Disqualified Drivers: When Does An Additional Disqualification Period Commence?
By Jimmy Singh Traffic laws are complex and ever-changing, and our experience is that disqualified drivers are often misadvised about when any further disqualification period for a new offence (one committed while they were disqualified) will commence. That advice can...
Passenger in Stolen Car Cannot Sue Driver
A teenager who suffered brain injuries in an accident in a stolen car driven by one of his mates, has been told by the Supreme Court that he cannot sue the driver for damages. The teenager took his fight to...
Bringing the Gift of Education to Impoverished Children
Bangladesh is a remarkable country, but it is plagued by desperate poverty. Formerly East Pakistan, it became Bangladesh in 1971 after a war of independence. The country is located on the Indian subcontinent and has a population of more than...
A Changing Profession: Robot Lawyer Gives Advice to Asylum Seekers
The online sensation DoNotPay has been dubbed the world’s first robot lawyer, and is now giving out free legal advice to asylum seekers via Facebook. The app, which was originally developed by a Stanford University student, and which has successfully...
Beware: Online Banking Scam Targets Australia
Online scams are prolific nowadays, costing individuals, banks and the economy billions of dollars every year and causing damage to unsuspecting victims that can last for years. Hundreds of thousands of people are only just beginning to recover from the...
Luke Lazarus Acquittal Demonstrates Need for Education on ‘Consent’
Luke Lazarus was recently acquitted of ‘sexual intercourse without consent’ after a retrial over an incident which took place in 2013 near a nightclub owned by his father. On the night in question, Mr Lazarus met the complainant inside the...
Corruption and Nepotism Within the Queensland Police Force
As reported in a previous blog, two senior crime managers on the Gold Coast raised concerns in January about crime data being manipulated by members of the force in an effort to make it appear that crime and complaints are...
‘We’re Sorry’: Premier Apologises for Past Criminalisation of Homosexuals
Bu Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has apologised to the hundreds of people charged under the state’s historic gay sex offence laws, and has proposed laws for those who were convicted to clear their records. Ms...
NSW Police Adopt US-Style ‘Confront and Neutralise’ Policy
Around 8,000 NSW police officers have undergone special training in what the police commissioner describes as a response to “a new kind of normal”. Active Armed Offender Training began in 2015, and is designed to re-train officers in dealing with...
Attacks on Paramedics on the Rise
Queensland is the latest state to propose extra measures to protect paramedics following a spate of attacks on emergency workers. Three recent attacks have highlighted the dangers faced by paramedics who are trying to help those in need. Queensland critical...
