Wyndham’s scandal-plagued mayor has brazenly declared a mate’s vile offending was not “as big of an issue as rape” as an ...

Jim O’Callaghan said he would not discuss ‘personal views’ on Mr Glennon’s actions Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan defended his actions (Brian Lawless/PA) Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has ...

Federal and state MPs have joined calls for a mayor in Melbourne's western suburbs to quit after he wrote a character reference for a man convicted of child sex offences. Mayor Preet Singh's fellow ...

Consideration is being given to limiting or ending the use of good character references in some court proceedings. It comes after a good character reference was given by former UUP chairman and ...

The outrage over the character reference provided by David Campbell to convicted child abuser William Lloyd-Lavery was both predictable and justified. Campbell, chair of the Loyalist Communities ...

Former Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry has defended his decision to provide a character reference for a man who beat and threatened to kill three young boys during a 48-minute ordeal in Sligo. Mr ...

Victims of a pervert teacher turned political adviser have said comments by Loyalist Communities Council chairman David Campbell — who provided a reference for the convicted sex offender — represent ...

The incident, witnessed by multiple MPs and staffers, came after Liberal Leader Kellie Sloane collared Attorney-General Michael Daley over proposed changes which would scrap character references for ...