“Serial Killer with a Badge” Finally Convicted of Murder
Jamie Gao had two friends already serving time for drug offences. He was constantly talking about dropping out of University, about not wanting to get a ‘9-5 job’ and an upcoming deal that would make him rich. The 20-year-old was...
Supreme Court Slams Liverpool Local Court Magistrate
The Supreme Court of NSW recently delivered a scathing judgment against the orders and manner of a Magistrate sitting in Liverpool Local Court. Background to Case In December 2014, the defendant Tony Rugari was charged with common assault over an...
Mum Faces Court After Leaving Kids Home-Alone
A 28-year-old stepmother has been arrested after leaving her children home-alone while she flew out of the country. Speaking through an interpreter, she said the children’s passports didn’t arrive on time, forcing her to leave them at home while she...
Our Lethal Love Affair with Alcohol
Alexander Muir jumped off the Story Bridge not long after his 21st Birthday. His shirt, thongs, wallet and phone were found on the footpath. His body was recovered from the Brisbane River below. The Coroner’s report found that he’d drowned,...
NSW Premier Cuts Regulations for The Star Casino
There are fears the NSW government’s changes to casino regulations will open the floodgates to organised crime. A total of 19 out of 20 independent inspectors and auditors have accepted voluntary redundancy following the creation of ‘Liquor and Gaming NSW’,...
Friends with Someone who has a Record? There’s a Law Against That!
Recent figures reveal that NSW police have issued over 8,500 warnings and charged 54 people with ‘consorting’ over the past four years, renewing concerns that the laws unfairly target individuals for simply associating with those who have ‘done their time’...
Another High-Speed Pursuit for Minor Offence Ends in Disaster
NSW Police Minister Tony Grant continues to deny there is a problem with our state’s current pursuit policy, after a 15-year-old boy sustained serious head injuries as a result of a high-speed police chase. The boy crashed into an oncoming...
Male Barristers Earn More than Double their Female Colleagues
Several weeks ago, the media was alive with stories about gender inequity in the workplace. It’s a debate that surfaces often - and almost always around International Women’s Day. There’s also a lot of rhetoric floating around, such as females...
Bully Cop Faces Court
Another Queensland police officer has landed himself on the wrong side of the law after pulling a gun on a speeding motorist in the outback. Senior Constable Stephen Flanagan was suspended without pay over the incident, and is now in...
Do I Look Good in This? Man Sentenced for Stealing Barristers’ Outfit
The CCTV footage shows a man dressed as a barrister walking along the corridors of Geelong Magistrates Court, which would not normally cause any concern. But the problem is, it is the middle of the night, and the man in...
