Minimising the Risk of Unfair Prejudice in Jury Trials
In the eyes of many, the relentless adverse publicity against the man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, Canberra on 22/23 March 2019 has made it impossible for him to ever receive a fair trial. Mr Lehrmann...
R Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking
R & B Singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking women and girls. The charges relate to his use of managers and aides to meet girls and keep them obedient - an operation...
The Offences of Human Trafficking and Procuring a Child for Sexual Activity in Australia
Former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse young girls. In December 2021, Ms Maxwell was convicted of a range of offences, including: Sex trafficking, Conspiring to...
Court Won’t Charge Presenters With Contempt, But Will Instead Ask Them For Undertakings
By now, most of the nation knows the story: Channel 10 presenter Lisa Wilkinson spoke glowingly of Parliament House sexual assault complainant Brittany Higgins during her Logies acceptance speech on 19 June 2022, causing the trial of defendant Bruce Lehrmann...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for the Offence of Common Assault
A male teacher from an exclusive private school in Queensland has pleaded guilty to common assault after shoving a female student in the back with his foot. On 11 October 2021, 41-year old Travis Templar was employed as a teacher...
Whistleblower David McBride Remains the Only One Charged Years After Brereton Report
Due to mounting evidence that war crimes were being perpetrated by Australian special forces in Afghanistan, the federal Coalition government established the four-year-long Brereton inquiry, which tabled its final report in November 2020. The report recommended that the Australian Federal Police...
When Will the Prosecution Pursue a Retrial in New South Wales?
A Queensland jury has failed to read a verdict in the trial of a homosexual man accused of sexually assaulting a female friend. The jury spent 10 hours deliberating but was discharged after being unable to reach a verdict. The...
What is a Community Correction Order in New South Wales?
Australian bikini model Stevie Bamford has found herself in trouble with the law again, this time for credit card fraud. The model made global headlines in 2012 after lying about being sexually assaulted by a tuktuk driver while two other...
Television Presenter Could Face Contempt of Court Charges
The trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, was due to begin in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on Monday. But an acceptance speech by television presenter...
Victorian Government Backtracks on Promise to Decriminalise Public Intoxication
The government headed by Daniel Andrews in Victoria promised to decriminalise the crime of public intoxication following the tragic death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in 2017, but now says the offence won’t be repealed until at least next...
