Five Officers Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says
By Mathew Drogemuller A former US military officer has gunned down police in Dallas, Texas leaving five officers dead. The heavily-armed man was angered by this week’s police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana, which triggered demonstrations throughout...
Alleged Paedophile Priest Free to Work with Children
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has given the go-ahead for an alleged paedophile priest to work with children. The 68-year-old former Catholic priest, known only as ‘BQC’, was banned from undertaking any work...
Queensland Government Accused of Being ‘Soft on Crime’
The current Queensland Labor government, led by Annastacia Palaszczuk, has announced it will reverse a number of harsh laws brought in by the former Newman LNP government. The Opposition has predictably responded by claiming Labor is soft on crime. Proposed...
Illegal Drug Use Amongst Lawyers
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Lawyers are meant to fearlessly advance the interests of their clients, whilst respecting the law. However, a number of cases, studies and reports suggest the legal profession is plagued by illicit drug use. Last...
Crime and Corruption in the Prison System
A guard in Western Australia’s Casuarina Prison faces a string of criminal charges for allegedly smuggling drugs and other contraband into the prison. 32-year-old Scott Craig Berridge is alleged to have smuggled drugs, mobile phones and alcohol to inmates at...
Police Not Charged Despite Damning Video Footage
In spite of damning video footage that clearly shows Ray Currier being punched by police in the chest and head, then shoved and held down while being beaten on a footpath in Surfer Paradise, the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission...
Social Justice Advocate: An Exclusive Interview with Renee Eaves
Renee Eaves was four months pregnant when Constable Barry John Donnelly entered her home and arrested her on driving offences. The night that followed was hell: police at the Roma Street Watchhouse denied her medication or a bucket to vomit in,...
Drug Testing of Police Officers: Police Policing Themselves
South Australian police officers will soon face the possibility of being drug and alcohol tested after ‘critical incidents’, such as when they use firearms or engage in high-speed pursuits. But there’s a catch: their police colleagues will need to suspect...
Skewed Priorities: NSW Government Spends Big on Prisons
The NSW government has vowed to install almost 3,000 new prison beds to meet the state’s growing prison population; which has increased by 12% in the past year alone to reach an all-time high of nearly 12,000. Premier Mike Baird...
The Devastating Impact of Criminal Prosecutions
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim 37-year-old Ian Jeffrey Wells, a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service, says he is again being dragged before the courts after being acquitted in relation to a fatal crash in 2012. The case...
