The Link between Climate and Crime
A recent United Nations report confirmed what most already know – that more action is required to prevent the catastrophic effects of global warming. Meanwhile, an exhaustive study of crime data over a 10-year period suggests that violent crime and...
Bali 9 Drug Smuggler Due for Release
The only female member of the infamous ‘Bali 9’, who was originally sentenced to life imprisonment in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle more than 2.6 kilograms of heroin to Australia, is due for release on 21 November, after spending more...
Cover Your Cam! Hackers are Demanding Money for Intimate Images
Internet crimes such as accessing computers without authorisation and downloading personal information are on the rise in Australia. They now represent a multi-billion dollar industry, facilitating financial crimes such as credit card fraud and identity theft and enabling domestic violence...
Police Officer Who Endangered Victim Refuses to Testify
A Queensland Police officer who was found to have illegally accessed the police database and leaked a domestic violence victim’s address to her abusive former partner - a man who is reported to be his ‘mate’- has relied upon the ‘privilege against...
Supreme Court Slams Salim Mehajer
Former Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer was sentenced in June 2018 by Her Honour Magistrate Shurr in Downing Centre Local Court to spend a full term of 21 months in prison, with a minimum term of 11 months. The sentence...
Death of Racing Horse Sparks Fresh Calls for Reform
It’s been dubbed the ‘race that stops a nation’. For less than 4 minutes every year, many Australians drop everything to watch the Melbourne Cup - the country’s most famous horse race. For most of them, it’s an afternoon to...
Angry Anderson’s Son Bashed to Death
It has been reported that Liam Anderson, the 26-year old son of Rose Tattoo lead singer Gary “Angry” Anderson, was bashed to death during a violent altercation at the corner of Pavilion Street and Bridge Road, Queenscliff, in Sydney’s Northern...
System Protects Police Officer Who Endangered Victim
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has made written submissions to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) arguing that it should not require the attendance of a police officer who was found to have illegally accessed the police database and...
Torture is a Crime, but it’s Still Widely Practised
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1984. Since it came into force in June 1987, it’s prohibited torture under international law. Article 1...
The Influence of the Media on Copycat Crimes
The recent strawberry contamination crisis had a devastating effect on berry farmers across the nation. It appears to have started as a relatively isolated incident, where an individual or small group decided to insert needles into berries from two Queensland...
