Can I Be Fined for Driving Too Slowly?
Ever been stuck behind a vehicle driving well below the speed limit on a one-lane road? We’ve all been there. Of course, the best advice is not to take risks trying to overtake unsafely, and to recognise their may be...
US Citizens Will Effectively Decide Whether Our Nation’s Constituents Enter War With China
As Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) pointed out recently, the nations of France, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain and Norway, all “require parliamentary approval for overseas troop deployments” to conflicts that have broken out on foreign soil. However, “by contrast, the Australian...
There’s a Desperate Need for Reform in the NSW Police Force
Lifeless bodies are piling up in this state as a result of NSW police, which, as of mid-May, has fatally tasered a great-grandmother and shot dead two others, which are tragedies that have involved trigger-happy officers reaching for weapons to...
Taxpayers Will Fund Any Criminal Defence Scott Morrison May Face
Federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has ensured Australian taxpayers will foot the bill for any criminal charges or civil proceedings brought against his colleague Scott Morrison over the former prime minister’s responsibility for ensuring his government’s Robodebt extortion scheme continued...
What is the Definition of ‘Driving’ Under New South Wales Traffic Law?
The bulk of traffic offences in New South Wales use or infer the term ‘driving’, ‘drive’ or ‘drives’ into conduct regulated under traffic legislation, such as the Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) (‘the Act’). But while the meaning of these...
Minns Needs to End the NSW War on People Who Use Drugs, as Have the ACT Labor-Greens
The onset of ongoing extreme weather events locally, the shutdown of the entire community due to the outbreak of a deadly virus, rent and mortgage prices skyrocketing and a general cost-of-living crisis have not served to dampen the fervour of...
Can I Check if I’ve Been Caught by a Speed Camera in New South Wales?
One of the more common internet searches relating to speeding offences is whether you can check if you’ve been caught by a speed camera. The short answer is, you can’t. There is no way of checking online if you have...
Which Driving Offences are Considered ‘Major Traffic Offences’ in New South Wales?
The Road Transport Act 2013 contains many of the most frequently prosecuted traffic offences in New South Wales, including drink driving, driving under the influence, drug driving, negligent, reckless, predatory, menacing driving, and driving in a dangerous matter. The maximum...
Robodebt Report Reveals Federal Government’s Obsessive Demonisation of the Unemployed
Making jibes about welfare recipients, or dole bludgers, in the popular disparaging parlance, has, for decades, been an easy way to score political points, in a practice where those without employment and in need of a helping hand, are often...
Drug Driving Offences: Queensland Adds Cocaine to the List of Drugs Tested
Cocaine has been added to the list of drugs that will now be detected by roadside drug tests in Queensland. The addition of cocaine brings Queensland in line with New South Wales - with cocaine being part of Mobile Drug...
