Pets in Prison Soften the Hardest of Hearts
Prison might be the last place you’d expect to encounter a furry feline - but the cuddly little critters are a regular feature at Brisbane Womens’ Correctional Centre, which has run a foster kitty program since 2010 in conjunction with...
Sniffer Dogs, Searches and Your Rights at Mardi Gras
With the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade rocking Sydney today, we’ve compiled some basic information about police searches to help you have a blast without your rights being violated: When can police search me? It’s a sure bet that...
Look Out, Fake Fifties About
Police have warned New South Wales business owners they should be alert when accepting $50 banknotes after investigating counterfeit currency used in Goulburn last week. Recent reports suggest the problem of counterfeit cash in Australia is widespread and costing Australians...
New Rules for Supreme Court Bail Applications
The rules applying to bail have been in a constant state of flux since 2013, when new bail laws were introduced to replace the old Bail Act of 1978. While the old Act was complex, confusing and in some respects...
Law Graduate Fakes Resume to Get Job
We all want to put ourselves in the best light when crafting a job application - but for one hopeful legal professional, this involved going beyond a little embellishment. The resume of a law graduate from the University of New...
School Bullying & The Law
School bullying is a hot topic in Australia right now. The Prime Minister has angered LGBTI communities by announcing a review of the Safe Schools Coalition Australia program – potentially placing the anti-bullying initiative in jeopardy – and the ABC...
43 Years in Isolation: Cruel and Inhumane Punishment?
It’s been a long and lonely road to freedom for Albert Woodfox - who, until his recent release, was America’s longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner. Mr Woodfox had been kept in isolation since 1972, when he, along with co-accused Herman Wallace,...
Police Falsify Reports About Suspects
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has called for improvements in the audit trail of the state’s police database. The same report also called for a change in the way police interact with the system, and for police “to be...
Dead Sydney to Become a Sex Capital?
There is little doubt Sydney’s vibrant night life is dying - but will this make way for the spread of other night activities? Reports of an increase in illegal brothels operating in the Sydney CBD have raised pressure on the...
Outrage Over Gang Rape Article
Senior journalist Paul Sheehan recently penned an apology for his negligent article featured in the Sydney Morning Herald last week, where he had detailed allegations of an horrific and violent gang rape of a Sydney nurse in 2002. Mr Sheehan’s...
