NSW Police Claim Credit for Solving Cold Case Murder
Quanne Diec left her parent’s Granville home for Strathfield Girls High School on the morning of July 27, 1998. But the 12-year-old vanished before she got to Clyde Station. On Sunday, police charged a 49-year-old man with the murder of...
Police Officers Face Court for Lying About Assault at Police Station
Six NSW police officers are facing charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after an assault on Aboriginal man Cory Barker at Ballina police station in January 2011. The Incident and Local Court Hearing As previously reported, 23-year...
History Repeats: Are We Heading Towards Another World War?
A fleet of eight Russian warships sailed through the English Channel late last month, on their way to the Mediterranean Sea. And while this body of water along the British coast is an international zone, Moscow’s show of strength raised...
Where Will the Global Rise of the Far-Right Take Us?
A surge in hate crimes has followed the surprise election win of US president-elect Donald Trump. The Southern Poverty Law Centre has reported over 300 cases since election day, with Muslims, Latinos, African Americans and transgender people all being targeted....
Australian Child Sex Offenders May be Banned from Travelling Overseas
The Federal Government is proposing new laws which would prohibit child sex offenders from leaving Australia. The announcement has been hailed as a win for Australia’s oldest and perhaps most controversial senator, Derryn Hinch - also known as the “Human...
Facing the Music: Extradition to Australia
Extradition is a way of ensuring that those suspected of crimes cannot avoid prosecution by fleeing to another country. As previously reported, the federal government administers and controls the extradition process in Australia. The federal Attorney General or Justice Minister...
Sexual Harassment Rife Within the Legal Profession
The legal profession is reeling from media reports that it’s an industry where sexual harassment thrives and very little is done about it. The claims, made on the ABC’s 7.30 Programme, are backed up by research conducted by the Law...
Family Law System Grants Access to Child Sex Offenders
Abbey Hamersley was only 17 years old when her mother found her dead in her room, after having taken her own life. The young woman had been suffering depression and anorexia, before she lost her will to live in November...
Political Blogger Defends Freedom of Speech
As previously reported, political blogger Petros Khalesirad (pictured) is currently facing allegations of unlawfully stalking his local MP Brittany Lauga (also pictured). Mr Khalesirad’s bail conditions had prohibited him from using social media or any public forum to make comment...
Cyclists will be caught and fined for risky behaviour, police warn
As the NSW Police Force released footage of cyclists risking their lives on busy Sydney roads, it simultaneously warned that cyclists are not above the law and will be fined for breaking the road rules. Police also issued a reminder...
