Good Cop Denied Compensation for Being Brave
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Imagine this: you are a decorated police officer with over forty years of experience. Over the course of your distinguished career, you’ve been shot in the head, bitten by a man claiming to have...
Just Let Me Die: An Exclusive Interview with an Inmate Facing Life Imprisonment
Garry is facing life imprisonment in NSW for a crime he says he did not commit. His defence lawyer has told him that, at best, he could get ten to fifteen years in prison. His case has a non-publication order...
Reclaim the Streets: An Exclusive Interview with Ivan Crozier
On the first of this month, around 2,000 revellers converged upon Sydney Park to party at the latest Reclaim the Streets event. Dressed in an array of quirky clothing, attendees gathered around the seven sound systems stationed in the park...
Guilty or Not Guilty? You be the Judge
CCTV, selfies and mobile phone recordings are at the centre of a Queensland murder trial this week. A Supreme Court jury is deciding the fate of a Gold Coast man on trial for murder after his Tinder date plunged 14...
Reverse Racism: the Cry of the Intolerant Australian
A vigilante group known as the Soldiers of Odin recently hit the streets of Melbourne’s CBD. An offshoot of an anti-immigration group from Finland, the gang claims to be patrolling the streets of the Victorian capital to protect against rising street...
“The Mother of All Backflips”: Baird Back Tracks on Greyhounds
The NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Greyhound Racing Industry found that greyhounds bred for racing suffer terrible cruelty in this state. The report of the investigation – which was carried out by Justice Michael McHugh – was delivered...
Police Officer Accused of Raping Child
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim A Queensland police officer is awaiting trial after being charged with sexually assaulting a former partner’s child and indecently assaulting another. The 46-year old officer, whose name has been suppressed for legal reasons, is...
‘Epidemic’ of Sexual Offences on Public Transport
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim A number of recent cases have raised concerns about the prevalence of sexual offences against women in taxis and on public transport. A Sydney taxi driver was recently charged with indecently assaulting a 19-year...
New Police Watchdog will be Ineffective, Ombudsman warns
On September 13 this year, NSW deputy premier and police minister Troy Grant introduced a bill before parliament to establish the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC). If passed, the new civilian agency will provide oversight into the running of the...
Keep Sydney Open: Thousands Protest Lockout Laws
Around 4,000 people have taken to the streets of Sydney to protest local lockout laws. Legendary Aussie rocker Jimmy Barnes also threw his weight behind the protest, pointing out that patronage at live music venues had dropped as much as...
