Elizabeth Byrne
Prosecutors receive brief of evidence in Brittany Higgins case
Prosecutors have received a brief of evidence in the Brittany Higgins alleged rape case. Earlier in 2021, former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins...
Former Australian spy ‘Witness K’ pleads guilty to conspiring to reveal classified information
A former senior spy known as “Witness K” has pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court to conspiring to reveal classified information....
Clive Palmer claims WA government waging ‘vendetta’ against him
Mining magnate Clive Palmer will on Tuesday implore Australia’s highest court to overturn a new law that blocks him from suing the...
Family in ‘complete shock’ at sentence for murder of Frankie Prineas
“A bloodbath” is how the ACT’s Chief Justice described the crime scene in the Tinder date murder of Canberra man Frankie Prineas....
Christian Porter’s defamation case on ice as judge mulls objection to his lawyer
There’s been a twist in former attorney-general Christian Porter’s defamation case against the ABC, with a friend of the alleged rape victim...
Former NSW Labor staffer John Zhang loses High Court battle over validity of warrants used to seize his property
Former New South Wales Labor advisor John Zhang has lost his High Court battle over three warrants used to seize computers and...
ACT Coroner delivers findings from inquest into nine-year-old Bradyn Dillon’s death
A coroner has found murdered Canberra boy Bradyn Dillon died after a series of missed opportunities by authorities, as his father lied...
High Court extends detention of terrorist after his sentence
The High Court has upheld a law keeping convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika in jail, beyond his original sentence. Benbrika has already...
Asylum seekers lose High Court case, limiting options to sue govt
Lawyers for four children trying to sue the federal government over poor medical services while they were in offshore detention are claiming...
High Court upholds Islamic State member charges against Adelaide woman Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif
The High Court of Australia has upheld charges against South Australian woman Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, who was convicted of joining Islamic State. Abdirahman-Khalif...