Man Fined for Eating a Kebab Alone on a Bench
When New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian shut down Parliament House last week, she essentially left the NSW Police Force in charge of the health and wellbeing of the state. New laws had already been rushed through Parliament giving police...
Should the Government Introduce ‘Pandemic Leave’?
COVOID-19 effectively brings Australia to a grinding halt, workplace laws are set to change to provide more entitlements to employees in the face of ‘pandemic’. The Fair Work Commission has announced plans to give unpaid pandemic leave to any Australians...
The Legal Obligations of Parents Whose Children Are Learning From Home
A lot of Mums and Dads have just found out that school teachers do a very difficult job. Teaching your kids to tie their shoelaces, or cook a meal, or clean the windows, might be one thing, but actually guiding...
April Fool’s… Notorious Pranks From the Past
Have you seen the meme doing the rounds on social media that says “April Fool’s Day is cancelled this year because no made up prank could compare with the unbelievable shit that’s happening in the world right now.” Well, ain’t...
Should Politicians Take Pay Cuts?
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are out of work or working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of businesses have shut their doors, many never to reopen. A large number of these have been built by ordinary Australians...
Coronavirus: No Social Security for Kiwis
In recent weeks the Australian Prime Minister has announced a range of new measures to help Australians through the tough times ahead – financial support packages for businesses, a ‘coronavirus’ welfare payment, $750 cash payments for low income households, and...
The Offence of Intimidation in New South Wales
On 24 March 2020, a 21-year olf man attended Coffs Harbour Police Station and approached a 71-year-old female officer, before deliberately coughing on her and claiming to have COVID-19, while his friend filmed the incident. When asked if he was...
The Police State Is Here, Thanks to Coronavirus
For those of us living in Australia right now, every day there’s a new set of rules and regulations handed down from state and Federal Governments as they aim to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Borders have been closed. Events...
Crossing State Borders: A Rundown of the Rules
This week, travelling around the country just became nearly impossible as all Australian states except New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT closed their borders. Many Families, friends and lovers are now officially separated, indefinitely. And, as with many of...
Should Australia ‘Shut Down’ for 30 Days?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a major boost to social security recipients and for those who lose their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a turnaround from its previous determination not to increase the Newstart...
