High Court Rules that Anti-Protest Laws are Unconstitutional
A former politician’s recent win against the Tasmanian government calls into question the validity of anti-protest laws around the country. Former Greens Party leader Bob Brown is no stranger to standing up for what he believes in, and he’s long...
Weinstein Sacked Before Any Charges Are Laid
As the Harvey Weinstein saga continues to dominate global headlines, more Hollywood actors - both famous and not so famous - continue to come forward claiming they ‘knew’ of the movie mogul’s reputation for sexual misconduct, even if they had...
2017 List of Senior Counsel Appointments Causes Controversy
The 2017 list of Senior Counsel (SC) appointments has been released by the NSW Bar Association, and it’s noteworthy for at least two reasons: Firstly, it’s the smallest number of ‘silks’ appointed in more than two decades. A ‘silk’ is...
Should Ten-Year Olds Face Criminal Liability?
A leading Professor of Criminology at the University of New South Wales has renewed calls for Australia to change laws which allow children as young as ten to be locked up in juvenile detention centres, saying it sets them up...
Mobile Phone Use While Driving – Statistics, Research and the Law
Using our mobile phones use has become so integrated into our lives, we may not even know how often we’re using them. We use our phones to email, check bank balances, pay bills, listen to music, take notes, scroll social...
NSW Government’s Anti-Terrorism Hotline a “Dismal Failure”
A multi-million-dollar NSW government hotline which encourages the reporting of radicalisation and violent extremism, and provides advice and counselling, has been called a “dismal failure”. Despite costing millions to set up, NSW Minister for Counter Terrorism, David Elliot, says the...
Good Cop Runs for Parliament
Former Queensland police sergeant and alleged whistleblower Rick Flori has announced plans to run for parliament in the upcoming Queensland state election. Mr Flori is forging ahead with plans for his future, despite the looming threat of imprisonment over allegations...
Cashless Welfare Card – National Rollout Set to Begin
Thousands of Queenslanders and Western Australians will be the next to have their Centrelink payments quarantined, as the federal government continues its rollout of the cashless welfare card. The Turnbull-led government announced plans to implement the card next year in...
The Dutch Turn Empty Prisons Into Homes for Asylum Seekers
Like in NSW, crime rates in the Netherland have been declining for years. But unlike us, the Dutch decline has corresponded with a fall in the prison population, rather than a steep rise resulting from increasingly punitive measures. The Dutch...
Mothers Avoid Prison for Horrific Crimes Against Their Kids
There’s a petition circulating around Australia right now, protesting the seemingly lenient sentences given to two mothers who committed horrific crimes against their children. Both have had extensive media coverage - mainstream and social. The two cases causing concern A...
