School abuse survivor wins an extra $113K on top of $2m payout
A sexual abuse survivor who was last week awarded a $2 million damages payout has had her case return to court – for an extra $113,000 to be added to her sum.
A sexual abuse survivor who was last week awarded a $2 million damages payout has had her case return to court – for an extra $113,000 to be added to her sum.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 25.
Amid fears of teen gangs terrorising businesses in Hobart’s northern suburbs, police say they can’t tackle the issue alone. Here’s how the community can help.
A grieving Hobart GP has been disqualified after fraudulently prescribing Viagra and sedatives in a patient’s name, but taking the drugs himself.
A trial date has been scheduled for an alleged Bandidos bikie boss and two associates, more than four years after a major federal police and gang squad raid at Dover.
Eyewitnesses have recounted what they saw in a report on the single-vehicle crash that killed a woman in the state’s North last year on the Easter weekend. Here’s what they said.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 24.
A 39-year-old man used contacts in Asia to try to import millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine and heroin into Tasmania to pay off his growing debts. Here’s what was said in court.
A Wynyard woman allegedly pulled up for drink driving twice in two days had a child in the car one of the times, police say.
Darren Mark Wake is awaiting sentencing for the murder of his ex-wife Rachel Wake on Christmas Day in 2021. What happened in court.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 21.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 20.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 19.
A tribunal stoush between a Launceston recycling company and the state’s environmental watchdog has been avoided at the 11th hour, after the firm abandoned its appeal.
Katrina Munting was a star student who’s life came crashing down after she was abused by her teacher Marcus Pollard. Now a judge has made him and the state pay a huge amount in compensation. Details >>
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 18.
‘He was unhappy and was making threats,’ the court heard as the final pitch to the 12-person jury was made in a case alleging the murder of the accused ex-partner’s boyfriend.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on June 17.
The Tasmanian Police Association has appealed to the state Treasurer Michael Ferguson not to reduce spending, saying more officers will leave if resources are cut.
A young teenage boy charged with the attempted murder of a retail worker at Harris Scarfe Moonah has had his charges dropped, despite spending nearly a year locked up at Ashley.
A former New South Wales policeman and firefighter has copped a hefty fine for manufacturing homemade guns in Tasmania. What a judge decided>
The tragic case of Eden Westbrook, which has mystified Tasmanians for years, has caught the attention of veteran TV journalist Liz Hayes. Where to catch her special investigation.
Nearly a year has passed since Belgian tourist Celine Cremer was lost to the Tasmanian wilderness – with police making a fresh plea for credible information to help find her.
By the time he took another man’s life, Caleb Adams had become “a solitary character leading an isolated life”. The Mornington man has now discovered his fate in court.
The partner of a Sheffield woman who weighed just 19.1kg at the time of her death was compelled to give evidence despite arguing his answers might incriminate him. What he said >>
The father of Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, a 14-year-old Tasmanian girl allegedly murdered by a man in his 30s last year, has appeared in court over a serious, unrelated crime. What the court heard >
Two young people allegedly involved in a waterfront mugging that police claim led to the tragic drowning of a 27-year-old Hobart man have both pleaded not guilty to aggravated robbery.
Julia Stone, the Tasmanian-based half of folk musical duo Angus and Julia Stone, has enjoyed a win in a major legal battle – with the siblings fighting their former managers over millions.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 28.
A man who produced child exploitation material and distributed it, and other content he had, to others around the world has been condemned by a judge for his “very serious offending”.
An arsonist who caused the Sydney deaths of six backpackers in the 1980s has appeared in a Hobart court, charged with lying to get a more lenient sentence on a newer Tasmanian charge.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 27.
A nurse working for the Hospital at Home program says she suffered post traumatic stress disorder being accosted by a “psychiatric patient”. But her employer has disputed liability >
Tragically, a house fire has turned fatal in Tasmania’s north. The latest.
A Moonah criminal has copped a huge prison term after helping cover up a murder by one of his associates – and after brutally assaulting his girlfriend for years. What a judge has determined>
The Tasmanian couple who allegedly featured in a notorious sex video involving a trout have been named in court.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 24.
“I didn’t realise how much the town would wrap their arms around it.” A grieving mother has opened a “safe haven” for men at Huonville, and has been astonished by the response.
More than five years after Hobart dad Jarrod Turner was shot dead at close range, the final person involved in his demise will soon be sentenced – and the full story will finally emerge.
A jealous killer who murdered his love rival in a fit of anger has been released from Risdon Prison after a dozen years behind bars – and plans to return to his hobby of racing pigeons.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 23.
A Supreme Court judge has blasted a man for his drug use while serving a home detention order for slashing a woman’s face with a knife during a street fight last year.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 22.
A 30-year-old West Ulverstone man allegedly found with anime images that showed adults having sex with young children has faced court.
A senior obstetrician and gynaecologist who caught Covid during Burnie’s infamous hospital outbreak in 2020 is fighting his employer over ongoing effects, some four years later.
A bitter clash has continued between Hobart’s only private inpatient mental health clinic and a union enmeshed in a nurse pay rise fight. But the end might soon be in sight >
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 21.
A scandal-ridden director who worked as a Launceston General Hospital boss for decades has been suspended from medical practice. What could happen next before a tribunal >
A quaint gift shop in the seaside township of Stanley has been urged to erect a much larger and brighter sign warning of its steps, after an elderly woman slipped down them and died.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 20.
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