The military Inspector-General’s inquiry ran between 2016 and late 2020 and was led by Court of Appeal judge Paul Brereton. It has been backed by Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell, the federal government and legal and human rights groups. Mr Roberts-Smith was one of its key suspects and it has referred multiple war
Months after an Australian army inquiry acknowledged potential war crimes were committed in Afghanistan by members of its elite forces, more Afghan victims are coming forward to demand justice. Diaa Hadid, who covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR, reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Queensland federal MP Andrew Laming has been accused of taking an inappropriate photograph of a young woman, Crystal White, in 2019 in which her underwear was showing. When challenged about the photo this week, he reportedly replied: it wasn’t meant to be rude. I thought it was funny Inappropriate photography is a criminal offence in
‘It’s a crime’: Vera fans decry ABC’s coverage of Prince Philip’s death The Australian Source link
Three in five NSW farmers have been victims of crime on multiple occasions, new research reveals, amid a push for better reporting. The University of New England survey of NSW farmers in the past year shows 80.8 per cent of respondents reported being a victim of some type of farm crime. About 77 per cent
Australia’s Goalpost Pictures and South Africa’s Quizzical Pictures are teaming up on the crime series “Detective Cooper” for South African broadcaster M-Net, marking the first TV co-production between the two countries. The series will be adapted from the book “A Beautiful Place to Die,” part of the multi-award-winning Detective Emmanuel Cooper book series by Australian-South
John Higgs was an important part of an exceptional plot to import a record amount of ecstasy into Australia, but judges found nothing exceptional about his appeal bid. The 74-year-old is serving an 18-year prison sentence over the 2007 import of 15 million ecstasy pills in tomato tins. The former client of turncoat Lawyer X
The NSW Police deputy commissioner rejected a request by sex crime detectives to travel to South Australia to interview the woman who levelled historical rape allegations against Christian Porter, documents show. The then attorney-general last month launched defamation action against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan for publishing what he says are “false accusations” he
The NSW Police deputy commissioner rejected a request by sex crime detectives to travel to South Australia to interview the woman who levelled historical rape allegations against Christian Porter, documents show. The then attorney-general last month launched defamation action against the ABC for publishing what he says are “false accusations” he was the subject of
A Cambodian-born man will serve at least five months in jail for dealing with the proceeds of crime at a vegetable farm in eastern Victoria. Key points: The Melbourne man pleaded guilty over his involvement in an illegal worker scheme He oversaw the packing shed at a Koo Wee Rup vegetable farm More than $400,000 cash
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