The Offence of Unlawfully Importing a Firearm into Australia
A woman from the United States was arrested by Australian Border Force (ABF) earlier this week over allegations she attempted to import a firearm into Australia. But the pistol was not just any old firearm - but a 24 carat...
Welcome to the Australian War Economy, Where Offense Is the New Defence
After last month’s AUKUS announcement, it’s been clear that the nation’s global military stance is shifting dramatically. In its acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, Australia, a middle power, is no longer solely concerned with its defence, but rather it’s now becoming a...
Bigoted White Man’s Opinion Reigns Supreme, as Black Sovereigns Silenced on Voice
For weeks the voice of federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton has drowned out all others in relation to the coming referendum, which will put to the nation, whether a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous voice to parliament should be established. During a 5 April...
Clean Energy Projects: Governments Must Fully Disclose Potential Impacts
In this day and age, with the ‘climate emergency’ on our doorstep, you’d be crazy and ‘out-of-touch’ for expressing concern about or opposition to a renewable energy project, right? After all, the world needs to transition to renewable energy, sooner,...
Labor Is Expanding and Consolidating Cashless Welfare, Not Ending It as Promised
Slight of hand politicking has fast become Labor’s stock-in-trade. It promised climate reform and delivered a rejigged 2016 fossil fuel industry-friendly Abbott initiative, while on refugees, it provided pledged permanent protection, but only to 19,000 of 31,000 individuals living in the community....
Victoria Looks Set to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Victoria looks set to raise the age of criminal responsibility, with reports that Premier Daniel Andrews has signed off on paperwork to increase the age at which children can be prosecuted for criminal offences from 10 to 12 years. And while...
The Offence of Perverting the Course of Justice: History and Current Laws
Engaging in conduct which actually results in, or is intended to result in, justice not being achieved has always been treated seriously by the criminal justice system - historically attracting sentences as serious as death. In New South Wales, the...
Witness J: The Transcript of Australia’s Most Kafkaesque Trial Has Finally Been Released
ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum last week ordered the redacted publication of the previously withheld transcript relating to the 2018 secret trialling of Witness J, a former Australian military intelligence official, who was referred to as Alan Johns during court proceedings,...
Offences Against Endangering an Aircraft in Australia
Aircrafts have evolved to become an integral part of modern life, transporting us from city to city and country to country for employment, business and other economic reasons, as well as enabling us to unwind and explore the globe. But...
Road Rage: Prevalence, Causes, Consequences and Potential Criminal Offences
This article will discuss what causes road rage particularly the psychological and psychiatric aspects followed by contributing factors to this violent and potentially murderous phenomenon. From there we shall refer to the prevalence of road rage citing predominantly such events...
