NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of Teenager
A New South Wales Police Officer has been found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 years. Former officer Troy Robert Cridland was refused bail and taken into custody after a jury...
New Criminal Offences Relating to Possessing or Using Knives in NSW
The NSW government has just doubled the penalties for knife crimes by introducing fresh indictable offences (which are offences that can be referred to a higher court, such as the District Court) into the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), replacing the...
Suspicious Amendment of Criminal Law Judgement Results In Successful Appeal
A recent decision by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has raised eyebrows over the finding that official court records relating to a sentencing hearing were amended well after the case had been finalised to suggest the presiding...
Gladys Berejiklian ‘Engaged in Serious Corrupt Conduct’, But Won’t Be Criminally Prosecuted
The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has handed down damning findings against former Premier Gladys Berejiklian, and her secret lover Daryl Maguire, yet it will not be recommending that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Can a Person Be Charged with a Criminal Offence That Has Since Been Repealed?
The “Teacher’s Pet” story, involving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Chris Dawson’s wife in 1982 and his sexual relationship with one of his high school pupils, has gripped Australia for decades. Now, the story may be coming to an...
Criminal Offences Relating to Money Laundering in Australia
A 59 year old Sydney woman has been sentenced to 2 years and 11 months imprisonment for acting as an ‘auntie’ in a Vietnamese organised crime network, and illicitly laundering funds. Targeting ‘money laundering’ is a key focus for State...
Is it a Criminal Offence to Import Ozempic Without A Prescription?
Ozempic is a diabetes drug turned fat loss medication, which has been skyrocketing in popularity. Supplies for Ozempic in Australia are at an all time low, with many desperate dieters looking to overseas sellers to get their supply. But is...
Police Recommend Criminal Charges Against William Tyrell’s Foster Mother
New South Wales detectives investigating the 2014 disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell have recently handed over a brief of evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), recommending that criminal charges be brought against William’s foster mother. The recommended charges are...
Australia Continues to Detain and Brutalise Children, Despite Royal Commission
Radio stations nationwide reported on a “deliberately lit” fire at Tasmania’s Ashley youth prison facility on 18 June, which saw a staff member taken to hospital for observation, while the authorities have estimated that the damage to and destruction of property...
Police Officers Will Not Be Charged Over the ‘Lawyer X’ Scandal
The ‘Lawyer X’ scandal appears to have become a circus, with the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announcing no criminal charges will be brought against Victorian Police over what the highest court in the land described as “atrocious” and...
