Government Spends Big on Cyber Security
The Australian government is stepping-up our defence against cyber-attacks. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced a $230 million cyber security strategy in an effort to address the costly issue of cyber-crime. The crackdown is designed to thwart malware attacks, and...
Practical Tips for Protecting Your Privacy
Sydney’s Leichhardt Council recently made history after voting to become the first local government in the world to ban the use of metadata in their investigations. The use and collection of private individual’s metadata, the information that describes their phone...
Push to Ban Wicked Campers
Two NSW local governments are pushing to ban ‘Wicked Campers’ from their roads, claiming the graffiti-style slogans are overly offensive. The campers have caused quite a stir in recent years, displaying provocative phrases like: ‘Fat girls are easier to kidnap’, ‘To...
Police More Interested In Manufacturing Offences than De-Radicalising Youth
Law enforcement agents conducted yet another high-profile anti-terrorism operation recently, this time raiding the home of a 16-year old boy in Auburn last Sunday night. Details of the allegations were released on Monday morning, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting...
Dozens of NSW Police Facing Serious Criminal Charges
It has been reported that over 50 NSW police officers are facing a range of serious criminal charges, including sexual assault, child rape, domestic assault and perjury. The details, obtained under freedom of information laws, suggest that 32 of NSW...
11-Year Old Makes Burglar ‘Cry Like a Baby’
11-year old Chris Gaither was just hanging around at home with his dogs, when he heard a strange noise coming from upstairs. The quick thinking boy grabbed a knife and went to investigate, only to see an armed intruder coming...
Government Criticised for Failing to Act over Panama Papers
Investigations by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) suggest that tax evasion strategies employed by now-infamous law firm Mossack Fonseca have indeed been used to conceal and aid serious criminal conduct by Australians. The head of the ATO, Chris Jordan, says...
A Pistol With That, Sir? Officer Leaves Gun at McDonalds
Imagine you’re a car salesman and accidentally have a brand new car stolen because you left it in a public place, unlocked with the keys in the ignition, with a full tank of petrol, while you were on the job....
Police Punished for Good Deed
It might sound like protocol gone mad: two Sydney police officers have been wrapped over the knuckles for doing a good deed – going out of their way to help a woman stranded with a flat tyre. In a separate...
Cheap Cigarettes Available Over the Internet
For Australians, there’s never been a better time to give up smoking. With the Labor Party promising to increase the tobacco excise by 12.5% each year, smokers could be paying around $40 a pack by 2020 if Labor is elected in...
