Judge Orders Barristers to Take Off Their Wigs
The barristers’ wig is slowly but surely becoming a thing of the past. Victorian Chief Justice Marilyn Warren has officially banned wigs across all courtrooms in the southern state, saying they are outdated and no longer relevant. The ban was...
Police Investigate Gay-Hate Murders
The New South Wales Police Force has launched an operation to re-investigate dozens of deaths between the late 1970s and early 2000s which it believes could be the result of gay-hate crimes. Operation Parrabell, a taskforce comprised of eight detectives,...
Police Investigate Outspoken Doctor
A former detention centre psychiatrist who spoke out about the death of a detainee on Manu Island was put under criminal investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for being critical of the medical care given to the man, who...
Pro Bono Lawyers Australia: Helping Bridge the Justice Gap
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® is building a website where those who fall into the ‘justice gap’ can link up with Australian solicitors and barristers who are prepared to provide their services free of charge, or at a significantly reduced rate. What is...
Man Faces Court for Cutting Hair
After several weeks of investigation and extensive examination of CCTV footage, Police have charged a 19-year old man with assault, after he allegedly used scissors to cut off a fellow passenger’s hair on public transport last month. The bizarre incident,...
RIP Presumption of Innocence: Bail Laws Getting Tougher Nationwide
We have written extensively about our state’s tough new bail laws, which have seen the NSW prison population skyrocket, causing overcrowding and associated problems. NSW is not the only state to get tough on bail – similar trends are being...
Australian Body Needed to Investigate Wrongful Convictions
Legal experts have called for the establishment of a new national body to investigate possible wrongful convictions, which would work in a similar way to the review body in the UK. Flinders University law lecturer Bibi Sangha believes such a...
5 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft
The number of online scams affecting Australians has skyrocketed in recent years, with over a million Australians now having their identity stolen every year at a cost of nearly $1 billion. The consequences for victims can be significant and long-lasting,...
Bowraville Murder Case Re-Opened
The unsolved mystery of three children who went missing over a five-month period in 1990 and 1991 from the same street in Bowraville, Northern NSW, has divided a town, gripping a nation for more than two decades. But now, the...
Accused ‘Home Invasion Killer’ Released on Bail
Accused ‘burglar killer’ Ben Batterham says he is ‘very relieved’ to be out of custody, after being granted bail by Magistrate Robert Stone in Newcastle Local Court yesterday. Battherham was granted bail on a $200,000 security. He will need to...
