Is Vaping a Criminal Offence in New South Wales?
Australian laws that apply to e-cigarettes, commonly known as ‘vapes’, have undergone significant change in recent times, leaving users understandably confused about whether their favourite habit is still legal in the country. And while it’s true the regulation of vapes...
What are Squatters’ Rights? The Law on ‘Adverse Possession’ in Australia
Homelessness is on the rise across Australia. According to the last census, which took place in 2021, more than 122,400 people across the nation are homeless on any given night. Almost one in four are children and young people between...
The Rules Relating to Police Interviews in New South Wales
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission last month released its Operation Mantus report, which investigated allegations that New South Wales police officers used excessive force on arresting a 14-year-old First Nations boy, as well as clear issues around how attending officers set...
How to Deposit Bail Money in New South Wales
The Australian Federal Police arrested Ahmed Talib in Victoria in March 2021, and he was subsequently extradited to Queensland. The then 31-year-old was charged with assisting a foreign fighter arrange to travel to Syria to join a terrorist group. After close...
How To Get Out Of a Paying a Parking Fine in New South Wales
Receiving a parking fine can be incredibly frustrating, particularly when it seems some local councils are more intent on using them as a revenue raising exercise, rather than maintaining a public amenity that should be freely available to all ratepayers....
Can Police Track Your Location From a Phone Call? Phone Tracking and Tracing in Australia
We’ve all seen in movies that classic scene where the criminal on-the-run makes a phone call to police, taunting them, only for officers to spring into gear and try to ‘trace the call’. Whilst real-life phone tracking / tracing is...
March on Invasion Day for First Nations Justice: An Interview With Dunghutti Activist Paul Silva
The 12 months since last year’s Invasion Day protest and next week’s have been tumultuous in regard to Indigenous affairs, to say that least. Not only did the government stage an unsuccessful Indigenous Voice referendum, but it’s been supporting genocide...
“Uncle Rob is Right. Israel, Australia: What is the Difference?”: Senator Lidia Thorpe on Gaza
The Albanese government having thrown itself into the US-led defence of Israel as it perpetrates genocide on the Palestinians within the walled-in region of the Gaza Strip reveals one settler colonial nation supporting another in its subjugation of Indigenous peoples...
Dan Duggan Won’t Be Released During US Attempts to Extradite Him, Despite Not Having Been Charged
Australian citizen Dan Duggan continues to be held in prolonged solitary confinement at Lithgow Correctional Centre, as the former US marine pilot has spent the last 15 months initially at Silverwater and now a regional maximum-security facility, as he awaits...
How Can I Check if I Have a Criminal Record?
In recent years, the requirement for character and criminal record checks has been rising, as business owners across a range of industries and professions become reluctant to employ those whose previous criminal convictions could give rise to reputational damage and...
