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A row between the state’s top prosecutor and the judiciary has intensified after a District Court judge made extraordinary allegations to an inquiry.
DPP admits to leak, but denies involvement [The Australian paywall]
NSW chief prosecutor Sally Dowling says two media officers acted without authority when screenshotting confidential information about an under-age Aboriginal defendant and providing it to 2GB.
The developer has lost a court battle over its rights to farmland in Sydney’s south-west. The setback comes as it pursues a radical overhaul of its business.
Legal experts fear Cook’s retail ban plan could clog courts [The West paywall]
Legal experts warn proposed laws to ban violent shoppers from WA retail stores risk choking the State’s already back-logged court system.
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