Coronavirus Sceptic Faces Fines for Allegedly Breaching Public Health Order
Coronavirus sceptic, Eve Black, (which is apparently not her real name) is facing thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly failing to comply with a public health order. Ms Black uploaded a video to social media last week of her...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Animal Cruelty Offences in NSW
The NSW Police Force says it has charged a 46-year old man from West Kempsey in the mid-north coast with multiple charges including two counts of committing an act of animal cruelty following an alleged domestic violence. According to police,...
‘Paedophile Priest’ Released from Prison
Catholic Church Priest Vincent Ryan has been released after serving 14 months in prison for the historical sexual abuse of two altar boys. Unfortunately, it’s another case of historic child sexual abuse where the perpetrator barely suffers consequences, while the...
Dishonestly Using Position as a Company Director in Australia
Controversial Australian politician Clive Palmer faces a potential prison sentence after being accused of fraud and corporate misconduct. Mr Palmer was charged following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The investigation included a review of his...
What is Skye’s Law in New South Wales?
Police allege that at around 11.45pm on Friday, 18 July 2020, a man with a suspended driver licence was driving a Ford Kuga vehicle at a speed of 72km/h in a 50km/h zone on Warnervale Road in Hamlyn Terrace near...
Further Reports of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
As the nation awaits the findings of an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, there’s new evidence that Australian Forces killed up to 10 unarmed Afghan civilians during a 2012 raid in Kandahar Province. Australian sources and Afghan witnesses have...
Police Investigate Fatal Shooting by Police
Homicide Squad detectives will now investigate an incident in Melbourne earlier this week, during which Police shot a man dead. The story so far Police responded to several triple zero emergency calls regarding an incident where a man was allegedly...
Magistrate Charged with Perverting the Course of Justice
A South Australian magistrate has been charged with deception offences relating to the use of his government car. The story so far The charges follow an investigation by the state’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and include two counts of...
Gambling Venues Fined for Giving Punters Free Alcohol
Woolworths-owned Australia Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) which owns a number of pubs around the country has been fined for giving gamblers free alcohol. Two of its hotels on the New South Wales North Coast have been ordered to pay...
Complainant’s History of False Sexual Assault Allegations is Inadmissible, Court Rules
A recent decision in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) upheld a District Court decision not to allow evidence before a jury that suggests a woman has a history of making false sexual assault allegations, in a sexual assault...
