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It’s daunting going to court, especially when lawyers and judges often use a lot of complex legal terms. Here’s a glossary of words you might hear at court.

Going to court can be a daunting process. We’ll put your nerves at ease with this handy guide on how best to conduct yourself at court.

The question of whether priests should report crimes told during confessional has recently been considered in a comprehensive investigation by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. This investigation culminated…

A controversial new program currently being trialled in Canberra’s corrective centre, the Alexander Maconochie Centre, sees the most problematic prisoners mentoring the most vulnerable to help with rehabilitation and prevent reoffending. The program…

Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after she sent her boyfriend texts urging him to kill himself. Here’s our insight on the case.

Laws to make it harder for people to get away with drink spiking in Canberra will soon be introduced into the ACT Legislative Assembly. ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay will bring forward the legislation in the…

A change to South Australia’s sex worker laws may be on the cards. Here’s what’s been going on in the state Parliament, and what the law says in the ACT.

If you’ve been involved in a criminal case, you may have heard of a section 10. But what is it, and are you eligible for one?

Convicted sex offender, James Holliday, attempted to implement a plan from jail to have two crucial witnesses kidnapped and forced to retract their evidence. When Mr Holliday’s plan was foiled, he was charged with inciting another to commit…

The police have just knocked on your door and informed you that you have been charged with a criminal offence. What goes through your mind? Here are answers to some of the most…