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 ...

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 ...

Up to 200 bikies, motorcycle enthusiasts and everyday Queenslanders with criminal convictions are considering a challenge against the laws. The charge is being led by prominent Brisbane lawyer Chris ...

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 21-year-old man has become the first person sentenced under the state government's controversial new consorting laws, a magistrate saying the community was concerned about criminals of all kinds ...

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 ...

Cronulla's Andrew Fifita has been issued with a police warning for consorting with known criminals. (AAP) Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita has been warned for consorting with criminals by police just over ...