Anti-Consorting Laws Coming to Canberra
Most Australian states and territories have passed laws which make it a crime to associate with anyone who has a criminal record. Now, the ACT looks set to follow NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory, Victoria and South Australia in passing its...
Police Protect Paedophile Within their Ranks
A former Victorian police officer has been convicted of raping children during his time on the force. The former officer, whose name has been suppressed to protect the identity of his victims, has pleaded guilty to 18 offences against nine...
CCTV Is Watching: Police Assault Man Then Delete Phone Footage
A former Federal police officer has made a complaint that’s put Gold Coast police in the spotlight once again for all the wrong reasons. Paul Gibbons was holidaying in Surfers Paradise when five officers arrived at his apartment complex, looking...
If It Smells Like Sh#%, You Must Acquit
How could anyone forget American defence lawyer Johnny Cochran’s legendary line, ‘If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit’? There are all sorts of explanations about why the glove produced as an exhibit during the trial of OJ Simpson didn’t fit -...
“Serial Killer with a Badge” Finally Convicted of Murder
Jamie Gao had two friends already serving time for drug offences. He was constantly talking about dropping out of University, about not wanting to get a ‘9-5 job’ and an upcoming deal that would make him rich. The 20-year-old was...
Supreme Court Slams Liverpool Local Court Magistrate
The Supreme Court of NSW recently delivered a scathing judgment against the orders and manner of a Magistrate sitting in Liverpool Local Court. Background to Case In December 2014, the defendant Tony Rugari was charged with common assault over an...
Mum Faces Court After Leaving Kids Home-Alone
A 28-year-old stepmother has been arrested after leaving her children home-alone while she flew out of the country. Speaking through an interpreter, she said the children’s passports didn’t arrive on time, forcing her to leave them at home while she...
Our Lethal Love Affair with Alcohol
Alexander Muir jumped off the Story Bridge not long after his 21st Birthday. His shirt, thongs, wallet and phone were found on the footpath. His body was recovered from the Brisbane River below. The Coroner’s report found that he’d drowned,...
NSW Premier Cuts Regulations for The Star Casino
There are fears the NSW government’s changes to casino regulations will open the floodgates to organised crime. A total of 19 out of 20 independent inspectors and auditors have accepted voluntary redundancy following the creation of ‘Liquor and Gaming NSW’,...
Friends with Someone who has a Record? There’s a Law Against That!
Recent figures reveal that NSW police have issued over 8,500 warnings and charged 54 people with ‘consorting’ over the past four years, renewing concerns that the laws unfairly target individuals for simply associating with those who have ‘done their time’...
