Bullying and Harassment are Rife in the Legal Profession
Tackling sexual harassment and bullying in the legal profession is a high priority for regulators in Australia according to a research report published by the International Bar Association (IBA) this month. The International Bar Association (IBA) is the world’s leading...
Local Court to Require Attendances in Person
New Local Court rules in relation to Covid19 came into effect earlier this month, and include all Local Court sittings, including criminal and civil cases. At the height of the pandemic, many court matters were being handled ‘remotely’ that is...
Labor Has Ended the Political Prosecution of Bernard Collaery
Federal attorney general Mark Dreyfus announced in Sydney on Thursday that he’s ordered the prosecution of Bernard Collaery to be dropped. The ACT barrister was being pursued over charges relating to his having exposed the Howard government’s illegal bugging of the...
“Tibetan Sovereignty Hasn’t Been Ceded”: An Interview With Greens Senator Janet Rice
The 8th World Parliamentarians Conference on Tibet took place two weeks ago. Organised by the Tibetan government-in-exile, the meeting involved politicians discussing the need for greater global coordination around the issue of China’s seventy-year occupation of Tibet. Following a ground invasion in...
“The Most Oppressive Industrial Laws in the Developed World”: Interview With MUA’s Paul Keating
NSW employment relations minister Damien Tudehope passed a motion on the 23 June, outlining that his government will be introducing a bill to increase the maximum penalties applying to industrial action taken in spite of the Industrial Relations Commission having deemed...
The Offence of Child Neglect in New South Wales
Twelve members of a religious group in Queensland are facing serious criminal charges, including murder charges, after an eight-year old girl became critically ill and died when they allegedly withdrew her medication. Elizabeth Struhs died in January 2022 after the...
NSW Police Force Attempts to Suppress Evidence Relating to Fatal Mental Health Shooting
Five NSW Police Force Tactical Operations officers stormed the home of Todd McKenzie at 10.15 pm on 31 July 2019, following a nine hour siege. An officer shot and killed the 40-year-old Taree man, whom it was well known suffered from...
NSW Police Are Still Using Sniffer Dogs to Arrest Over Tiny Amounts of Cannabis
Scrolling through the Sniff Off Facebook page, it’s clear from recent posts warning as to the whereabouts of NSW police officers deployed with accompanying drug detecting labradors that this antiquated law enforcement practice is back in full swing. A joint venture...
Jarryd Hayne Fan Sues for Defamation
A fan of former NRL star Jarryd Hayne, Mr Mina Greiss, is suing Channel 7 after it published articles claiming he spat at Hayne’s accuser outside of the Newcastle District Courthouse after his idol was sentenced for sexual assault. At...
Thousands of Sydneysiders Rally for Abortion Rights, as Roe Versus Wade is Overturned in the US
“This is an elite court of law in the US that has made a decision that affects tens of millions of people - makes their lives worse - with the stroke of a pen,” said Unite Against the Right spokesperson Hersha...
