The federal government should force Facebook owner Meta to operate from inside Australia so that it can no longer use US law to dodge responsibility for scam ads and other misconduct on its platform, experts say. Meta currently claims that it can only be sued over content on Facebook inContinue Reading
A former elite Australian soldier accused of committing a war crime could be at risk of engaging in “hand-to-hand” combat with police who enforce his bail conditions, a court has been told. Oliver Schulz appeared at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday via audiovisual link to make a bid toContinue Reading
Prosecutors have been forced to pause criminal proceedings against 32 people after a Services Australia bungle, in which up to 100,000 welfare recipients’ income had been incorrectly calculated and led to some wrongful debts. Two weeks ago, the Commonwealth Ombudsman issued a report which found that between 2003 and DecemberContinue Reading
A man accused of making threats to former ABC presenter Stan Grant and his family has described himself as a “right-wing Christian conservative”, posting his alleged threats via video on social media. Michael Steven Davis faced Fairfield Local Court on Wednesday on four charges, including one of using a carriageContinue Reading
A former Gold Coast financial adviser has been jailed for six years after he took money from his clients’ superannuation funds and used it to pay off his personal debts and expenses for himself and his business. On Monday, the former owner of Refocus Financial Group, Brett Gordon, pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
A man, facing 50 fraud charges, has briefly had his case heard in a Western Australian court. Chris Marco allegedly defrauded nine investors out of $36.5m between July 2013 and October 2018 through an unregistered investment scheme, with at least one investor conned out of $10m. The charges stem fromContinue Reading
A self-proclaimed Messiah who allegedly falsely claimed he could wipe out debts for as little as 15 per cent what was owed based on religious teachings has faced court in bizarre scenes. David Gregory Murphy, 69, has been charged with three counts of false or misleading information affecting market participationContinue Reading