The Law, Penalties and Defences for Offensive or Disorderly Conduct on an Aircraft
A New Zealand man has been placed on a good behaviour bond after exposing himself and urinating on the floor of an aircraft during a flight from Bali to Brisbane. Police say the 72-year old man consumed a number of...
Nuclear Capable B-52s in Australia Aimed at China? “Yes sir, Mr Biden,” Says Anthony
Are Australians ready for war with China? This is a question that ought to be front and centre right now, but it’s not. The reason being is we have no choice in whether our nation enters into a conflict with...
The McBride Public Interest Defence Fiasco Shows Labor Is Also Out to Get the Whistleblower
Former ADF lawyer David McBride is facing charges that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison. And following last week’s court debacle, which saw his legal team told that any evidence it produced could be withheld,...
Domestic Violence Group Warns Proposed Coercive Control Laws Could Escalate Abuse
Domestic violence organisations have been advocating for the criminalisation of coercive control, a series of behaviours that usually sees males acting emotionally abusive towards female partners, and often it occurs in an escalating manner prior to intimate partner homicides. The...
The Offence of Importing a Commercial Quantity of Border Controlled Drugs into Australia
In an operation involving law enforcement agencies from several countries, a commercial quantity of liquid methamphetamine concealed in containers marked as ‘A Be Coco Coconut Water’ and allegedly headed for New South Wales has been seized in Hong Kong. ...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Attempted Murder in New South Wales
A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly holding a New South Wales police sergeant’s head under water in a creek. It is further alleged that the man, 33-year old Ronald Charles Canning from Queensland, only stopped holding...
The Offence of Sexual Intercourse Without Consent in New South Wales
A Sydney pharmacist convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager who was seeking the ‘morning-after pill’ has had his pharmaceutical licence revoked. Mr Hany Ibrahim pleaded guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent in the NSW District Court last...
The Unholy Alliance Between the Perrottet Government and 2GB Shock Jocks
NSW roads minister Natalie Ward called into the 2GB Ben Fordham show on 14 March this year, to complain about climate protesters having blocked traffic on the Spit Bridge, stating “she was sick of it”, as she’d been stuck with...
The Offence of Juror Misconduct in NSW: Section 68C Jury Act 1977
The long-awaited sexual assault trial of a federal Coalition staff member has been aborted after a juror was found to have used material which had not been admitted as evidence. Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of sexually assaulting Britanny Higgins...
Home and Away Catfisher’s Sentence Increased on Appeal
A Victorian woman who posed as various celebrities, including Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis, to obtain intimate images she then used to stalk and harass her victims has had her prison term increased after appealing on grounds that her...
