Sexual Harassment Rife Within the Legal Profession
It’s a well-publicised fact that sexual harassment is prevalent in the legal profession, and now a new survey suggests that Australia has one of the highest rates of bullying and harassment amongst law professionals in the world. Australia provided the...
New Drink Driving and Drug Driving Laws in NSW
On 25th September 2018, the New South Wales parliament passed the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalties and Other Sanctions) Bill which comes into effect across the state on Monday, 20 May 2019. The legislation amends the Road Transport Act 2013...
Government Tightens Screws on Unjust Drug Driving Regime
As of next Monday, 20 May, first time alleged low-range drink drivers and drivers in respect of whom the presence of drugs is confirmed by a laboratory analysis will be fined $561 and have their licences suspended for three months....
Woman Pleads Guilty to Making False Claim of Indecent Assault
19-year old Caitlan Gray was involved in a collision in the western Sydney suburb of Bankstown on the evening of 22 November 2018, before pulling into a nearby BP service station. 36-year old Kenan Basic took it upon himself to...
The Law on Destroying or Damaging Property in New South Wales
A 52-year old man has been arrested for destroying or damaging property after allegedly using a claw hammer to smash several glass panels near the entry to Parramatta Local Court at around 7.15pm last night. Video footage of the incident...
Murdoch’s Politicking Is Business as Usual. But Is His Influence Waning?
There’s been talk of News Corp ramping up its anti-Labor coverage over the last six months, as if it’s some sort of deviation from the norm. However, what’s closer to the truth is, the Murdoch press has been sticking to...
Protecting Civil and Digital Liberties: An Interview With the Pirate Party’s Sara Joyce
Australia is the only democratic country in the world not to have a national bill of rights. This effectively means that citizens’ human rights and civil liberties aren’t protected under the nation’s laws. The Australian Constitution provides a couple of...
Eroding Our Civil Liberties Is a Bipartisan Move
Australians are heading to the polling booths this Saturday. And with the Coalition racking up its 54th consecutive Newspoll loss earlier this month, as well as a number of key Liberal ministers who’ve been jumping ship like rats, it seems...
Banker Sent to Prison for Fraud
The former banker who defrauded the NAB for $640,000 over a period of four years by exploiting its ‘introducer’ scheme has been sentenced to eight months behind bars. In 2015 Andrew Matthews was celebrated by the bank for his work...
Free DT Zellanach: Government Attempts to Silence First Nations Protesters
Spiritual leader and one of the most vocal activists at the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy, DT Zellanach is currently being detained by Victorian authorities on remand over some ridiculously minor offences. Zellanach’s charged with driving on an expired licence...