Police Officer Jokes About Giving Victim’s Address to Abusive Partner
A female victim of domestic violence feels betrayed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS), after a senior officer allegedly released her contact information to her abusive former partner. The victim, who trying to keep her address secret to prevent further...
Sexual Harassment Rife Within the Legal Profession
The legal profession is reeling from media reports that it’s an industry where sexual harassment thrives and very little is done about it. The claims, made on the ABC’s 7.30 Programme, are backed up by research conducted by the Law...
Family Law System Grants Access to Child Sex Offenders
Abbey Hamersley was only 17 years old when her mother found her dead in her room, after having taken her own life. The young woman had been suffering depression and anorexia, before she lost her will to live in November...
Political Blogger Defends Freedom of Speech
As previously reported, political blogger Petros Khalesirad (pictured) is currently facing allegations of unlawfully stalking his local MP Brittany Lauga (also pictured). Mr Khalesirad’s bail conditions had prohibited him from using social media or any public forum to make comment...
Three LGBTI People Assaulted, But Couldn’t Report it as a Hate Crime
Another violent assault was perpetrated upon three members of Melbourne’s LGBTI community in the suburb of Footscray last Friday night. Transgender activist Starlady (pictured) and two of her friends were subjected to the attack that police officers allegedly said couldn’t be...
Shady nurse commits murder after her registration is reinstated
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim The Nursing Board of Victoria is facing criticism over its decision to allow a nurse to practise despite putting patients’ lives at risk. Since that decision, 49-year old nurse Megan Haines has been convicted...
The Rights of Prisoners: An Interview with Brett Collins, Coordinator of Justice Action
The rights of prisoners is a contentious issue. There are many in the community who believe that once a person has committed a crime, they should lose all of their rights. Some go as far as to say that inmates...
Playmate Faces Criminal Charges Over Social Media Post
What do Playboy Playmate of the Year 2015 Dani Mathers and Kim Kardashian have in common? They both post nude pics on social media. But there’s one important difference – while Kim Kardashian posts pics of herself, Dani Mathers posted...
Exposing the Tricks of the Gaming Industry
Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Three minority federal politicians are vowing to use their parliamentary privilege to expose what they say is the misleading conduct of the gaming industry. The ‘pokie-leaks’ campaign has been launched by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon,...
Trump vs Clinton: Crime Policies of the US Presidential Candidates
Later today, voters will decide who will be the next US President. While Australia is on the other side of the world, US policies on domestic and international law enforcement are influential well beyond the country’s borders - and indeed...
