Since the 2006 rockfall at Beaconsfield Mine in Tasmania, the public has received limited information, writes Kevin Jones.
Director of Public Prosecutions
Henry Kaye case abandoned
Melbourne property promoter, Henry Kaye now won’t face trial on a deception charge, writes Glenn Dyer.
High-profile lawyer not to blame for Underbelly mess
There’s lot’s of finger pointing going on over the decision to suppress the broadcast of the Nine Network series, Underbelly in Victoria last night, writes Glenn Dyer.
Underbelly goes down to the wire. It’s all happening etc.
The Underbelly saga was back in Victoria Supreme Court this morning. It has been adjourned until tomorrow and Justice Betty King is yet to make a decision, writes Greg Barns.
Premier Dilemma: presiding over a state of ill-health
After six months of excuses, evasion and duck-shoving, NSW Premier Morris Iemma has been forced to bow to the public fury over the crisis in the public health system and establish a special committee of inquiry, writes Alex Mitchell.
The Tele names names and breaches teen rights
So can we expect the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions or the President of the Victorian Children’s Court, Paul Grant, to be taking action against the Daily Telegraph today for its front page headline and story which names a 16-year-old youth, who is facing a child porn charge and a public nuisance charge? Greg Barns writes.
Hilary Penfold still causing controversy
Residents of the House on the Hill broke into spontaneous song last month with the news Hilary Penfold QC, head of the Department of Parliamentary Services, would be off to the ACT Supreme Court, writes Christian Kerr.
Vizard, Wheatley, Gerard: Haneef just another DPP c-ckup
Haneef fiasco should be catalyst for DPP review, writes former Australian Tax Office auditor Chris Seage.
Wheatley dudded by bureaucratic leaks and zealots
While Gaynor Wheatley sits at home hoping that her husband Glenn will return soon from jail, the entertainment guru’s legal team is putting together a case they believe will have him back to the matrimonial home in three months’ time, writes Chris Seage.
