Police Slam Man’s Head into Counter then Charge Him with Assault
A South Australian man who suffered a brain injury after a Senior Police officer slammed his head into a counter while he was in custody has spent more than three years fighting to have charges against him thrown out of...
When Can Police Arrest a Person Without a Warrant in NSW?
Rugby League player Curtis Scott had all criminal charges against him withdrawn and dismissed earlier this week; a decision that followed a seven-month long prosecution and numerous attempts by his criminal defence lawyers to persuade the police that the case...
The Offences of Procuring and Grooming Children for Sexual Activity in NSW
In recent weeks, New South Wales Police officers have made three separate arrests in relation to alleged online grooming, and have warned the public to be vigilant as reports of child exploitation have almost doubled over the past few months....
Australia Looks the Other Way, as Assange Is Hung Out to Dry
Right now, the substantial extradition hearings involving the US government request that the UK hand over publisher and journalist Julian Assange are underway. The Wikileaks founder has been held in British custody at London’s Belmarsh prison since April 2019. The...
Queensland to Force Priests to Report Child Sexual Abuse
Queensland has just passed news law which makes it a crime for priests to fail to report incidents of child sexual abuse. Under the new laws, religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the sanctity of...
NSW Police Officer Charged With Possessing Child Abuse Material
A 42-year old police officer based in Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales has been charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material. Following an investigation by the New South Wales Police Force Professional Standards Command (PSC), detectives...
The Offence of Serious Animal Cruelty in New South Wales
Domestic Violence is on the rise in Australia, along with trends globally as a result of increased stress, anxiety and financial hardship from Covid-19. Both here and around the world, those working at the front line of domestic, family and...
The Offence of Dangerous Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW
A 58-year old driver has been charged with a number of serious driving offences after the conclusion of an investigation relating to a collision that occurred earlier this year. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Memorial Avenue and...
Charged with Drug Driving? Have a Cannabis Prescription? Speak to Former Magistrate David Heilpern
Former NSW Magistrate David Heilpern is on a mission. It entails bringing about substantial reforms to the unjust roadside drug testing regime that’s currently operated by NSW police and only being bolstered by the Berejiklian government. The first change Heilpern...
Failure to Press Criminal Charges over Tanya Day’s Custody Death Reflects Wider Injustice for First Nations
The decision not to charge two Victoria police officers that the state coroner suggested could potentially be found criminally negligent in relation to the ultimately fatal treatment that Tanya Day received whilst being held in police custody has left a...
