LAW & SOCIETY

Sydney Man Extradited to Indonesia over Child Rape Allegations

A Sydney man, who is suspected to have raped three male students in Indonesia, has been surrendered to Indonesian authorities last week. The Indonesian government has requested for his extradition since 2008, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Cash-strapped WikiLeaks to Shut Down

WikiLeaks no longer has money to operate and may shut down by December if cash donations does not come in soon, its founder Julian Assange announced in a press conference in London on Monday.
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NSW Drug Suspect Denied Bail

The Dubbo Local Court magistrate has refused bail to a Surfers Paradise man caught with $64,000 worth of ecstasy pills in his car.

Swedish Court Convicts 23 Women over Child Porn

While the world has gone used to seeing men get convicted over child pornography, a Swedish court has convicted 23 women over the despicable crime this time, proving that child abuse and sexual offenses are not exclusive to men, although the ring leader of these women is a man.

Bus Drivers Agree to Lift Ban, State Transit Says Buses are ‘Safe’

The bus drivers union agreed on Tuesday night to an Industrial Relations Commission order to lift a ban on gas-powered buses in Sydney. The explosion of a gas-powered bus prompted public bus drivers to raise their protest by refusing to get on the road, resulting in huge inconvenience among Sydney passengers at peak hour Tuesday.

Sydney Transport in Chaos as Bus Drivers Parked in Protest of ‘Unsafe’ Buses

A suspected explosion in a gas-powered bus prompted public bus drivers to park their vehicles instead of getting on the road, creating commotion among Sydney passengers at peak hour. Fearing the risk of another explosion, drivers are refusing to drive 700 gas-powered buses after learning about a video footage of a bus in fire reportedly after an explosion.

Underwater Cave Claims Another Diver’s Life

The Tank Cave in Southern Australia claimed the life of another diver after police recovered Sunday the body of a 40-year-old man in a portion of the dark and labyrinthine underwater cave.

NSW Boy Unhurt in Strong Bali Earthquake

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Bali, Indonesia Thursday and the 14-year-old Australian boy detained at the police headquarters in Denpasar, the island's capital, was unhurt.

Missing Aussie Swimmer’s Bathers Torned by Shark Bites

Authorities and the family of a 64-year-old Mosman Park man who went missing while swimming at Cottesloe Beach on Monday feared he was attacked by a great white pointer based on the tear on his bathers found by police divers.

Russians Hunt Boss of Nuclear Smuggling Ring

Russian authorities are helping track down the mastermind of a uranium and plutonium smuggling syndicate that tried to sell the fissile material to a North African country for possible use in a "dirty bomb."

Kiwi Gets 13 Years for Brutal Sydney Bashing

A 21-year-old New Zealand man, Kane Tupuolamoui, gets 13 years in prison for his "colossal" bashing of an Irish man in Sydney three years ago. The judge considered Tupuolamoui's guilty plea but stressed that he had fled to Darwin after the bashing.

Facebook Plans Curtailed by Australian Legal Action on User Privacy Data

Following his findings that Facebook are able to track users after they log out of the social network, Australian technology blogger Nik Cubrilovic, in cooperation with 10 public interest groups, has sued the firm. The Commission's decision is expected to send a statement to both the social network and its users.

Australian Teen Sues Parents Over Arranged Wedding Plan

A 16-year-old girl sued her parents in a bid to escape an arranged marriage. Court orders were made just two weeks before the planned wedding in the Middle East in April, but details of the case have been revealed in a judgment published only this week.

China, Pakistan Collaborate on Fighting Xinjiang Separatists

China's security officials headed by Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu have visited Islamabad on Tuesday to pursue Pakistan's cooperation in seizing Chinese Muslim extremists who may be seeking refuge in the Muslim territory, reports said.

Dalai Lama Condemns China's Interference Over His Reincarnation

Motivated to put an end to incessant speculations about Dalai Lama's reincarnation, the Tibetan's supreme spiritual leader, 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, finally issued a declaration on Saturday clarifying that only he has the legitimate authority to decide how and where his reincarnation shall take place.

Saudi Women Getting Right to Vote, Run for Office

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will allow women to vote and run in the next election. Human Rights Watch says the reforms are significant, but such promises have been made before, and now women still have to wait four years for the announced reforms to take effect.

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