Courts
Queensland needs more judges as District Court feels strain: Chief Judge
Chief Judge warns backlog of cases will continue to grow, as report reveals Queensland has fewer judges per head of population than any other Australian state.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Courts
'Enough is enough': Convicted rapist's identity concealed for mother's sake
A man jailed for rape has had his name suppressed over fears the publicity will impact on his mother's mental health.
- by Angus Thompson
USA
Chicago seeks $130K from Jussie Smollett
Chicago officials have ordered actor Jussie Smollett to pay $US130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of a street attack that police say was staged to promote his career.
Crime
Threesome murder: Man killed in jealous rage, stuffed in wheelie bin
Jason Considine agreed for his girlfriend to invite Ashley Phillips over for sex but killed the other man in a jealous rage and stuffed his body in a wheelie bin.
- by Adam Cooper
USA
Trump says FBI and Justice Department will look into Jussie Smollett case
President Donald Trump tweeted that the FBI and the US Department of Justice will review the Jussie Smollett case, calling it "outrageous" and "an embarrassment to our Nation!"
- by Megan Crepeau
Marriage
Father accused of forcing young man to marry his teenage daughter
A Melbourne man is accused of having his new son-in-law pledge to pay the girl $450,000 to prevent him from fleeing the marriage to his 15-year-old daughter.
- by Adam Cooper
Courts
Head bump likely caused hospital knife attack, court hears
Subramani Shrinivasan hit his head in Blacktown Hospital before allegedly attacking a nurse with two knives.
- by Angus Thompson
Explainer
Crime
What's the difference between murder and manslaughter?
Borce Ristevski will avoid the the sort of sentence reserved for Victoria's worst killers, because he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and not murder.
- by Adam Cooper, Tammy Mills and Erin Pearson
North Korea
Shadowy group 'broke into N Korean embassy in Spain and took diplomat into basement'
International arrest warrants have been issued after at least 10 people forced their way into North Korea's embassy in Madrid, tied up staff and stole computers.
- by Belén Carreñ
Courts
China expels former Interpol chief from Communist Party for 'lavish spending'
China will prosecute former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for spending state funds and abusing his power.
- by Ben Blanchard
Exclusive
Courts
Senator Brian Burston seeks AVO against One Nation staffer James Ashby
It follows months of public reports of bad blood between Mr Burston and the party he left in June 2018 after years as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's loyal supporter.
- by Joanne McCarthy