Should Controversial Dating Website be Shut Down?
An international dating website that matches wealthy older men to younger women could be breaching sex work laws, according to police. The SeekingArrangement website claims to be a dating website that encourages people to meet for dating, but members say...
Should Headmaster Face Charges for Sexual Abuse Cover-Up?
Royal Commission hearings into the handling of allegations of indecent assault at prestigious Sydney boys’ school Knox Grammar have been told that a former headmaster deliberately withheld information from police about allegations of paedophilia. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses...
Man Guilty of Sexual Assault after Pretending to be Someone Else
We recently published a blog looking at the law in NSW when it comes to getting sex by deception; which is where one person lies to another in order to engage in sexual relations with them. A Victorian case now...
Do We Need Specific Upskirting Laws in NSW?
The Australian Capital Territory has implemented specific laws to make upskirting and downblousing a criminal offence. The practice of upskirting and downblousing involves taking close-up photographs or film of a person’s private parts without their knowledge. Victims are usually female...
Do You Support Cancelling Visas of Migrants Suspected of Crimes?
Since changes to the Migration Act in December 2014, a total of 203 people have already had their visas revoked. This compares to only 374 cancellations in three years from July 2011 to July 2014. The amendments to the Act...
Should the Government Control the Sex Lives of Consenting Adults?
The media hype right now may circulate about “Fifty Shades of Grey” coming to big screen, but anyone with a law degree will no doubt remember an equivalent case in the criminal law component of their studies. The case of...
No Prison for Child Sexual Abuse? Religious Leader in Hot Water over Controversial Views
Child sexual abuse is an epidemic that has plagued some of the most influential institutions in the country; including churches, schools and major sporting clubs. And as the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the ‘RCIRCSA’) enters...
Blurred Lines: Consent in Sexual Assault Cases
Sexual assault is defined by the law as having sexual intercourse with another person without their consent, and knowing that they have not consented. In many sexual assault trials, questions are raised about whether the person charged honestly believed that...
Should Teenagers Who ‘Sext’ Each Other be Considered Criminals?
Although sexting has been around for years now, many teenagers are not aware of the legal implications of exchanging explicit images, and run the risk of damaging their futures as a result. The use of mobile phones is believed to...
Psychiatric Clinic Knowingly Employs Child Sex Offender: Should People Be Given a Second Chance?
One Dutch psychiatric clinic which offers help from a Christian perspective has made headlines because of its decision to employ a psychiatrist who has a conviction for possessing a large quantity of child pornography. In 2012, he was found to...
