Police Slam Man’s Head into Counter then Charge Him with Assault
A South Australian man who suffered a brain injury after a Senior Police officer slammed his head into a counter while he was in custody has spent more than three years fighting to have charges against him thrown out of...
Victoria Police Ramps Up Offensive Against Protests
There’s something very disturbing about scenes from the anti-lockdown protest at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne over the weekend. There’s a series of video footage posted online which shows scores of heavily armed and riot squad police far outnumbering...
When Can Police Arrest a Person Without a Warrant in NSW?
Rugby League player Curtis Scott had all criminal charges against him withdrawn and dismissed earlier this week; a decision that followed a seven-month long prosecution and numerous attempts by his criminal defence lawyers to persuade the police that the case...
The Offences of Procuring and Grooming Children for Sexual Activity in NSW
In recent weeks, New South Wales Police officers have made three separate arrests in relation to alleged online grooming, and have warned the public to be vigilant as reports of child exploitation have almost doubled over the past few months....
Queensland to Force Priests to Report Child Sexual Abuse
Queensland has just passed news law which makes it a crime for priests to fail to report incidents of child sexual abuse. Under the new laws, religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the sanctity of...
NSW Police Officer Charged With Possessing Child Abuse Material
A 42-year old police officer based in Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales has been charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material. Following an investigation by the New South Wales Police Force Professional Standards Command (PSC), detectives...
The Offence of Serious Animal Cruelty in New South Wales
Domestic Violence is on the rise in Australia, along with trends globally as a result of increased stress, anxiety and financial hardship from Covid-19. Both here and around the world, those working at the front line of domestic, family and...
Police Arrest Pregnant Woman Over Social Media Post
Welcome to the state of Victoria, September 2020, where police officers walk into a 28-year old, pregnant woman’s home, handcuff and arrest her in front of her child while she is wearing pyjamas and seize her computers and mobile phones...
Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Wins Appeal
A Queensland Court has set aside the conviction of a Police Officer who hacked into the State’s confidential database, and then gave the address of a domestic violence victim to his ‘mate’, the woman’s abusive former partner. Senior Constable Neil...
Another Data Breach Raises Concerns About the Safety of Personal Information
NSW Transport has yet to inform more than 50,000 Australian driver licence holders that their personal data was uploaded and left exposed in open cloud storage. The licences were discovered last week by a Ukranian security consultant who stumbled across...
