Treatment of Prisoners Worse than Zoo Animals
Justice Action is a “community-based advocacy group targeting abuse of authority”. The organisation recently released a report comparing the treatment of prison inmates to animals being kept at Taronga Zoo. Their conclusion? That animals are treated better. Some might argue...
The Lawyer Won’t Release My Property! Getting Your Stuff Back
If the relationship between a lawyer and client goes downhill, one party may decide to terminate the agreement altogether. Clients can do this at any time, but will usually have to pay for work done up until the date of...
Judge Slams DPP’s Incompetence
Delays are an ongoing issue for many NSW Courts, but a Supreme Court Justice has labelled the DPP as “incompetent” for repeatedly misinforming the court about cases, leading to unnecessary delays in court proceedings. The Case of Hamzy Mohammed Hamzy...
UN Cancels Visit to Australia Due to Border Force Laws
A United Nations representative has postponed his trip to Australia because our government refuses to guarantee that those who speak to him about abuses in detention centres will not be prosecuted. The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights of...
The Woman Accused of 260,000 Murders
The genocide of Jews during World War II is widely considered to be the most heinous event in human history, with an estimated 1.1 million people killed at Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945. Although 70 years have passed, the plight...
Kiwis in Australian Immigration Detention: The Tragedy of Junior Togatuki
Like thousands of other Kiwis who make the trip across the Tasman Sea, Junior Togatuki came to Australia with his family as a young child in search of a better life. But life in Australia was not easy for Togatuki,...
Yet Another Law School to Open in Sydney
Fancy studying law in the heart of the Sydney CBD, in Australia’s most technologically advanced law school - with a required ATAR of just 85? If so, the new Sydney City School of Law (‘SCSOL’) might be the place for...
From Cop to Crusader: The Man Who Beats Lie Detector Tests
It might seem strange that police would charge someone for training others to beat a polygraph test, rather than getting rid of the faulty method itself. But that is exactly what happened in the US, where former police officer Doug...
Language Barriers in the Criminal Justice System
The Australian legal system is premised on notions of justice, fairness and equality before the law, but in reality the system often fails the most disadvantaged members of our community. Amongst our most vulnerable are Indigenous Australians, who are often...
‘Ice’ Dealers to Face Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has linked the increase in domestic violence to the drug “ice”, and has called upon governments to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for methylamphetamine dealers and manufacturers. In a press conference, Mr Scipione stated that: “We have...
