Protesting Pell’s Legacy of Enabling Child Sex Offences
As George Pell’s body lays in state at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney in preparation today’s mass, there are tens of thousands of ribbons being tied to fences surrounding the church. The ribbons are intended as a reminder of those...
Employer-Paid Domestic Violence Leave is Now Available to Employees
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken to the airwaves to boast of his government’s passing of legislation which entitles those who are affected by domestic violence to up to 10 days of paid leave per year, replacing previous laws which...
Is It a Crime to Have Sexual Intercourse in a Public Place?
The atmosphere is heating up in Sydney, as our nation’s most populated city gets ready for World Pride 2023, an internationally recognised event celebrating the LGBTQ community which will run from 17 February until 5 March. The event will showcase...
The “Hi Mum” Scam and the Offence of Fraud
A 21-year-old Victorian man has been charged with five counts of obtaining property by deception for fraudulent transactions linked to the increasing popular “Hi Mum” scam. But what is the “Hi Mum” scam? How does it fit into the legal...
Onshore Immigration Detention Centres are Rife With Abuses, Ombudsman Finds
During disturbances at Christmas Island’s North West Point Immigration Detention Centre early last year, staff were found to have engaged in using fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment upon detainees. This use was unauthorised but appeared to be planned and...
Prison Guards Contravened Remandee’s Human Rights, Coroner Finds
Victorian Coroner Simon McGregor has ruled found Veronica Nelson’s human rights were repeatedly breached from the time of her arrest on 30 December 2019, to her death a few days later, on 2 January 2020, at women’s prison Dame Phyllis...
Go to Hell Pell: CARR’s April on Protesting the Cardinal’s Funeral
Since Cardinal George Pell died of a cardiac arrest on 10 January, campaigners against institutional child sexual exploitation and abuse within the church have been tying coloured ribbons to the fence outside of Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral in support of youths who...
What is the Difference Between First, Second and Third Degree Murder?
Unlawful killings in Australia are divided into two broad categories: Murder, which is a person kills another with the intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm, or with reckless indifference to human life, or during or immediately after the...
Offences Relating to Children Accessing or Being Shown Pornographic Material
Many people assume that once a person reaches the age of consent, they are free to pursue any (lawful) kind of sexual activity they wish, including participating in and/or accessing or being exposed to pornography. However, this is not necessarily...
The Laws Relating to Public Nudity in New South Wales
Free the Nipple is a feminist campaign with goals to make it legal and socially acceptable for women to be topless in public and to post topless images on social media websites such as Instagram and Facebook. But what’s this...
