UN Cancels Visit to Australia Due to Border Force Laws
A United Nations representative has postponed his trip to Australia because our government refuses to guarantee that those who speak to him about abuses in detention centres will not be prosecuted. The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights of...
The Woman Accused of 260,000 Murders
The genocide of Jews during World War II is widely considered to be the most heinous event in human history, with an estimated 1.1 million people killed at Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945. Although 70 years have passed, the plight...
Kiwis in Australian Immigration Detention: The Tragedy of Junior Togatuki
Like thousands of other Kiwis who make the trip across the Tasman Sea, Junior Togatuki came to Australia with his family as a young child in search of a better life. But life in Australia was not easy for Togatuki,...
Yet Another Law School to Open in Sydney
Fancy studying law in the heart of the Sydney CBD, in Australia’s most technologically advanced law school - with a required ATAR of just 85? If so, the new Sydney City School of Law (‘SCSOL’) might be the place for...
From Cop to Crusader: The Man Who Beats Lie Detector Tests
It might seem strange that police would charge someone for training others to beat a polygraph test, rather than getting rid of the faulty method itself. But that is exactly what happened in the US, where former police officer Doug...
Language Barriers in the Criminal Justice System
The Australian legal system is premised on notions of justice, fairness and equality before the law, but in reality the system often fails the most disadvantaged members of our community. Amongst our most vulnerable are Indigenous Australians, who are often...
‘Ice’ Dealers to Face Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has linked the increase in domestic violence to the drug “ice”, and has called upon governments to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for methylamphetamine dealers and manufacturers. In a press conference, Mr Scipione stated that: “We have...
Crazy Criminal Costumes
On Monday, 7 September 2015, a man wearing a mutant ninja turtle mask was captured on CCTV footage (see above) stealing a BMW motorcycle from a Melbourne car dealership. The character he chose was Leonardo, the one with the blue...
Fighting for Life: An Aboriginal Man’s Struggle
Prejudice against Indigenous Australians has been rife since colonisation. Regrettably, the plight of our original Australians is riddled with accounts of horrific abuse and cultural decimation by white colonists, including physical and sexual abuse, and shocking massacres of men, women...
Outrageous Legal Bills and What To Do About Them
Having to pay for a lawyer to prepare your case and go to court is one thing - but how would you feel if you were billed for your lawyer’s ‘friendly’ welcome letter? 27-year-old Chris ‘Wombat’ McGrath certainly wasn’t happy...
