Government Declares Amnesty on Illegal Firearms
Amidst fears of terrorism, the federal government proposes to implement an amnesty which allows people to surrender illegal and unregistered firearms without fear of prosecution. Terrorist threat Australia’s gun laws came into the spotlight once again after the Lindt Cafe...
Sydney’s Street Kitchen and Safe Space Going Strong, Despite Council Threats
Sydney’s 24-7 Street Kitchen and Safe Space has been providing the city’s homeless with meals and a sheltered area to sleep in since mid-December last year. Currently, the kitchen is dealing with an influx of people to feed, as the only...
Housing First: An Interview with Homelessness NSW’s Digby Hughes
Currently, there’s a video clip doing the rounds of Facebook that informs the viewer about Medicine Hat: a Canadian city that’s actually eradicated homelessness. To do this, the city has implemented a somewhat revolutionary, as well as rather obvious initiative. The traditional...
Five Arrested in $30 Million Investment Scam
Five people have been arrested over yet another investment scam, with police alleging the defendants defrauded more than $30 million over three years from unsuspecting Australians. The investment fraud syndicate allegedly worked on a cold calling system between 2012 and...
Smile! Facebook May Soon be Filming You
Facebook has just been granted a series of patents in the US which, if put into effect, would enable the company to use the camera on your computer, tablet or smartphone to monitor and record your facial expressions while you’re...
Prison for “Radicalised Inmates”: Protecting the Community or Increasing the Threat?
The NSW government announced last Sunday that it will be investing a further $47 million into the state’s correctional facilities in order to “future-proof” the prison system to prepare for a “new era of terrorist inmates.” The plan includes the construction...
Roll Up, Roll Up: Australia Desperately Needs Cyber Security Experts
Cyber-crime is on the rise. And we’re all at risk. In Australia, we have more mobile phones than people. About 84% of all phones are smartphones. We have a range of devices that connect to the internet – from TVs,...
Police Who Pre-Emptively Kill Suspected Terrorists Will Be Protected
The NSW government is set to introduce new laws by the end of this month which give police immunity for pre-emptively shooting a person they suspect of terrorism, even if that person does not pose an imminent threat to others....
Disqualified Drivers: When Does An Additional Disqualification Period Commence?
By Jimmy Singh Traffic laws are complex and ever-changing, and our experience is that disqualified drivers are often misadvised about when any further disqualification period for a new offence (one committed while they were disqualified) will commence. That advice can...
Empowering Sex Workers: An Interview with Urban Realist’s Julie Bates
Amnesty International has formally adopted a policy to protect and fulfil the human rights of sex workers. This position includes calling for the decriminalisation of sex work, which they define as “consensual exchanges between adults.” The starting point of their policy is to prevent and redress the...
