Gillard moves to ban live odds, restrict gambling ads during games

Paul Bibby and Jonathan Swan The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has defended the government's intervention in gambling advertising during live sports broadcasts, declaring it has balanced community concerns with the economic...

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Man acquitted of people smuggling charges

Paul Bibby He helped sail a leaky fishing boat packed with 97 asylum seekers to Christmas Island but a court found he had no idea where the boat was going.

Ashby seeks leave to appeal Slipper sexual harassment ruling

Dan Harrison and Paul Bibby Peter Slipper's former aide James Ashby has sought leave to appeal against a court judgment which found his sexual harassment claim was a calculated political attack

Ashby bid to take sexual harassment case to watchdog branded a stunt

Paul Bibby JAMES ASHBY is continuing his sexual harassment case against the former federal speaker Peter Slipper, declaring that he will take the matter to the workplace regulator, Fair Work Australia, as well...

Ashby to appeal Slipper sexual harassment ruling

Paul Bibby James Ashby will continue to pursue his sexual harassment case against former Federal Speaker Peter Slipper, declaring that he will take the matter to the workplace watchdog, Fair Work Australia, as...

Ashby's case against Slipper was a 'planned attack'

Paul Bibby THE sexual harassment case against Peter Slipper by his one-time aide James Ashby was a planned attack carried out with the intention of severely damaging the former Speaker's reputation, and...

Slipper case thrown out

Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner The Federal Court has thrown out the sexual harassment case brought against former parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper by his ex-staffer James Ashby.

Slipper had Ashby suicidal, court told

Paul Bibby THE former adviser to Peter Slipper is suffering from ''chronic and pervasive mental health symptoms'' and has considered driving head-first into a truck, with the actions of his former boss the...

Ashby traumatised by Slipper's actions, says psychiatrist

Paul Bibby The former adviser to parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper is suffering from ''chronic and pervasive mental health symptoms'' and has considered driving headfirst into an oncoming truck, with the...

Ashby considered driving into truck: psychiatrist

Paul Bibby James Ashby the former adviser to the Speaker of Parliament, Peter Slipper, is suffering from "chronic and pervasive mental health symptoms" and has considered driving into an oncoming truck, as a...

Slipper and Ashby to talk

Phillip Coorey and Paul Bibby Peter Slipper and his former staffer James Ashby will today sit down face-to-face for the first time in six months.

Judge rebukes Slipper, orders mediation

Louise Hall, Phillip Coorey, Paul Bibby PETER SLIPPER and his former aide James Ashby will sit down face-to-face today for the first time in about six months after an irate judge scolded the Speaker for failing to show up in court.

Ashby asked for trip with Slipper

Louise Hall, Paul Bibby WHILE he was allegedly being sexually harassed by Peter Slipper, James Ashby asked the Speaker if he could accompany him on an official trip to Hungary, court documents reveal.

Bid to seize profits from sale of Hicks memoir fails

Louise Hall, Paul Bibby THE Commonwealth has dropped its attempt to seize the proceeds of David Hicks's memoir, Guantanamo: My Journey.

'Unwell' Jackson fails to win more time for case

Paul Bibby LAWYERS for the national secretary of the Health Services Union, Kathy Jackson, have told the Federal Court she was suffering from a medical condition, had barely seen her children and needed more...

Jackson in poor health, judge told

Paul Bibby HSU national secretary Kathy Jackson is not in good health, has not seen enough of her children and needs more time to prepare her case, a Federal Court judge has been told.

HSU investigation could lay charges against ex-officials

Paul Bibby ANY administrator appointed to oversee the besieged Health Services Union could have the power to investigate and lay charges against former office holders, such as the national president Michael...