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...
Fake Nurse Charged with Fraud
A woman who allegedly falsified her credentials as a qualified aged care worker is facing 20 charges of working as a nurse without registration, and a further 6 charges of “obtaining a financial advantage through deception”. 64-year-old Jennifer Anne Reed...
Should Offenders Avoid Deportation if their Children are Citizens?
Earlier this year, a man in the UK was successful in overturning his deportation order because he had a child in Britain. The man, known only as VADSM, had been convicted of several driving offences, acting with intent to pervert...
Paying People to Reduce Crime
Gun violence is an enormous problem in the United States, but one US city has come up with a novel way to reduce shootings - by offering its residents cold hard cash to put their guns down. The city of...
Autism and the Criminal Justice System
It seems clear that having a mental health condition can fundamentally impact upon a person’s experience with the criminal justice system. But what if police, lawyers and courts are not aware that the person before them has such a condition?...
Prisons Minister Will Do Anything to Please Ray…
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela The above sentiment...
Reduced Sentences for Cold Case Clues
The man accused of murdering 10-year-old Louise Bell evaded arrest for nearly three decades before being charged with her murder in 2013 following a police investigation which spanned 20 years. The young Adelaide girl was sleeping in a room with...
Australian Politicians Who Commit Crimes
With the ousting of our Prime Minister last week, Australia now has our fourth leader in just three years. Most of us have a healthy scepticism when it comes to politics - and not many of us truly think that...
Australian Border Force Laws Under Fire Again
It’s been just a matter of weeks since the Australian Border Force (ABF) made headlines for proposing to conduct random visa checks on the streets of Melbourne, but the newly formed government agency has found itself in hot water once...
