A woman jointly charged with her husband with the murder of their infant son northwest of Brisbane has bizarrely claimed she will not be getting a lawyer because she trusts “in the Lord” to give her “the words to say”. Murder indictments were presented against Noemi Kondacs and her husbandContinue Reading
Channel Ten’s star witness has arrived back in Australia as he prepares to give evidence on the affidavit that has forced Justice Michael Lee to reopen Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case. Taylor Auerbach, 32, flew into Sydney on Tuesday night from New Zealand after Channel 10 won a last minute bidContinue Reading
A witness will be forced to give evidence against an accused Aussie ISIS recruiter after she refused to do so following legal advice. The case against Neil Christopher Prakash, 32, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a special mention ahead of a key court hearing in twoContinue Reading
ABC managing director David Anderson says the national broadcaster has “consistently” received complaints from lobby groups over its coverage on the Israel-Gaza war conflict, after being accused of “hiding away” from allegations that a journalist was sacked due to lobbying pressure. Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi grilled Mr Anderson over theContinue Reading
Lisa Wilkinson has told the Federal Court that 10 Network CEO Beverley McGarvey checked her controversial Logies speech for “red flags” and declared it was “beautiful” just hours before it was delivered. Ms Wilkinson, who is locked in a dispute with 10 over her $700,000 plus legal costs for BruceContinue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn explains the most hated Airbnb fee. QUESTION: I have booked an Airbnb for over Christmas and it cost an absolute fortuneContinue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn help a renter wanting to sub-let her home. QUESTION: I live in a rental and I’m going away for three weeksContinue Reading
A dating app scammer has lost a bid to change his plea after claiming in court it was not a “free and voluntary confession”. Rick McLeod, 74, returned before the County Court of Victoria on Thursday as Judge Peter Rozen rejected his effort as “not in the interest of justice”.Continue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn explain whether your work can track your computer. Question: I have a work laptop which is my only computer so IContinue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn help a woman whose boss is making her get a doctor’s note every time she’s sick. QUESTION: I called in sickContinue Reading