Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Police Misconduct
We have reported on several cases where taxpayers have been left to foot the bill for the misconduct of police officers, from the costs of legal representation to damages awards for police brutality and other forms of criminal conduct. Taxpayers...
Sydney Man Sentenced to Death in Iraq
An Australian man has asked the Australian Government for assistance after being found guilty of terrorism offences in Iraq and sentenced to death by hanging. Former labourer Ahmed Merhi travelled to Syria in 2015 where, he says, he engaged in...
Facebook Under Fire for Failing to Prevent Child-Bride Auction
Facebook is facing worldwide condemnation for failing to notice a child-bride auction on its platform for 15 days after the post went live. The story so far A Sudanese man is reported to have used the social media platform to...
Police Officer Guilty of Assault
Shocking CCTV footage from a police station in Victoria was the eventual undoing of senior constable Steven Repac. The officer has been found guilty over his treatment of Yvonne Berry while she was in custody overnight for public drunkenness. During...
Parramatta Justice Precinct: The New Heart of the Sydney’s Legal System
According to European history books, Parramatta is the second-oldest city in Australia, founded by Governor Phillip in 1788. First People had been in the area for some 30,000 years before that, referring to Parramatta as ‘Burramatta’, which means head of...
Sydney Police Officer Pleads Guilty to “Vile, Cowardly and Intolerable” Threats
Senior Constable Sean Daniel Murphy, a 57-year-old officer with 30 years in the NSW Police Force and two awards for bravery to his name, has pleaded guilty to ‘using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend’ after calling federal...
Strawberry Contamination Suspect Refused Bail
A Queensland woman who is alleged to have triggered the national strawberry crisis has been refused bail and remains behind bars. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) charged 50-year old My Ut Trinh after a national investigation involving several government, law...
Bali 9 Drug Smuggler Due for Release
The only female member of the infamous ‘Bali 9’, who was originally sentenced to life imprisonment in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle more than 2.6 kilograms of heroin to Australia, is due for release on 21 November, after spending more...
Police Officer Who Endangered Victim Refuses to Testify
A Queensland Police officer who was found to have illegally accessed the police database and leaked a domestic violence victim’s address to her abusive former partner - a man who is reported to be his ‘mate’- has relied upon the ‘privilege against...
Death of Racing Horse Sparks Fresh Calls for Reform
It’s been dubbed the ‘race that stops a nation’. For less than 4 minutes every year, many Australians drop everything to watch the Melbourne Cup - the country’s most famous horse race. For most of them, it’s an afternoon to...
