Married at First Sight’s legal battle. And it’s not divorce.
Even if you haven’t watched it, it’s been hard to miss the headlines, as the dramas unfold on Married at First Sight, the reality TV show that follows the trials and tribulations of strangers who attempt to have romantic relationships...
Former NAB Executive Charged with Fraud
Former National Australia Bank executive Rosemary Rogers has been arrested and charged for her alleged role in an alleged $40 million dollar fraud against the brank. The charges Ms Rogers, the former chief of staff to ex-NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn...
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...
Aged Care Facilities Should be Subjected to Inspections
On Tuesday, at an Aged Care Royal Commission public forum, it was heard that staff at a Victorian nursing home complained that Ruth Lyall – an elderly woman suffering dementia – was taking up too much of their time and...
For the Rights of the Marginalised: An Interview With Greens Candidate Kym Chapple
Whilst she’s been doorknocking in the lead up to the NSW state election that’s set to take place in a fortnight, NSW Greens candidate for Heffron Kym Chapple has found that concerns around drug law reform have been front and...
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...
Sydney’s Homeless Send Drinking Water to Drought-Stricken NSW Towns
Right now, those living along the Barwon-Darling river system in western NSW are doing it tough, as they’ve been suffering acute water shortages in the drought-stricken region for months. There’s a lack of water fit to drink, to shower in...
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...
