Tag: justice
Paralegal cops ban for pretending to be a lawyer
A former paralegal who worked at a West Footscray law firm has been disqualified from working for a law practice for five years.
The Victorian...
No more ‘winters’ as Mairead’s abuser does time
Altona’s Mairead Ashcroft has spent nearly 17 years – or, as she describes it, “16 winters” – trying to get the Catholic brother who...
Catholic brother receives three-year sentence
A Catholic brother who sexually abused two girls and a boy while he was a teacher at Altona North has been sentenced to three...
Hardened criminals put with asylum seekers
Hundreds of convicted criminals are being held alongside vulnerable asylum seekers in Australian detention centres, including the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre (MIDC).
Figures released last...
African filmmaker accuses police of harassment
An African-Australian filmmaker has accused police of victimising him in a string of racially motivated attacks – a claim that police deny.
Representing himself at...
Program trials justice options
A voluntary mediation program that has the potential to bring victims of sexual assault face to face with offenders could be used by a...