Love 146 and HAART Kenya: Freeing Children from Sexual Slavery
Love 146 “We found ourselves standing shoulder to shoulder with predators in a small room, looking at little girls through a pane of glass. All of the girls wore red dresses with a number pinned to their front for identification....
Beware, Police Are Watching!
Reports that American police officers have been using fake Facebook profiles to track activists, whistle blowers and suspected criminals have raised privacy concerns closer to home. According to Tec.Mic, Police departments across the United States are using false Facebook accounts,...
Police Keep Jobs Despite Committing Crimes
Police officers swear an oath to uphold and enforce the law, and many feel it is both hypocritical and damaging to the integrity of the force for officers to commit criminal offences during their period of service. Many also believe...
Meals-on-Wheels Thief Learns Her Fate
72-year old Marlene Barry will serve the next 15 months on home detention in Sydney, after being sentenced by Magistrate Favretto in Downing Centre Local Court for stealing almost $150,000 from the Benevolent Society. Court reports say Ms Barry worked...
The $80,000 Facebook Post
Scotland Island is described as “a thriving, vibrant and welcoming community situated in the Pittwater estuary, Sydney”. But when disgruntled Island resident Matthew Palmer put up posters warning of dogs owned by another resident, Nader Mohareb, he started a chain of...
Grand Mufti Sues News Corp for Defamation
Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, the Grand Mufti of Australia, has filed a defamation suit against Sydney’s Daily Telegraph over a series of news stories the paper published about him last year. On 18 November, just days after the Paris terrorist...
Without Privacy There Is No Freedom
Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s first email to Laura Poitras reads like something from a spy novel: “At this stage I can offer nothing more than my word. I am a senior government employee in the intelligence community. I hope you understand...
Driving and Mobile Phones. Knowing the Rules.
The Kiwis have been all over Facebook recently, with a television advertising campaign called ‘Hello’ encouraging New Zealanders to go ‘phone free’ while driving. The ad uses understated humour to get the message across, and many of us have had...
Australian Federal Police Allegedly Threaten Union Official’s Family
Members of the Australian Federal Police have been accused of “cowboy activity” in their dealings with a major trade union, according to a recent complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. The complaint, made on behalf of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and...
Police Drug Blitz Across Newtown: Politically Motivated?
The NSW Police Force conducted an unprecedented drug detection operation across Newtown last weekend, with reports of sniffer dogs in bars and venues throughout the electorate. According to the ‘Sniff Off’ Facebook page, drug dog units were spotted patrolling Enmore...
