Judges Gone Bad: Drunk Judges Misbehaving
Most of us enjoy having a drink or two from time to time, and judges are no different. But not everyone behaves themselves on the drink, including some members of our esteemed judiciary. If you’ve ever been in trouble for...
Police Officer Capsicum Sprays Puppies
A regional NSW police officer has been caught out on camera spraying puppies with his capsicum spray. And despite being caught on camera, he refuses to take responsibility for it. At the time the officer came to the house of...
New Laws Against Hate Speech
“There is a fine line between hate speech and free speech. Free speech encourages debate whereas hate speech incites violence” - Newton Lee. Earlier this week, the Facebook page of Australian retailer David Jones exploded in a barrage of abuse...
Younger Inmates Caring for the Elderly
New South Wales has a relatively young prison population - with an average age of 34.4 years, and a large proportion of inmates under 25. But there are still significant numbers of inmates over the age of 50 - with...
Stuffed Owl Better than Defence Lawyer!
Not everyone can afford to pay for a private lawyer. And in Australia, we do not have a right to a government-funded lawyer to represent us in court. This is different to the US where defendants in criminal cases have...
Can police enter and leave my property as they please?
Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night by two people yelling at each other from inside your property. Dorothy Isabel Ibbett awoke at 2am to find her son and a stranger yelling in her garage. Her son...
Making a Complaint against a Magistrate or Judge
Those who are sent to court are entitled to a fair hearing from the magistrate or judge, but unfortunately this does not always happen. Magistrates have a difficult job in our criminal justice system, often hearing large numbers of cases...
Overseas Homicide Investigations to be Made Easier
Getting justice for the murder of a loved-one can be especially difficult when the crime occurred overseas. Besides the obvious barriers of geography and information, current laws say that those who kill Australians overseas can only be prosecuted if the...
Almost Half of Aspiring Barristers Fail Ethics Exam
In the United Kingdom, 43% of those who sat this year’s Bar Professional Training Course exam failed the ethics section. The results are concerning - after all, lawyers are supposed to act ethically in the delivery of legal services and...
Police tweet about woman being fined for stealing tampons
An Aboriginal woman in Western Australia was fined $500 for stealing a box of tampons worth $6.75. The woman took the tampons from a service station, and was caught on camera. She told police that she was stealing the tampons...
