NSW Government Proposes to Ensure More Kids Are Criminally Convicted
There have been media reports that a High Court case in 2016 which makes clear the onus is on the prosecution to prove that those under the age of 14 knew their conduct was ‘seriously wrong’ in order to secure...
Murder Trial Underway Over Alleged Mushroom Poisonings
A woman is currently facing a jury trial over allegations that she caused the deaths of three guests and attempted to cause the death another by way of poisoning. The defendant, 50-year old Erin Patterson, is on trial in the...
Jury Nullification: Could Mangione Be Found Not Guilty Despite the Evidence?
The “frightening, well-planned, targeted… [and] cold blooded” killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on 4 December 2024 and arrest of Luigi Mangione five days later was met with mixed feelings in the United States. Mr Thompson was a...
ICJ to Decide Whether Israel’s Blocking of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza is Unlawful
In the many years leading up to Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, during which almost 1200 Israeli’s were killed, the Israeli state had subjected Palestinians to what Amnesty International describes as “a cruel system of domination and a...
Statistics Suggest Police Are Solving More Crimes Than Ever Before
A recent report by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has the mainstream media asserting that criminal offences are being ‘solved’ at higher rates than ever before in New South Wales. But while these sources...
Killing of Indigenous Boy Suggests Racist Violence is Alive and Well in Australia
Killings and massacres based on race, as well as systemic social, economic and political issues defined by race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexual orientation have plagued our nation since its inception. The latest example of an attack reported to be...
Prosecution Appeals Against Judge’s Decision to Allow Killer Cop to Avoid Prison
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) will file an appeal against the inadequacy of the sentence imposed on a police officer who avoided a prison sentence despite being convicted of manslaughter for fatally tasering a 95-year old...
Sentence for Officer Who Killed Great-Grandmother by Taser Is Manifestly Inadequate
The former police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally tasering 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland at an aged care facility in southern New South Wales has been given a non-custodial sentence, with many expressing the view that the penalty is far...
Schoolyard Assault Highlights Trend Towards Violence in Youth Culture
A recent case involving the arrest of a woman and two young girls over the alleged attempted assault of a student and brutal assault of two staff members at a school in Northern New South Wales exemplifies a disturbing trend...
NSW Court Registry Data Breach Threatens to Further Erode Confidence in Justice System
A major breach of the New South Wales courts database has raised questions about how and why thousands of documents containing sensitive personal information about defendants, complainants and witnesses have been accessed through what are meant to be secure servers,...
