Tinder Rapist Granted Bail
In the Melbourne County Court last week, Glenn Antony Hartland pleaded guilty to raping three women and indecently assaulting a fourth. His pleas of guilty were followed by an application for bail, which was granted by the court on strict...
System Protects Police Officer Who Endangered Victim
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has made written submissions to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) arguing that it should not require the attendance of a police officer who was found to have illegally accessed the police database and...
Only Half of the Serious Injuries on Our Roads are Recorded
According to the NSW Centre for Road Safety, only half of the serious injuries caused by road collisions are recorded road trauma statistics, because police and hospital records cannot be matched. The Centres reports that there were 11,557 people seriously...
‘Justice Delayed is Justice Denied’: NSW Courts Get a Funding Boost
The New South Wales Government has announced a four-year, $148 million funding boost designed to help ease the pressure on the State’s overloaded court system. How the money will be used The money will be used to upgrade regional courts...
Truck Driver under Police Investigation over Racist Video
A South Australian truck driver who made an explicitly racist video about an Indian-Australian who is standing in local council elections is being investigated by Police. Truck driver Grant Moroney, of Grant Moroney Towing in Port Augusta, filmed himself with...
Teen Charged with Causing Grievous Bodily Harm
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, after allegedly confessing to slashing a young schoolgirl’s face. Girl allegedly slashed on the way to school The 12-year old girl is alleged to have been...
Family Court Needs Urgent Overhaul, says new Chief Justice
The newly appointed head of the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court says urgent reform is needed if the courts are to serve those who need them most. Incoming Chief Justice Will Alstergren, who will take up the...
Government May Remove Speed Camera ‘Warning’ Signs
A report released on 18 October 2018 by the NSW Auditor-General, Margaret Crawford, has suggested that New South Wales remove signs that alert motorists to upcoming speed cameras, on the basis they reduce road safety. Ms Crawford says the signs...
Queensland Legalises Abortion, While NSW Continues Criminalisation
In what’s being hailed as a ‘historic vote’, the Queensland parliament has resolved to repeal an antiquated section of the state’s criminal code that considers the termination of a pregnancy to be an “offence against morality”. The code was written...
Victoria Increases Police Powers and Removes Legal Safeguards
The recent weeks, the bulk of Victoria’s Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2018 has been enacted, which the state government claims will better protect the community against the threat of terrorism. The changes include new powers for police to detain...
