Climate Defender’s Mental Health Application Succeeds in Court
Mali Cooper was the courageous Blockade Australia climate defender, who, on 27 June 2022, as part of a broader citywide protest blocked the northern entrance to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel with their car, causing morning peak hour disruption, aiming to alert...
Bipartisan Coverup of Timor-Leste Bugging Continues, as Dreyfus Pursues Court Suppressions
ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum sums up the Attorney General’s Department’s push to prevent the release of the full 6 October 2021 court transcript regarding an appeal of court secrecy measures raised by ACT barrister Bernard Collaery down to “a...
Onus to be Placed on Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
New laws being introduced to federal parliament will put the responsibility squarely on employers to ensure proactive measures are taken to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The proposed laws The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect...
The Offence of Assault Causing Death in NSW: Section 25A Crimes Act 1900
The local community is mourning the death of Aussie surfing champion Chris Davidson following an alleged “one-punch” attack outside a pub in the Mid-North Coast over the weekend. 45-year old Chris Davidson, known locally as ‘Davo’, grew up on Sydney’s...
Whistleblower Faces Prison for Exposing Crimes of Australian Taxation Office
A former officer of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is facing 66 criminal charges for exposing the criminal conduct of the office, including schemes that illegally extorted vulnerable Australians and led many to despair and even suicide. He did all...
Secrecy Is Lifted, But the Government Continues Its Punitive Prosecution of Richard Boyle
Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle is set to go before the Adelaide District Court to continue his public interest disclosure (PID) defence proceedings on 4 October 2022. And despite the Commonwealth, yet again, attempting to hide evidence of corruption,...
The Offence of Aggravated Sexual Intercourse with a Child Between 14 and 16 in NSW
The owner of a Sydney-based health and wellness business has been granted conditional bail after being charged with four counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 years. 45-year old Savannah Daisley, who...
‘No Body, No Parole’ Laws May be Introduced in New South Wales
New legislation is set to be introduced in New South Wales Parliament in coming days, which would prohibit the release on parole of those convicted of murder who refuse, fail or are otherwise unable to provide authorities with assistance in...
Damning Evidence Concerning Killer Cop Mounts During Custody Death Inquest
Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe left the territory’s Supreme Court a free man last March, after an all-non-Indigenous jury found him not guilty of murder, manslaughter and even the lesser crime of committing a violent act causing death, after he shot...
Australian Study Confirms Link Between Violence in the Home and Sexual Offending
New research by Griffith University in Queensland has confirmed that which may seem obvious to many: that boys who have been exposed to violence in the home are far more likely to commit sexual offences. The research emphasises two important...
