The Principle of Policing by Consent Is Falling Across Australia
Australian policing systems are understood to operate with the consent of the public. This principle considers the police are empowered by and made up of the people, and therefore, operate with their approval. Yet, this consent would be expected to...
McBride Is Out and About, After the Attorney General Released the Whistleblower on Parole
Australian Defence Force whistleblower David McBride was released from prison on Thursday, 13 August 2026, after serving a 2 year and 3 month non-parole period in respect of criminal offences perpetrated when leaking classified documents to the ABC that revealed...
NSW Police Watchdog Directs that Drug Dogs Raids During Pride Month Be Reinvestigated
The state’s law enforcement watchdog has directed the New South Wales Police Force to reopen its inquiry into a mid-June 2026 spate of drug dog raids upon LGBTIQA+ nightclubs located on Gadigal land in Sydney’s Oxford Street precinct, right in...
NSW Driver Licence Photos to Be Incorporated into Federal Biometric Facial Database
Right now, there are laws before New South Wales parliament that facilitate the sharing of all NSW driver licence and identify card photos to a federal database containing ID photos from all Australian jurisdictions known as the National Driver Licence...
‘Students Say No to Hanson’ Walkouts This Thursday: Interview With Students for Palestine’s Ethan Floyd
On Thursday, the National Union of Students is organising the “Students Say No to Hanson” walkout, which will involve tertiary students and secondary school students leaving their classrooms and lecture halls to gather in opposition to the rise of Pauline...
AFP Investigates Arson Attack on Weapons Manufacturer as an Act of Terrorism
The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team announced on 5 August 2026 that it is investigating an arson and graffiti attack that targeted the Lovitt Technologies facility located on Wurendjeri land in the northeastern Melbourne suburb of Greensborough in July 2025,...
Use of Body-Worn Video Cameras Is Now Mandatory for NSW Police Officers
From Thursday, 5 August 2026, all New South Wales police officers have been required to turn on their body-worn video (BWV) cameras when working in an “operational capacity”, including when exercising their law enforcement powers, using force, attending serious crimes...
Mental Health Experts Will Soon Provide an Alternative First Response to Crisis Callouts
Social justice advocates breathed a sigh of relief last week, when the New South Wales government announced it is establishing an alternative to NSW police as first responders to mental health crisis callouts. This will involve an emergency line connecting...
More Than 70 Percent of Aboriginal Kids Behind Bars Australia Are on Remand
On an average night over 2024-25, more than 70 percent of First Nations youths held in Australian child prisons were on remand, which meant that either a decision on their guilt had not yet been made or they were yet...
Oversighting the NSW DPP: An Interview with NSW Labor MLC Stephen Lawrence
The New South Wales Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has of late been the subject of scandal and a controversial NSW parliamentary inquiry, which recommended that the state government give consideration to establishing a parliamentary committee mandated to...
