Police Admit Destroying Vital Evidence in Serious Criminal Cases
A woman who was allegedly gang raped is just one of many left without access to justice after Queensland police destroyed crucial evidence. The revelation, comes from Brisbane woman Eve* (not her real name) and was discovered as she pressed...
Shortage of Criminal Lawyers in Remote Courts
It has been reported that children as young as 11 are being left to face serious charges without legal representation in remote courts in the Northern Territory, due to a shortage of criminal defence lawyers. Budget cuts The Northern Territory...
NSW Magistrate Guilty of Sexual Offences
A jury in Downing Centre District Court has found the Magistrate charged with nine counts of indecent assault guilty of seven of the counts. 68-year old Graeme Curran was found guilty of indecently assaulting a boy aged between 13 and...
Domestic Violence Victim Wins Case Against Queensland Police
A domestic violence victim who went into hiding with her children after a Queensland Police Officer unlawfully accessed the Police Service’s QPrime database to get her address, and then gave it to his friend, the woman’s abusive-partner, has won her...
Privately-Run Prisons to be Returned to Public Management
The Queensland Government has announced that it will spend $111million over the next four years, returning two privately run prisons to state management. The Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre and the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (SQCC), two high-security prisons, are currently...
Journalist Manhandled by Premier’s Minders
The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, was in Brunswick Heads, a popular tourist spot on the state’s North Coast, when a local journalist attempted to make his way towards her to ask questions. Instead of getting anywhere near...
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Calls for Speedier Outcomes to Criminal Cases
A Sydney mother is calling for reform after spending four years seeking justice for her daughter, who was repeatedly sexually abused by her stepfather. The ‘hell’ of getting justice The nightmare began in January 2014, when ‘Rachel’ (not her real...
‘Brazen, Forcible and Breathtakingly Arrogant’: Pell Sent to Prison
Tonight, Cardinal George Pell starts his sentence behind bars. Australia’s highest ranking Catholic Church official has been sentenced to 6 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 3 years and 8 months. Pell was found guilty in December last...
Married at First Sight’s legal battle. And it’s not divorce.
Even if you haven’t watched it, it’s been hard to miss the headlines, as the dramas unfold on Married at First Sight, the reality TV show that follows the trials and tribulations of strangers who attempt to have romantic relationships...
Former NAB Executive Charged with Fraud
Former National Australia Bank executive Rosemary Rogers has been arrested and charged for her alleged role in an alleged $40 million dollar fraud against the brank. The charges Ms Rogers, the former chief of staff to ex-NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn...
