Criminal and family violence cases waiting to be finalised by the Magistrates Court have doubled in number, with about 200,000 cases pending across all the state’s courts, partly due to the impact of the pandemic on the legal system.
Tuesday 9 March 2021
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Lawyers call for funding fix as courts face massive backlogs


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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
- theage.com.au
Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
- theage.com.au
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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
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How Silicon Valley’s newest millionaires are celebrating getting rich during a pandemic
- theage.com.au
How Silicon Valley’s newest millionaires are celebrating getting rich during a pandemic
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Astronomers find most distant cosmic jet, bursting from a black hole in deep space - CNET
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Perth woman sat 13 hours risking ‘suffocating from inside’ as nurses scrambled to find her a bed
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Perth woman sat 13 hours risking ‘suffocating from inside’ as nurses scrambled to find her a bed
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Perth woman sat 13 hours risking ‘suffocating from inside’ as nurses scrambled to find her a bed
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Could Tax Day 2020 still get extended? How the April 15 deadline to file taxes might change - CNET
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‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
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‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
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Detained Australian economist Sean Turnell revealed financial secrets, Myanmar junta leader claims
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‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
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Detained Australian economist Sean Turnell revealed financial secrets, Myanmar junta leader claims
- theage.com.au
‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
- theage.com.au
Detained Australian economist Sean Turnell revealed financial secrets, Myanmar junta leader claims
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‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
- brisbanetimes.com.au
Detained Australian economist Sean Turnell revealed financial secrets, Myanmar junta leader claims
- theage.com.au
Detained Australian economist Sean Turnell revealed financial secrets, Myanmar junta leader claims
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‘Inappropriate behaviour’: UEFA suspends official involved in Champions League walk-off
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