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The prosecution has withdrawn charges of sexual assault brought against a 34-year old man, after his criminal defence lawyers proposed to present evidence in court that the 29-year old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...
Is it Legal to Ride an eScooter in New South Wales?
The New South Wales government has abandoned its plan for an electric scooter trial in Sydney, despite the move across Australia towards legalising them. As a result, it continues to be illegal to ride eScooters on roads and road-related areas...
The Offence of Contravening a Human Biosecurity Emergency Requirement or Direction
Since COVID-19 landed on our shores in early 2020, a range of orders and determinations have been issued by state, territory and federal governments which regulate Australian residents, ostensibly to limit the spread of the virus. In New South Wales,...
The Offence of Sexually Touching a Child Aged 10 to 16
A 42-year old police sergeant has been charged with three counts of sexually touching a child aged 10 to 16, as well as two counts of indecent assault. The officer, who is attached to the North West Metropolitan Command, was...
Tony Mokbel’s Drug Importation Charge Withdrawn
The fallout from the Lawyer X scandal continues in Victoria, with the Court of Appeal ordering a retrial for underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel despite him being acquitted last year. The back story Mr Mokbel was on bail during his jury...
