Criminal Offences of Injuring or Killing Australian Citizens or Residents Overseas
Six tourists including two young Australian women, both aged 19-years, are now deceased as a result of a mass poisoning in a popular South-East Asian holiday destination in Laos, after consuming drinks that are believed to have contained methanol. The...
Horrific Australian Crimes: Massacres, Serial Killings and Persistent Child Sexual Assault
Australia is no stranger to unimaginable crimes, despite our relatively small population. Indeed, our lucky country has been the scene of some of the world’s most horrific criminal offences - crimes that have attracted worldwide attention and, for those who...
Infamous Crimes on Halloween: Death Destruction and Disaster on a Dark Day
Halloween is a United States-inspired tradition when kids dress up, go trick-or-treating with their friends, and get as much candy as possible. But, over the years, Halloween has slowly morphed into something darker. Not only does crime spike during this...
What is the Standard Non-Parole Period for Murder in New South Wales?
Former New South Wales police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon appeared via audio visual link in Downing Centre Local Court yesterday charged with murdering Jesse Baird and his boyfriend, Luke Davies, inside a home in Sydney on 19 February 2024. The 29-year...
White Supremacist Stabs Man in Sydney, But Terrorism Police Stumped as to His Ideology
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, an Anglo Australian man from the NSW town of Grafton, walks into two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019 and guns down 51 Muslim worshippers. The killer produced a far-right manifesto. He had links to Australian...
The Offence of Intent to Murder in New South Wales
A shooting at the offices of a Sydney law firm has led to the arrest of a 79-year old man, who has been charged with intent to murder. The man opened fire at the offices of Van Cooney Lawyers on...
The Criminal Offence of Vehicular Manslaughter Across Australia
Driving on our roads carries a number of risks and responsibilities, and failing to comply with the road rules can land a driver on the wrong side of the law – potentially amounting to a traffic offence. And while a...
The Criminal Offence of Murder Across Australia
The crime of murder is generally considered the most serious offence in criminal law. But what exactly is the offence of murder? What are the ‘elements’ (or ingredients) that the prosecution must prove beyond beyond reasonable doubt before the offence...
Assaults, Extortion and Murder are Common Across Australian Prisons
Two men have been charged with the offences of murder and extortion over the death of Benn Schinkel at Queensland’s Capricornia Correctional Centre in Rockhampton last year. The three men were inmates at the time Benn Schrinkel was found unresponsive,...
NSW Police Officer Faces Manslaughter Charges for Fatally Tasering Great Grandmother
Many have welcomed the upgrading of charges against the New South Wales police officer the man whose tasering of a great grandmother at a nursing home resulted in her death. An internal police investigation initially led to 33-year old senior...
