The Right to Legal Representation in Serious Criminal Cases
A group of religious adherents who are facing serious criminal charges over the death of an eight-year old girl in Queensland have refused to engage legal representation. The case raises important questions around the right to a fair trial, whether...
NSW Police Officers Charged with Perverting the Course of Justice
Two New South Wales police officers have been charged with perverting the course of justice and will appear in the Mt Druitt Local Court on 21 June 2023. The officers - a man and a woman both aged in their...
Jarryd Hayne Sentenced for Sexual Assault, Again
Jarryd Hayne has been sentenced to four years and nine months for sexual assault, with a minimum term of three years. As he has already spent roughly nine months behind bars, he will be eligible to apply for release on...
The Case of Alexander Csergo and Mounting Cold War Criminalisation in Australia
Australian businessman Alexander Csergo, who has long resided in Shanghai, was arrested in Bondi by Australian Federal Police on 14 April, as part of an ASIO-initiated taskforce investigation, and he was promptly charged with reckless foreign interference and denied bail. The...
Sentencing Hearing in Limbo as Government Assistance Denied to Fraud Offender
The sentencing hearing for the mastermind behind a $100 million in tax fraud scheme is in limbo until the issue of who will pay his estimated $50,000 in legal fees is settled. Others involved in the Plutus Payroll scheme –...
Brittany Higgins Inquiry: DPP Accused of Withholding Evidence from the Defence
The failure to disclose material to the defence, the potential for bias in the enforcement process and the pressure to prosecute allegations of sexual offences despite the tenuous nature of the evidence are issues at the forefront of the Inquiry...
Can You Be Found Guilty of Drug Possession for Handling Drugs Without Your Knowledge?
A Sydney UberEats driver recently discovered that the package she was asked to deliver contained crystal methamphetamine. The driver became suspicious of the package and reported it to police, receiving a one star review from the would-be drug supplier as...
Conditional Release Orders in New South Wales
Former NRL star Brett Stewart has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession. The Former Manly Sea Eagles star and part-time coach was arrested last month after police witnessed him making an illegal drug deal on a suburban street on the Northern...
Should Those Involved in Tax Fraud Schemes be Sent to Prison?
Lauren Cranston will spend at least five years behind bars for her role in the hundred million dollar Plutus Payroll tax fraud scheme. The 30-year old is the daughter of Michael Cranston, a former deputy commissioner of the Australian Taxation...
Can a Social Media Post Amount to a Criminal Offence?
New South Wales politician Alex Greenwich MP has threatened a three-prong legal attack against former politician and One Nation candidate Mark Latham over a homophobic Tweet posted earlier this year. But the One Nation Leader remains resolute in his refusal...
