Courts
No jail for ex-boss who kept kitchen hand a 'slave' in his curry house
Former restaurant owner who paid no wages to a woman who worked for him for 14 months, and threatened her when asked for money, won't spend any time in prison.
- by Adam Cooper
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National
Bun fight as 'Sizzler' burger angers US restaurant chain
US restaurant chain Sizzler says it boasts a "signature cheese toast product" and is angered by a "Sizzler" burger on cheese bread sold by an Australian outlet.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Crime
Bias inadequately policed in expert witness evidence in court: experts
Expert witnesses in court cases are encouraged to overstate their findings and downplay the limits of their expertise, a new paper says.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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NSW
'In a cafe somewhere', the truth between two convicted white-collar criminals will be found
The 69-year-old says he told disgraced businessman Rodney Adler he was an undischarged bankrupt, before Mr Adler agreed to loan him $25,000.
- by Lucy Cormack
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NSW
Catastrophic fires to COVID-19: NSW Sheriff's testing 2020
"A lot of people ask me where my horse is," NSW Sheriff Tracey Hall says of a job that is a mystery to many people. This year, the job changed amid twin crises.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
NSW
'Very annoyed and peed off': Bankrupt claims Adler's loan complaint is revenge
Corrupt businessman Rodney Adler has been accused of lying and seeking revenge over $25,000 he loaned to a man who allegedly failed to disclose he was an undischarged bankrupt.
- by Jenny Noyes
Crime
Thai minister's criminal past in Australia set for fresh court hearing
Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted a petition that claims a top political figure should be deemed “unfit for office for being imprisoned for trafficking drugs in Australia”.
- by Michael Ruffles and Michael Evans
Police
Plan to strip police watchdog of judicially trained chief commissioner
The NSW government will allow lawyers with five years' experience to apply for the top job at the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Queensland
Queensland music teacher accused of abusing pupil
The 39-year-old has been charged with indecent treatment of a child during private lessons at his home studio in Mackay.
- by Tracey Ferrier
Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton threatened with contempt of court over visa delay
There was "no self-evident reason" why a minister could not be fined or jailed if found guilty of contempt of court, a Federal Court judge said.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Organised crime
'Drug kingpins' held in Dubai as arrests cap seven-year investigation
Two Australian men held in Dubai labelled the kingpins of a major crime syndicate as police arrest three in Sydney raids.
- by Michael Evans and Lucy Cormack