AG orders review into court secrecy
The state’s attorney-general has revealed he has concerns about the sweeping gag order covering the controversial case of a high-profile figure involved in an Australian court case.
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Secret State: How predators are hiding in plain sight
A record number of suppression orders slapped onto evidence by judges has turned NSW into a state of secrecy. The Opposition yesterday called for a review of the 366 suppression orders which have hidden the identities of criminals and blocked details of entire cases.
Lawyer ‘son’ stole $9m off WIN owner Bruce Gordon
A city lawyer who stole from his high-profile client to feed his gambling addiction of up to $3 million a day was yesterday jailed for a maximum of six years.
Family of festival death victim’s urgent plea
The family of the latest music event drug death victim has called for urgent action to stop the crisis that is killing revellers, declaring there is no safe level of drug consumption.
Man arrested for high-range drink driving
A man has been arrested for drink driving more than six times over the limit on the M1 – but he is still well under the most shameful drink drivers caught on the roads.
Coroner holds inquests into five festival deaths
Acting state coroner Teresa O’Sullivan has moved quickly to begin inquests into the suspected dance festival drug deaths of five young people which have rocked the state.
Hundreds of perverts stopped from preying on kids
Hundreds of paedophiles looking to prey on Australian children have been stopped at the border as authorities clamp down on sick sex tourists. Two teachers, aged 33 and 52, are among the men arrested in Sydney over the past year. SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.
Magistrate guilty of misbehaviour
Magistrate Dominique Burns, who put a teenager behind bars to “give him a bit of a scare” has been referred to parliament for a decision on whether she should be sacked.
Why are we still living in fear after crime rates drop?
NSW has reduced almost all crime rates but the annual stocktake of police performance shows the state is living in fear with half the population reporting they feel in danger on public transport at night and three out of five are afraid of jogging and walking after dark.
How much traffic cameras made in your street
As Sydney motorists fork out hundreds of thousands of dollars a day in speed and red light camera fines, a Daily Telegraph investigation can now reveal the two Sydney streets which have each raised $4 million in fine revenue in the past year alone.
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