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Jail time for solicitor over ‘calculated and prolonged’ thefts from vulnerable widow

The Victorian Supreme Court has sentenced a solicitor to over four years behind bars for stealing more than $480,000...

17 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Not punching bags’: SA prisons in lockdown as corrections officers strike

Corrections and home detention officers at seven of South Australia’s prisons have put down the tools, sending the...

10 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Prison officers’ strike over court decision ordered to end

Officers who walked out of correctional centres across NSW in protest of a local court decision have been ordered to...

30 October 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Law Council a ‘strong advocate’ for Commonwealth parole board

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has welcomed federal legislation to establish a Commonwealth parole board.

10 October 2025

By Carlos Tse

Prison threat for solicitor who must remove own name from roll

A lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt was given a one-year suspended sentence on the condition he “promptly...

18 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson