Defendant Granted Bail Due to Coronavirus Concerns
As the COVID-19 epidemic unfolds, it’s having a substantial impact on the Australian criminal justice system, from the Local Court all the way up to the High Court of Australia. NSW District Court Chief Judge Derek Price announced on 30...
Should Politicians Take Pay Cuts?
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are out of work or working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of businesses have shut their doors, many never to reopen. A large number of these have been built by ordinary Australians...
What is the Defence of Necessity?
Police have reported that just after 5pm on Friday, 27 March 2020, police sought to pull over an Audi case that was being driven on Greenacre Road in Greenacre, south-western Sydney. According to police, the vehicle accelerated to at least...
The New Police Powers to Deal With COVID-19
The NSW Police Force will have thousands of additional officers deployed on the streets enforcing new coronavirus social distancing rules and self-isolating requirements in an attempt, as NSW police minister David Elliot put it, “to kill this virus before it...
The Offence of Intimidation in New South Wales
On 24 March 2020, a 21-year olf man attended Coffs Harbour Police Station and approached a 71-year-old female officer, before deliberately coughing on her and claiming to have COVID-19, while his friend filmed the incident. When asked if he was...
The Police State Is Here, Thanks to Coronavirus
For those of us living in Australia right now, every day there’s a new set of rules and regulations handed down from state and Federal Governments as they aim to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Borders have been closed. Events...
Crossing State Borders: A Rundown of the Rules
This week, travelling around the country just became nearly impossible as all Australian states except New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT closed their borders. Many Families, friends and lovers are now officially separated, indefinitely. And, as with many of...
Prison Inmates to Be Released Early to Limit Spread of Coronavirus
The New South Wales government has just announced legal changes for the early release of some prison inmates in an attempt to minimise the spread of COVID-19 behind bars. Laws introduced in state parliament today will allow the Corrective Services...
Boycott Schools for COVID: An Interview With Workers Organising Resistance’s Kath Larkin
Over the last week, the risks that COVID-19 poses to Australians have become increasingly apparent. The prime minister’s ban on events involving more than 500 people came into play last Monday. And on Wednesday, a ban on non-essential indoor gatherings...
Toilet Paper Profiteers Will Be Prosecuted, Warns Dutton
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australia Border Force (ABF) have teamed up to catch hoarders of supermarket goods who are selling them on the black market. In recent weeks, the camaraderie and community spirit shared by thousands of Australians...
