CBA Fined $700m, while ANZ to Face Criminal Charges for Alleged Cartel Conduct
It was reported this morning that the Commonwealth Bank has agreed to pay a $700 million fine after admitting to systemic breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The proposed settlement comes after an investigation by the federal government’s...
The Rights of Vulnerable Children: An Interview with Walking Warriors Australia
William Tyrell disappeared on the morning of 12 September 2014. When he vanished, the then 3-year-old boy was dressed in a Spiderman suit and had been playing with his older sister in the front yard of a house in the...
No Criminal Charges for Don Dale Abuse
Northern Territory police have decided not to bring criminal charges against officers accused of mistreating young people at Don Dale detention centre. The co-commissioner of the Royal Commission into Youth Detention and Child Protection, Margaret White and Mick Gooda, said...
Calls for Crackdown on ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy
‘Gay conversion’ therapy typically refers to the practice of persuading homosexual people to become heterosexual. It is a practice used across Australia for decades, and is usually practised by religious groups on children and teenagers. Moves to regulate the practice...
Australia – Where Backpackers are Exploited and Harassed
Australia has long been a country that young people aspire to travel - the golden beaches, surf culture, and the never-ending sunshine make it attractive to backpackers in particular. And the Australian Government has made it relatively easy for young...
Archbishop Guilty of Covering up Child Sexual Abuse
One of Australia’s most senior Catholics has been found guilty of concealing child sexual abuse and faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison. 67-year old Archbishop Philip Wilson was charged in March 2015 with one count of concealing...
The Rights of People Who Use Drugs: An Interview With INPUD’s Judy Chang
The war on drugs has failed. This is a reality that’s increasingly being acknowledged around the globe, as communities start to realise that the outcomes produced by this intensification of drug law enforcement have been overwhelmingly destructive. The close to...
Police Officer Stood Down for Mowing Down Pedestrian
A senior police officer has been stood down after running down an 18-year old with a police car on a suburban street. The incident occurred in Thornleigh in Western Australia and there is currently an internal investigation underway into the...
Another Ballarat Police Officer Accused of Brutality
Ballarat police have been under intense scrutiny in recent times, after a number of videos emerged of officers engaging in acts of brutality against members of the public. One of those videos shows officers dousing a handcuffed woman with pepper...
Ford Fined a Fiesta
The Federal Court has ordered car manufacturer Ford to pay a $10 million fine after finding the way it responded to consumer complaints about PowerShift transmission systems (PST) was “unconscionable”. It has been reported that around 10,000 complaints were made...
