Can police enter your home over a domestic dispute?
By Jimmy Singh Our client was approached by two police officers who attended his home following an allegation of a domestic violence dispute. Upon attendance, police knocked on the front door several times, then tried to look through the front...
‘DJ Badmouth’ Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Thailand
Young Sydney DJ Jake Mastroianni has had his double-life sentence upheld in a Bangkok Court this week. He is one of more than 250 Australians currently behind bars in foreign countries. Each year, about 1,000 Australians are arrested overseas, and...
China Hacks Australian Defence Force Servers
Australian defence networks are reported to have sustained significant cyber breaches over the past five years, due to the activities of Chinese state-sponsored hackers. Australian satellite company Newsat - responsible for government security networks – has had to rebuild security...
Violence in Sport: What Does the Law Say?
It seems like a week doesn’t go by without a footy player being in the media spotlight for a criminal offence – whether ‘recreational’ drug use, a nightclub brawl, or even worse, domestic violence. Believe it or not, many footballers...
Revenge Porn to become a crime in New South Wales
Thinking about getting back at your ex by posting nude pic or some saucy sex video online? Think again. Not only is revenge porn not cool, you could land yourself in prison. The NSW Government has announce it is making...
Roll Up, Roll Up & Become a Prison Guard!
Just days after the NSW Government announced it will pour $3.8 million into more correctional services facilities to address overcrowding in the state’s prisons, the Department of Justice has kicked-off a massive state-wide recruitment drive. “The largest recruitment drive in...
Life Sentences in NSW: “Life Meaning Life”
At the conclusion of their highly publicised Supreme Court trial, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara were found guilty and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for murdering Sydney student Jamie Gao. Gao was shot dead in 2014 after Rogerson...
Journalist Faces Contempt of Court Charge
A young Sydney journalist who ignored publishing protocols and caused a murder trial to be aborted has had her case referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Yahoo 7 reporter Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges after...
Greyhound Adoption Program and Friends of the Hound: For the love of dogs
With the Greyhound racing industry reeling from the NSW government’s decision to ban dog racing from July 2017, there is widespread concern about what’s to become of the tens of thousands of dogs that will no longer be needed, or...
Will I Get Parole? Parole Authority Decision-Making in NSW
Parole is the release of an inmate(the parolee) into the community after the expiry of their ‘non-parole period’ (the minimum term they must spend in prison) and before the expiry of their full term of imprisonment. So, for example, an...
