New South Wales Police are defending their use of controversial anti-consorting laws after figures showed more than 8,500 warnings had been issued during the past four years. FOI documents show 8,556 ...

A new Bill replacing Queensland’s so-called VLAD “anti-bikie” laws indicates there is less chance of innocent riders accidentally consorting at a Toy Run, charity event or shop ride. These new laws ...

The comments follow an appeal by the Attorney-General after alleged Villains gang member Harley Barbaro successfully fought consorting charges in the Southport Magistrates Court in March. A magistrate ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. It must be something in the Canberra water. First, the Prime Minister reintroduces an archaic system ...

The consorting law in New South Wales makes it a criminal offence for a person to continue to associate or communicate with at least two people who have previously been convicted of an indictable ...

Experts have backed a retired bikie's view that anti-consorting laws in the ACT would not stop gang violence, saying they had not worked elsewhere in Australia. A former bikie, who was one of the ...

The consorting warning notice served on accused criminal gang member Harley Barbaro was invalid, it has been claimed in court. Barbaro, who is accused of being a member of the Villains criminal gang, ...

A Queensland man has pleaded guilty and been fined for habitually consorting with known offenders, including one instance at his daughter’s christening. Matthew Kevin Mackay, 33, pleaded guilty in the ...

Anti-consorting legislation will be tabled in the assembly next week. Similar NSW laws were found to unfairly target Aboriginal and young people. Jeremy Hanson says he is open to amendments to protect ...