Another Catholic Priest Charged with Child Sexual Offences
It has been reported that a Catholic priest has been charged with nine offences involving sexual and indecent acts against five children aged between 12 and 15 when he was a band teacher, rugby coach and manager of a dormitory...
Julian Assange Faces Lengthy Legal Battle
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been found guilty in a British Court of breaching his bail and faces a battle against extradition to the United States. Mr Assange was arrested by British police after the new Ecuadorian President decided to...
Police Admit Destroying Vital Evidence in Serious Criminal Cases
A woman who was allegedly gang raped is just one of many left without access to justice after Queensland police destroyed crucial evidence. The revelation, comes from Brisbane woman Eve* (not her real name) and was discovered as she pressed...
Christchurch Terrorist Attack: Perpetrated by a ‘Law-Abiding Firearm Owner’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made good on her much-lauded promise to tighten her nation’s gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack. On Thursday, her gun law reform bill passed in parliament, with 119 votes...
Geoffrey Rush Smashes Telegraph “Out of the Park” in Defamation Lawsuit
The Federal Court has ordered the owners of The Daily Telegraph, News Corp, to pay Academy-award winning actor Geoffrey Rush $850,000 in damages plus a yet to be determined sum for economic losses, resulting from the publication of unproven allegations...
PM Promises Prison for Animal Rights Activists
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reacted to a recent anti-meat protest by promising prison terms of up to 12 months for activists who publish information about farmers who are allegedly cruel towards their animals. A protest on Monday saw disruptions...
High Court Rules that Abortion Safe-Zones are Constitutional
Two anti-abortion activists have lost their appeals against Victorian and Tasmanian laws which prohibit protesting near abortion clinics. Kathleen Clubb and Graham Preston appealed against laws which establish safe-zones near abortion clinics. The conduct of the appellants was holding placards...
Bum-Pinching Isn’t Indecent by Today’s Standards
A Western Australian Supreme Court justice has upheld the decision of a magistrate, who ruled that a 48-year-old police officer who pinched a woman on the behind did not indecently assault her, as prevailing social attitudes don’t consider this act...
NSW Police Conduct Another Illegal Roadside Strip Search
Another Facebook post relating to a dodgy strip search carried out by NSW police is currently going viral. It’s the third such piece of social media content in as many months that depicts officers who are either unsure of correct...
Can Farting in the Workplace Amount to Bullying?
Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim An employee who claims he was bullied by a flatulating fellow worker has vowed to take his former employer to the High Court of Australia. The story so far Melbourne engineer, David Hingst, claimed $1.8...
