With Tripartisan Approval, Drug Decriminalisation Looks Likely for Canberra
ACT MLA Michael Pettersson is yet again championing the harm reduction approach to illicit substances. This time the Labor backbencher has initiated an investigation into the feasibility of decriminalising the use and personal possession of “drugs of dependence” in the...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Perverting the Course of Justice in NSW
A 65-year old man from Peakhurst in south-western Sydney has been charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations that he attempted to force another man to change his statement to police. The charge relates to an investigation by...
The Offences of Reckless Wounding and Intentional Wounding in NSW
It has been reported that a 36-year old man was stabbed in the head during a fight at a house on Glencoe Avenue, Werrington County in Sydney’s greater western suburbs just before 10pm last night. Emergency services were called to...
Abducting Your Own Child Can Amount to a Crime in Australia
In recent years, police have charged nine people in relation to a ‘parental child abduction ring’ – a sophisticated operation which enabled parents to abduct their own children, in order to stop the other parent from having access or visitation....
ACT Will Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
The Australian Capital Territory has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years of age to 14. The move brings the age in line with international standards recommended by the United Nations....
Sexual Harassment Can Amount to Common Assault
We constantly hear that sexual harassment is rife in many Australian workplaces – the police force for example, and the legal profession too are just two professions that have hit media headlines in recent weeks because of allegations of harassment...
Enhanced COVID Policing Is Fast Becoming the New Norm
“What we have seen in the last six months, in particular, is a ramping up of police hostility towards peaceful assemblies that goes far beyond anything I’ve seen in the last ten years,” Brisbane City councillor for the Gabba Ward...
Drug Importation in Australia
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF) and New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) issued a joint media release this morning to report the seizure of ‘hundreds of kilograms of border controlled drugs’ from a vessel off the Newcastle...
Beware of COVID-19 Scams
Aussies have been defrauded of millions of dollars since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, with Scamwatch reporting a significant escalation in scam operations over the past few months, including phishing for personal information, online shopping, and superannuation scams. According...
Police Shoot Through Car Window of Man Who Allegedly Ignored Curfew
Victoria Police has launched an internal investigation over an incident during which an officer discharged a firearm through a car window in Melbourne. Police allege the Public Order Response Team approached the 64-year old driver after he pulled into a...
