The Crime of Possessing Child Pornography Outside Australia
Peter Hansen is a well-educated globetrotter with experience in a range of occupations and callings. Over the years, the 61-year old has been a priest with the Archdiocese of Melbourne, an Asian studies lecturer, a compensation lawyer, a social worker...
Journalists Threatened with Criminal Charges Over Reporting of Pell Conviction
It has been reported that Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has threatened to press charges against up to one hundred journalists over allegations they breached a Supreme Court suppression order by publishing information in or shortly after December 2018 which...
Inquest Into Death of David Dungay Resumes
The coronial inquest into the death of 26-year old mentally ill Indigenous man David Dungay Jr has finally resumed at Sydney’s Downing Centre Courthouse, following a lengthy delay. The first part of the inquest was held back in July 2018,...
Integrity of Criminal Justice System in Tatters: The ‘Lawyer X’ Scandal
At 4.15 pm last Friday afternoon, the Australian High Court and the Victorian Court of Appeal lifted suppression orders, which lead to the disclosure of the identity of Lawyer X: a police informant, who whispered her clients’ confidential details to...
The Law on Making False Complaints to Police in New South Wales
It is criminal offence in New South Wales to make false accusations with the intention of having them investigated by police. The offences against false reports are contained in the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Section 547B of the Act is...
Woman Charged for Paying Bribes to NAB Executive
Police are working their way through materials which, they suspect, may implicate former NAB Chief Executive Andrew Thorburn’s Chief of Staff, Rosemary Rogers, in a scheme involving millions of dollars in fraudulent payments to the owner of a service company....
Lack of Ministerial Accountability Stifles Prosecution
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) advised federal prosecutors last month that there was sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges as a result of leaks from Senator Michaelia Cash’s office to the media regarding raids upon the offices of the Australian...
Homophobia Within the NSW Police Force
Today marks the 41st anniversary of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, an annual celebration of LGBTI pride signified by colourful costumes and elaborate floats. However, Many are unaware the event started as a protest march for human rights...
There’s a Deafening Silence on the Current ‘Debt and Deficit Crisis’
When Coalition leader Tony Abbott took on the Rudd government in the September 2013 federal election, he whipped up a storm about what he saw as the atrocious state of the economy under Labor, signified by astronomical government debt –...
Police Officer Avoids Prison Despite Sharing Arrested Woman’s Private Photos
A former NSW police officer has avoided prison time despite using his position of power to access and download photos of an arrested woman’s genitals, before uploading the images to a closed Facebook group comprising four other serving police officers....
