Federal Court Hears Challenge to COVID Travel Bans
Since March 2020, those residing in Australia have generally been prohibited from travelling overseas without a Federal Government exemption. A recent exception to this rule is the New Zealand ‘travel bubble’, which since 19 April 2021 has permitted travel to...
Coronial Inquest to be Held Into Fatal Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Man
A Go Fund Me campaign has been quietly doing the rounds on social media in recent weeks to help the family of Todd McKenzie raise funds for the National Justice Project and a Barrister to represent them at the inquest...
Rape or Sexual Assault? What is the Correct Legal Term in New South Wales?
Yesterday’s sentencing of former football star Jarryd Hayne has triggered online debate about whether the correct description of the offence for which he was convicted is ‘rape’ or ‘sexual assault’. Mr Hayne was convicted of two counts of sexual assault,...
Jarryd Hayne Sentenced for Sexual Assault
Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to serve a minimum term of three years and eight months behind bars after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at her Newcastle home. The once two-time Player of the Year and golden...
Senior citizen Launches Federal Court Challenge Against India Travel Ban
A 73-year old Australian man has launched urgent Federal Court proceedings, challenging the Australian Government’s travel ban which would criminalise him for returning from India. Gary Newman has been stranded in Bangalore since March 2020 when he visited friends, and...
The Offence of Using a Phone or Internet Service to Make a Threat in Australia
A controversial plan to build a restaurant and bar on the sand at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach has attracted it’s fair share of criticism since the plan was first revealed last year. New South Wales Planning Minister Rob Stokes has...
Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Due to Unreliability of Complainant
The prosecution has withdrawn charges of sexual assault brought against a 34-year old man, after his criminal defence lawyers proposed to present evidence in court that the 29-year old female complainant had a tendency to seek ‘retribution’ against men she...
The Offences of Recording and Distributing Intimate Images Without Consent
A former Liberal staff member who filmed himself masturbating on the desk of a female member of parliament has reported to police that he was the victim of revenge porn. The staff member, Nathan Winn, was terminated from his position...
Justice Goes Unserved for David Dungay, as George Floyd’s Killer Is Convicted
Then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of African American man George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds until he stopped breathing on 25 May last year. Captured on footage, the killing sparked Black Lives Matter...
Driver Who Filmed Dying Police Officer Sentenced in Court
The man who filmed a police officer while she lay dying on the road after being hit by a truck could walk free from prison in the coming days, after receiving a backdated sentence of 10 months in prison. The...
