charged with a criminal offense?
28 May 2014