More than 20 years ago as a judge,he delivered a devastating judgment against expert witnesses. Now he’s launched a spirited attack on the culture surrounding medical expert evidence in court.
Efforts to rehabilitate offenders through education in prison failing abysmally,say experts,who are calling for a new approach.
Australia’s neo-Nazis will formally disband ahead of the Albanese government’s crackdown,but experts say they are far from done.
The troubling picture of children left at risk shows the slim resourcing of the state regulator at a time when reports of sex offences had tripled in five years.
Thousands of Victorians face imprisonment from “zombie” arrest warrants for unpaid fines under laws repealed in 2017 after parliament admitted they were unjust.
The man is among sex offenders who have committed violent crimes while on supervision orders but whose cases have been hidden from the public and protected by legislation.
Perpetrators of domestic violence often want their victims to know they are being watched,but never know how.
Survivor-led networks are ensuring that violence against women is no longer a private burden for victims but a public issue to confront.
A handful of intellectually disabled Victorians have been unlawfully detained by disability service providers,including a man with a history of committing sexual assaults.
In a world first,a team at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine will soon begin using a dedicated MRI scanner to help police investigate internal neck injuries in non-fatal strangulation.