What are ‘Darknet Markets’?
An Australian man stand accused of being the mastermind behind the darknet’s biggest marketplace. The site, known as ‘DarkMarket’, has already been shut down, but police allege the website had been used to facilitate the purchase and supply of prohibited...
New South Wales: The Kidnapping Capital of Australia
More than 500 people were abducted across the nation in the past financial year, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Out of 534 kidnappings and abductions nationwide, 225 of them were in New South Wales....
The Offence of Unauthorised Access to Restricted Data in New South Wales
There are fresh warnings for social media users to be careful about what they post online, after information from more than 214 million Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts - including 1.7 million Australian accounts - was found on an unsecured...
Federal Government Agency Issues Warning About QR Codes
Quick Response (QR) codes have become ingrained into our everyday lives. They were introduced across New South Wales in 2020 as part of the State Government’s response to Covid-19, offering a simple, effective way for business to collect information from...
The Offence of Contravening an Apprehended Violence Order in NSW
The former deputy mayor of Auburn, Salim Majer, has found himself in hot water again, this time accused of contravening an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) taken out for the protection of his former-partner. Police applied for the AVO last year,...
Donald Trump Permanently Suspended from Twitter
Scenes of the mob attack on US Congress earlier this week shocked the world. Five people have died as a result of Trump supporters breaking into the US Capitol Building last week disrupting the certification of Joe Biden as the...
I’ve been issued with a traffic fine. What should I do next?
Red light cameras, speeding and using a mobile phone while at the wheel are all examples of driving offences in New South Wales which lead to hefty fines, while parking in the wrong spot or longer than permitted can also...
Are Australia’s State Border Closures Justified?
A Victorian man intends to sue the State Government after being detained in quarantine. John-Lee Berridge says Victorian health authorities made a mistake about quarantine and he should not have been detained when Victoria suddenly shut the border to New...
COVID-19: What’s the Difference Between ‘Close Contact’ and ‘Casual Contact’?
As New South Wales and Victoria battle to keep new COVID cases to a minimum and outbreaks under control, a Sydney woman has been fined $2000 over allegations she breached public health orders while on holiday in Byron Bay. The...
Gladys Makes Masks Mandatory in Greater Sydney
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just made face masks mandatory in greater Sydney, as the region records seven locally acquired cases of Covid-19. The Public Health (COVID-19 Mandatory Face Coverings) Order 2021 makes it mandatory from midnight tonight – Saturday 2nd January, to...
