What Does the Law Say About Impersonating a Police Officer?
How do you know if you were dealing with a real cop? Although flashing lights, sirens, the uniform or police badge may all be signs you are dealing with the police, you may not necessarily be. While police may often...
Does Australia Need Breach of Privacy Laws?
Invasions of privacy have become commonplace in society. The popularity of social media means that for many people, sharing personal information and photographs with the rest of the world is an every day, even enjoyable activity. For others who would...
Legalisation of Cannabis Moves Closer
The campaign to legalise cannabis for medical purposes has taken an unexpected leap forward with support from the prime minister, and a clinical trial to go ahead in NSW. Prime Minister Tony Abbott wrote a letter to well known talkback...
Navy Officer Falsely Claims that ‘Men of Middle Eastern Appearance’ Assaulted and Threatened to Behead Him
A 41-year-old member of the Australian Navy claimed that he was attacked outside his home in Bella Vista, North-West Sydney, while wearing his navy uniform. He claimed his attackers were two men of middle-eastern appearance and that he suffered bruising...
Should ASIO be Trusted with even More Power?
The ASIO officer drew a ‘Y’ in the sand with a stick. He looked across at the 21-year-old university student and pointed to the intersection of the Y. He said: “We’ve got two choices. We can go down the difficult...
Reducing Repeat Drink Driving: Mandatory Interlock Licences for High Range and Repeat Drink Driving are on the Horizon
Drink driving is a prevalent and concerning safety issue on our roads. The statistics and research for drink driving overwhelmingly point to it’s dangers – including the risk of property damage, serious injury and death on our roads. Despite countless...
Suppression Orders – How Do They Work?
The ICAC suppressed the emails between Peta Credlin, Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s chief of staff, and Paul Nicolaou, the former chief fundraiser for the NSW Liberal Party, earlier this month after lawyers raised concerns that the information contained within them...
Fraud in the Banking World – Do the penalties fit the crime?
A report recently released by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies criticises the penalties for corporate fraud in the banking world as being too lenient and not enough of a deterrent to reduce crime. This report focuses mainly on superannuation and...
Recent AVO Breach Stories
Breaching an AVO can lead to serious repercussions, especially if it involves violence. But there is little consistency in the penalties that are imposed. Many real life stories of AVO breaches show that those who are are guilty of contravening...
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody: The Need for Alternative Sentences
Questions have been raised about the safety of prisoners in custody, particularly those who are Aboriginal, after a number of recent deaths of people who were being held for minor offences. In NSW, 39-year-old Stanley Lord died of a heart...
