Espionage and Foreign Interference Offences in Australia
On Saturday 15 April 2023, Bondi man Alexander Csergo appeared in Parramatta Local Court charged with one count of reckless foreign interference contrary to section 92.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995. The allegation is that Ms Csergo had been...
Contract Killings: Arranging Murders for Vengeance, or Political, Social or Financial Gain
This article will discuss the evolution and use of a specific category of the offence of murder known as contract killings, also known as arranged or paid assassinations. We will take you through several examples of these offences throughout history, their...
The Historical Use of Bomb Threats and the Current Crime of Bomb Hoax in Australia
In this article we shall discuss the history of bomb hoaxes from earlier times including how governments also are not reticent from deploying such frightening tactics to serve their own aims. Further discussed is how this crime was particularly prevalent...
A Sporting Chance for Prison Inmates: The Importance of Sport in Prison
This article will explore why sport in prison is important for not only the benefit of prison inmates, but for broader society. It will outline the availability of sports and sporting programs in Australian prisons, and explore how there can...
Australian Prison Life: Part 3, Mental Health Impact of Imprisonment
Being taken away from your loved ones and everything that’s familiar in life, deprived of your freedom, dehumanised and subjected to a strict daily routine for a prolonged period of time can take an enormous mental toll on any person,...
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and United Kingdom: Part 2
The headline of a report in the Age Newspaper on Wednesday 22 March 2023 read, “Gobbo seeks immunity deal to dob on police.” Gobbo refers, of course, to Nicola Gobbo; also known as lawyer X. If granted, lawyer X is...
UK Takes Steps to Stop the Illegal Strip-Searching of Kids, While the Practise Continues Unabated in NSW
The illegal strip-searching of children by police officers is an issue of great concern both here in Australia as well as overseas, with the degrading, humiliating and ineffective procedure having the potential to leave long-lasting psychological scars on some of...
Australian Prison Life: Part 2, Having Incarceration as a Last Resort and Focusing on Rehabilitation
Australia in 2017 saw the former NSW inspector of custodial services, John Paget, label the state government’s $3.8 billion retributive and deterrence-based prison expansion program, providing an additional 7000 prison beds, as an “ expensive failure of public policy in...
Arson: A Weapon of Damage, Destruction and Death Throughout the Ages
The power and influence of fire cannot be overstated. From the time it was first generated by lightning impacts to the planet earth, to humans generating and using it to warm bodies and cook food, to its nefarious uses in...
Australian Prison Life: Part 1, What’s Life Really Like Inside Prison?
This is the first of a three-part series about what happens inside Australian prisons. Each episode will also include a story of a particular inmate who makes life bearable for others. There was an American television show about policing which...
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