Facebook Faces Legal Action Over Revenge Porn Pic
A landmark decision has ruled that Facebook will have to face legal proceedings by a 14-year old girl whose former partner uploaded her naked photo to a revenge porn site and distributed it on social media. Facebook lost its bid...
New Tenancy Laws Support Domestic Violence Victims
Victims of domestic violence will soon be able to flee their homes faster and without penalty if they need to abandon a private or government tenancy, under new residential tenancy laws. The changes are designed to offer victims better protection...
Are Judges Too Soft on Criminals? You Be the Judge!
Everyone from the local taxi driver to your neighbour is an expert on sentencing when it comes to cases reported in the media. I mean, we’ve all been well educated by a plethora of TV shows like Judge Judy, Silk,...
Queensland Gets Tough on Smokers
If you’re a smoker thinking about visiting the Sunshine State anytime soon, be aware that tough new smoking bans have come into effect this month. Smoking is now prohibited in bus stops and taxi ranks, as well as near child-care...
Law Graduate Guilty of Pretending to be a Lawyer
A Queensland law graduate has been found guilty of engaging in legal practice without being entitled to do so after a Brisbane court heard he advised clients during police interviews, failed to correct police officers who referred to him as...
Job Vacancy: Low Pay with Sexist Men
The job market can be tough for young Aussies, especially those without formal qualifications, or who have just finished study and have no work experience. But warnings have come thick and fast in the wake of an advertisement placed on...
Legalise Abortion Now!
As Greens upper house member Mehreen Faruqi prepares to introduce new legislation to state Parliament, more than 100 law and criminology academics have weighed into the call for abortion to be legalised in New South Wales. It may be surprising...
Bar Fight Ends in Murder
Just as midnight rolled into Friday morning on 21 February, 2014, 30-year old Nicholas (Nick) McEvoy was found lying on a footpath, close to death, in the Western Sydney suburb of Dean Park. How he got there was a mystery....
Mental Health Issues in the NSW Police Force
For a former NSW police officer who wants to be identified only as ‘Greg’, investigating the death of a murdered indigenous woman whose naked body was dumped in a remote ditch was the start of a rapid decline in mental...
Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Down the road from the centre of my hometown there’s a well known park - a wide open, grass covered space, next to a car park. During the day, the area is full of people lazing around in the sunshine,...
