Ms Dhu’s Life Could Have Been Saved, Coroner Finds
Western Australia’s Police Commissioner has admitted that officers failed 22-year old Ms Dhu - whose first name is not used for cultural reasons – in the days leading to her agonising death in custody, and he vowed that such a...
New Offence Targets Adults who Procure Children to Commit Crimes
Adults who encourage children to commit crimes could face lengthy prison sentences under new laws to be introduced into Victorian Parliament. The proposal comes on the back of assertions by Victoria Police that organised crime groups are grooming young members...
Think Twice Before Buying a Pet This Christmas, says the RSPCA
With Christmas around the corner, there are lots of families around Australia planning on bringing home a new puppy. Or a kitten. But there’s a horrible reality behind the idea of a pet for Christmas. Each year in Australia, 250,000...
Sydney Terror Duo Sentenced to Twenty Years Imprisonment
Sydney men Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad were sentenced to 20 years in prison last Friday for plotting a terrorist attack. However, under new laws passed through federal parliament earlier this month, the pair could potentially face indefinite detention. On...
Lawyer Sent to Prison for Defrauding Clients of $1.8 Million
We previously reported on the case of Russell Biddle, a Gold Coast lawyer accused of stealing over $1 million of client funds after his firm was entrusted to manage a wealthy couple’s estate. Mr Biddle was alleged to have made...
Former Prison Chief Avoids Jail After Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman
The Northern Territory’s former chief prison officer has avoided a prison sentence despite pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young woman at a party. The outcome has victims’ groups and members of the public confused and angry. Warren May, now...
Sydney’s Lockout Laws to Be Relaxed
While Mike Baird is adamant that lockout laws are here to stay, affected bar owners are breathing a sigh of relief in the wake of news that the NSW Government will implement recommendations to relax the rules. The new rules...
Guilty verdict sends message that police cannot abuse their powers
Southport Magistrate Chris Callaghan hopes the conviction of a senior Queensland policeman will send a message that officers who engage in criminal acts will be held responsible if they are brought before the courts. Magistrate Callaghan found Senior Sergeant Chris...
Eliminating $100 Notes Will Reduce Crime, say currency experts
Australian currency experts suggest that removing $100 notes from circulation will reduce organised crime and tax fraud. Professor Steve Worthington from Swinburne University says that while $30 billion worth of $AUD100 notes are currently in circulation, most people rarely carry...
Crime Rates in Australia: Don’t Be Brainwashed by Big Business
When H.L. Mencken famously remarked, “for every complex problem there is a solution; neat, simple and wrong”, he could have been describing Australia’s ‘tough-on-crime’ approach to criminal justice. Although crime rates have consistently fallen since 2001, the prison population has...
