What are the Powers of Citizens’ Arrest in New South Wales?
The actions of two Perth men, who have been dubbed the ‘Perth Pedo Hunters’, have put a 61-year-old man behind bars, after the men posed as a fictitious 14-year old boy named ‘Jarrod’, engaged in sexualised conversations with the alleged...
NSW Premier’s Office Accused of Corruption
The potentially unlawful shredding of documents relating to $252 million in grants could finally be the nail in the coffin of New South Wales’ Premier Gladys Berejiklian, The story so far A NSW Parliamentary Committee investigating the $252 million Stronger...
When Can a Jury Be Discharged in New South Wales?
The trial of a 22 year old Sydney swimming instructor will now be forced to restart, after the jury was discharged by NSW District Court Judge Kara Shead, on the second day of trial. The jury had been assembled this...
The Offence of Cultivating a Prohibited Plant in New South Wales
NSW Police have seized more than 13,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated $40 million, in what they describe as one of the largest cannabis busts in Australia’s history. Fourteen men have been charged with a range of drug and criminal...
The Offence of Disseminating, Possessing or Producing Child Abuse Material
Australian Federal police have arrested 44 men across the country, including eight from NSW who are alleged to belong to an international ring sharing child abuse material. The AFP’s special unit, called the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE),...
Drunk Probationary Cop Assaults Terrified Woman While Waving Badge
A 41-year old NSW police officer might have just had the shortest career ever with the state’s Police Force, after being caught on camera assaulting a woman and trying to arrest her while off duty, after a drunken night out....
Freedom Protests or “Shameful” and “Selfish” Conduct? Police and Protesters Clash in Victoria
Police and protesters have clashed again in Melbourne as hundreds of people demonstrated against coronavirus lockdowns, calling for an end to the harsh restrictions. Video footage shows protesters chanting “democracy is essential” and “all jobs are essential”, before police officers...
A “Shadow Pandemic”: COVID Leads to Rise in Domestic Violence Offences
Since the start of the pandemic, concerns have been raised that a combination of household isolation due to lockdowns as well as work and financial stress could lead to a wave of domestic violence offences not just in our state,...
Don Dunstan: A Past Beacon of Light in a Barren Political Landscape
At around 11 pm on 10 May 1972, South Australia University law lecturer Dr George Duncan was thrown into Adelaide’s River Torrens by what it’s fairly safe to say these days were three SA police vice squad officers. This occurred...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for the Offence of Aggravated Sexual Assault in NSW
Sydney man Joshua Rini is behind prison bars and facing additional charges, after a third woman has come forward accusing him of sexual assault. Mr Rini handed himself into Police after a public appeal for information on his whereabouts in...
