Dutton Broadens ID-Checking and Move-On Powers at Airports
The Morrison government was busy last month, doing what it does best: stripping away at the rights of Australians. On 14 October, the Senate quietly passed legislation that has broadened the powers of Australian federal police officers at airports. Another...
Suspicious Circumstances: Eric Whittaker Shackled, While on Life Support
Eric Whittaker died in hospital, after being shackled to a bed for several days. This followed his suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm, which a prison guard ignored repeated distress calls about. The 35-year-old Gamilaraay man - who was on remand...
The Offence of Stalking or Intimidation in NSW
It has been reported that 30-year old, retiring South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL star Sam Burgess has been charged with stalking or intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm over an incident at around 4pm on Saturday,...
Police Are Strip Searching Protesters to Intimidate
Brisbane continues to be a major flashpoint of rising Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests. Of late, some Extinction Rebellion Southeast Queensland (XR SEQ) activists have even become familiar faces in the press, due to the amount of times they’ve been arrested....
Basta! Mass Protests of Discontent: An Interview With Chileans United’s Patrick Vasquez
Over a million people took to the streets in downtown Santiago on 25 October, bringing a halt to major parts of the city to demand that the reactionary Piñera government bring about structural reforms in a South American nation known...
What is the Meaning of ‘Intimidate’ in the Criminal Law?
The act of intimidation forms part of many criminal offences in NSW, and indeed across Australia. Some of the many offences containing the word intimidation, intimidatory, intimidates or intimidate appear are: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Section 12 - Compassing deposition...
Section 32 Mental Health Applications: A Psychiatrist’s Report is Not Necessary
Joseph Perdicaro was charged with two criminal offences on 6 April 2018. The first was stalking or intimidation with intent to cause physical or mental harm under section 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW). This...
Suspicious Circumstances: The Stop the Deaths in Custody Campaign
A group of representatives from Aboriginal families who’ve lost a loved one as a result of a death in custody gathered together to tell their stories at a meeting in the Jubilee Room of NSW parliament on 22 October. Stories...
Abusive Aged Care Workers May be Criminally Prosecuted
Elderly residents in Australia have been robbed, assaulted, drugged and force-fed by aged care workers, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has heard. Revelations made by Queensland Health Ombudsman, Andrew Brown, have come just a week after...
When Can Police Arrest a Person, and How Much Force Can be Applied?
Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is investigating an incident during which police officers broke a man’s neck when they came to his house to tell him to turn his stereo down. The story of 47-year old Chris Karadaglis is...
