The Forgotten Third: Men Who Suffer Domestic Violence
By Sonia Hickey What if I told you that a friend turned up on my doorstep last night: bruised, covered in bite marks and scratches, shaking, and soaking wet from a long walk in the rain. A victim of domestic...
Minister Rejects Justice Reinvestment
Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan has rejected calls for an overhaul of the prison system, reiterating his view that imprisonment is an effective means of crime prevention. Mr Keenan was responding to a Red Cross-backed report which argues that Australia...
Lawyers Protecting the Environment, An Interview with Sue Higginson
Sue Higginson isn’t your typical city lawyer. An environmentalist and former campaigner, she’s been working at EDO NSW (formerly the Environmental Defender’s Office) for the last ten years, and is now the organisation’s CEO and Principal Lawyer. Before becoming a...
Danger: ‘Superpredators’ Are Coming, Again!
As reported in an earlier blog, Victorian Chief Police Commissioner Graham Ashton claims that a rise in that state’s crime is largely attributable to the ‘Grand Theft Auto Generation’ – young criminals who mimic the stylised crimes in violent video...
Stopping Violence Against LGBTI Youth
By Matthew Drogemuller The Victorian Royal Commission Into Family Violence handed down 1900 pages of recommendations on Wednesday, earning praise from many front-line organisations. The Commission, launched 13 months ago and headed by Justice Marcia Neave of the Victorian Supreme...
Murder of Criminal Lawyer: Is the Mob Responsible?
The murder of a prominent criminal lawyer in Melbourne’ed down outside his Brunswick gelato shop last week, police reporting that a senior mafia figure was responsible for the ‘targetes inner north has raised concerns over the power of the Calabrian...
Pair Refused Bail on Charges of Financing Terrorism
A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were recently arrested in Guildford on charges of financing terrorism. Counter-terrorism police allege that the pair were involved in obtaining money to send overseas to assist ISIS. Police claim the 16-year-old schoolgirl has...
Justice Reinvestment, an Exclusive Interview
Sarah Hopkins is the Managing Lawyer of Justice Projects at the Aboriginal Legal Service, and a criminal law lecturer at the University of NSW. In 2012, she helped establish Just Reinvest NSW, a non-profit organisation that’s lobbying for big changes...
Private Prisons Planned for New South Wales
Private operators will be invited to tender to manage at least one prison in New South Wales, according to Corrections Minister David Elliott (above left) Speaking this morning, Mr Elliott announced the NSW Government’s plan to allow the private sector...
Tips for Surviving a Law Degree
Just about start your first year of law school, or part way in already? Congratulations on your achievement so far – law is one the most difficult degrees to get into. You will be following in the footsteps of great...
