Child Sexual Abuse and Trafficking are Prevalent in Australia
When you hear about child trafficking and child exploitation, you tend to think of poorer nations, particularly those in Asia that have long been well-known for both. But a new Australian report suggests that it’s more prolific here than most...
Australian Privacy Laws Must Be Strengthened
The Department of Human Services fields thousands of requests for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data from state and federal policing agencies each year, complying with the vast majority of them. The information released can, if...
Winner of 2019 Sydney Criminal Lawyers Criminal Law Scholarship Announced
In 2019, Sydney Criminal Lawyers set up a scholarship for law students in New South Wales and the ACT who are passionate about pursuing a career in criminal law, with the aim of providing financial assistance and support to help...
Too Little, Too Late? Morrison Will Mourn Bushfire Victims
The year 2019 will be forever remembered as the year Australia burned. In the worst fire season for many years, fires have torn across the country for several months. Climate change debates have raged, and fingers pointed at our leaders...
Catholic Church Continues to Silence Alleged Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
A Catholic priest from the Lismore diocese in Northern New South Wales is fighting the church over sexual abuse he allegedly suffered as a 12-year old altar boy. First case of a priest suing the Catholic Church The case is...
One-Third of People in Prison Have Not Been Found Guilty
The most recent figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the nation’s prison population now officially stands at 43,028 inmates; a figure that is less than it was the previous year, albeit by just one percent. However,...
Law Enforcement Integrity Commission Lacks Independence
Well before the creation of the ‘Super Ministry’ – the Department of Home Affairs – headed up by Peter Dutton, the government created a key anti-corruption body. The problem is that not many have heard of it until recently. Despite...
The Offence of Assisting a Suicide
In the days before Christmas, Western Australia became the second state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. More than 180 hours were spent debating the legislation in parliament, but under the final laws, terminally ill adults in pain and...
Dutton Slammed for Locking Up a Blind, Mentally Ill Refugee for a Decade
A decision made by the Federal Court of Australia on Christmas Eve could have huge implications for large numbers of refugees locked up by the Australian government. For many years, there have been concerns about the arbitrary power the Home...
The Offence of Public Mischief in NSW
A professor at the University of Technology, Sydney is facing court for allegedly making a complaint to police that she was the victim of harassing letters, when she actually sent the letters to herself. Police arrested and charged UTS professor...
