You Won’t Believe What a Printer Can Do
3D printing is the latest technology taking the world by storm. From food to mechanical parts and even handguns, just about anything can be printed if you have the right equipment. And with 3D printers now cheaper than ever before...
Should the Inhumane Slaughter of Animals Be Outlawed?
Each year, 50,000 chickens are slaughtered on New York streets during Yom Kippur, as part of the Jewish ritual of Kaporos. The process involves: “the practitioners’ grasping of live chickens by their wings and swinging them above their heads three...
Anti-Terrorism Laws ‘Go Beyond What is Proportionate’
Until the attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001, Australians were mostly unaffected by terrorism. But since that atrocity, we have been drawn into a worldwide discussion about counter-terrorism, and have gradually moved away from the...
Traffic Offences: Hot Spots for Getting Caught
Home to tourist hotspots like Manly and Palm Beach, the Northern Beaches is one of the most scenic areas of Sydney. But according to data obtained by Fairfax Media, the region also has the highest number of drink driving offences,...
Staying Off Booze Without Ruining Your NYE
For anyone who’s had a difficult 2015, the New Year probably can’t come fast enough. January the 1st marks a point where we can draw a line in the sand and leave the past behind us, looking forward to a...
Don’t Post Your Holiday Snaps Before Reading This
Posting holiday snaps onto social media may seem like a fairly innocent exercise - but according to experts, it can make families more susceptible to burglary. A recent survey conducted by insurer GIO has revealed that around half of us...
What You Shouldn’t Do in a Public Place
The silly season is upon us - and for most of us, the holiday period is marked by festivities and celebrations with family and friends. It is an especially busy period for police across Australia, who will charge thousands of...
How Frank Sinatra Got Himself into Hot Water
Sexual assault occurs when there is no consent to sex - but did you know sex with a consenting woman was once a crime, if a man used ‘seduction’! Seduction was defined as a man inducing an unmarried woman of...
How Inmates Made the Work of Prison Staff Easier
Imprisonment that focuses on containment rather than rehabilitation is not generally successful at reducing reoffending; with about two-thirds of sentenced Australian inmates having previously served time behind bars. As prison populations grow, there has been an increasing emphasis on making...
Giving Up Safeguards to Protect Against Terrorists
Although supported by the German public, the Third Reich (1933 to 1945) is now recognised as a brutal regime signified by the totalitarian rule of an evil dictator. The regime was preceded by the democratic Weimar Republic (1919 to 1933);...
