#EnoughIsEnough: Stop Police Brutality in Australia
Videos of Australian police officers committing horrendous acts of brutality are being uploaded to social media at an alarming rate, renewing calls for offending officers to be made accountable for their crimes. The head of a community legal services organisation...
Another ‘Wicked’ Campervan Banned
Wicked Campers has had yet another of its vans banned by Ad Standards, but its vans continue to attract anger on the streets. The most recent slogan to come before Ad Standards was painted similarly to a Dr Suess book,...
Victorian Police Assault Disabled Pensioner
Six Victorian police officers caught on CCTV camera assaulting a disabled pensioner and dousing him with capsicum spray may be suspended while the incident is being investigated. Victoria Police has released a statement advising the matter has been referred to...
Police Employee Charged with Stealing Guns from Police Storage Facility
A Queensland Police Service (QPS) employee has been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing weapons from a police storage facility and stockpiling them in his Brisbane home. The actions of the 33-year old man were allegedly uncovered when he called...
Facebook Defiant in the Face of Data Scandal
The value of Facebook shares plummeted by 7% (or $US36 billion) in the wake of revelations that the personal data of around 50 million users was harvested by a company called Cambridge Analytica and used to send personalised political advertisements...
What Happens to Your Digital Information When You Die?
As we live more and more of our lives online, it may be time to consider what happens to our ‘digital property’ when we die. When considering end of life planning, many will think primarily about property - such as...
What Information Comes Up in a Criminal Record Check?
Many employees across Australia require a criminal record check before they are able to commence employment. And those who wish to travel to, or work in, certain overseas countries may also be required to obtain one. Criminal history checks are...
NSW Police Set to Harass Traffic Offenders at their Homes
New South Wales police officers will be randomly “visiting” the homes of traffic offenders as part of a strategy which police commissioner Mick Fuller claims is designed to deter them from reoffending. Knock knock, it’s police Mr Fuller has directed...
George Pell’s Committal Hearing: Some Sexual Assault Charges to be Dropped
Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson SC has foreshadowed that a number of criminal charges brought against Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic, will be formally withdrawn because the complainant they relate to is “medically unfit to give evidence”. It is expected...
Open Adoption of Indigenous Children: Another Stolen Generation?
Horrifying statistics paint a bleak picture of the reality for many thousands of Aussie kids. One in 32 children now receive some sort of child protection services, rising to one in ten in the Northern Territory. Indigenous children are at...
