Mum Faces Court After Leaving Kids Home-Alone
A 28-year-old stepmother has been arrested after leaving her children home-alone while she flew out of the country. Speaking through an interpreter, she said the children’s passports didn’t arrive on time, forcing her to leave them at home while she...
Our Lethal Love Affair with Alcohol
Alexander Muir jumped off the Story Bridge not long after his 21st Birthday. His shirt, thongs, wallet and phone were found on the footpath. His body was recovered from the Brisbane River below. The Coroner’s report found that he’d drowned,...
NSW Premier Cuts Regulations for The Star Casino
There are fears the NSW government’s changes to casino regulations will open the floodgates to organised crime. A total of 19 out of 20 independent inspectors and auditors have accepted voluntary redundancy following the creation of ‘Liquor and Gaming NSW’,...
Friends with Someone who has a Record? There’s a Law Against That!
Recent figures reveal that NSW police have issued over 8,500 warnings and charged 54 people with ‘consorting’ over the past four years, renewing concerns that the laws unfairly target individuals for simply associating with those who have ‘done their time’...
Male Barristers Earn More than Double their Female Colleagues
Several weeks ago, the media was alive with stories about gender inequity in the workplace. It’s a debate that surfaces often - and almost always around International Women’s Day. There’s also a lot of rhetoric floating around, such as females...
Bully Cop Faces Court
Another Queensland police officer has landed himself on the wrong side of the law after pulling a gun on a speeding motorist in the outback. Senior Constable Stephen Flanagan was suspended without pay over the incident, and is now in...
Do I Look Good in This? Man Sentenced for Stealing Barristers’ Outfit
The CCTV footage shows a man dressed as a barrister walking along the corridors of Geelong Magistrates Court, which would not normally cause any concern. But the problem is, it is the middle of the night, and the man in...
Gold Coast Cops No Longer Allowed to Patrol in Groups
For many years, officers patrolled Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in groups of four or more, but a new ‘anti-violence initiative’ means many are now walking the beat in pairs. The move has officers claiming they are fearful for...
NSW Government Slashes ICAC Funding While Being Investigated
NSW corruption watchdog ICAC will be forced to reduce staff numbers after the State Government announced funding cuts of 9.5% for the next financial year. ICAC commissioner Megan Latham says the decision has created a “funding crisis”, announcing that the...
Sexual Assault Victim Re-Victimised by Criminal Justice System
In January 2015, former Stanford University swimming champion Brock Turner, aged 20, sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman behind a garbage bin after a fraternity party. He was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and faced a maximum penalty...
