Victoria Bans Pet Shops from Selling Puppies
In what many are calling a bold and compassionate move, the Victorian government has passed legislation to ban puppy farming in the state. Animal welfare groups see the new legislation as a significant step forward, one which seeks to prevent...
Should Magistrates and Judges Be Required to Obtain an Extra Qualification?
NT attorney general Natasha Fyles spoke out about controversial Central Australian Judge Greg Borchers on Thursday, stating she was “most concerned” about his conduct, and that she’d accepted the advice of bureaucrats when deciding not to hold an inquiry into his...
Corruption and Misconduct Still Pervade the NSW Police Force
Former NSW police sergeant Nigel Alfred Davey was found guilty of common assault and perjury in Queanbeyan Local Court on December 12. Magistrate Michael Antrum ruled that Davey lied in court in October 2014, when he said a Nowra man was...
Australia: Easy Pickings for Cyber Criminals
The former head of ASIO has warned that Australia is not in a position to deal with cyber-crime and threats to online security. David Irvine, who headed ASIO until 2014 and now chairs the Cyber Security Research Centre (CSRC), has...
Government Wants Greater Control Over Charities
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) was established in December 2012 to regulate nearly 60,000 charities and other not-for-profit organisations across the country. On 7 December 2017, the federal government appointed long-time anti-charity campaigner Dr Gary Johns as commissioner of...
Cocaine Testing May Lead to Fairer Drug Driving Laws
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on January 15 that the state government will be toughening drug driving penalties and increasing the number of mobile drug tests (MDTs), which is concerning to many given that the current regime is fundamentally flawed. NSW police...
Dutton Continues to Undermine the Rule of Law
. As federal Coalition ministers lined up to take a New Year’s swipe at the Victorian Labor government’s handling of youth crime, home affairs minister Peter Dutton took the opportunity to make yet another attack upon the legal profession. This time,...
Turnbull’s New Secrecy Laws: Prison for Whistleblowers and Journalists
Soon after the marriage equality bill passed through the lower house on December 7, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a piece of legislation ostensibly aimed at countering espionage, treason and foreign interference. But in reality, the laws have frightening implications for...
Salim Mehajer Accused of Staging Fake Car Crash
31-year old former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been charged with perverting the course of justice and conspiring to commit insurance fraud for allegedly staging a car crash to avoid a court hearing. Assault hearing Mr Mehajer was charged...
Australia Day: Patriots, Politicians and Changing the Date
The push to change Australia’s national day is gaining momentum, and many feel today will be the last time January 26 will be referred to as Australia day. However, it seems there are some Anglo Australians that still need the...
