The Offence of Supplying a Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drugs in New South Wales
A Sydney woman described as a ‘Bondi party girl’ who pleaded guilty to supplying a commercial quantity of cocaine over her participation in a dial-a-dealer drug supply operation has been sentenced to imprisonment. 26-year old Danielle Hogan earned herself a...
Sydney Christian School Faces Fresh Allegations of Child Sexual Assault
The Anglican school at the centre of several child sexual assault allegations is on the wrong side of the law once again. A former pupil of Trinity Grammar School in Sydney has alleged that he was repeatedly sexually assaulted in...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Shoplifting in New South Wales
The New South Wales Police Force has reported that 84 people were arrested during a three-day operation targeting shoplifting across the Sydney CBD, Ultimo and Bondi areas on 8, 9 and 10 December 2021. Operation Lightfingers comprised officers from the...
NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Perjury
A New South Wales police officer who lied in court to support a fake sexual assault claim made by his partner, has been found guilty of perjury. In 2014, Sarah Jane Parkinson claimed that her former partner slammed her head...
Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi May Spend the Rest of Her Life in Prison
Former Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will continue to spend more of her life under the imprisonment of the nation’s ruling military junta, after she was sentenced on Monday to four years prison time, which army chief Min...
The Offence of Drink Spiking in New South Wales
With vaccination rates high and people starting to go out and socialise again, sinister reports of women being injected by mystery substances in popular night spots have emerged in New South Wales. At least six women have come forward to...
NSW Is Incarcerating First Nations People for Fishing in Their Own Waters
“They’ve been prosecuting our people down here for cultural fishing,” said Wally Stewart. “There is a law that gives us a right to fish, which is section 211 of the Native Title Act. And it’s been Commonwealth law that fisheries have...
Politicians Continue to Behave Badly Despite Sex Commissioner’s Report
Our male politicians have been front and centre of the issues surrounding unacceptable behaviour in parliament since the beginning of this year, but recent incident highlights the fact our female politicians need are also part of the toxic culture within...
Out There, Settling Scores: The NSW Police Fixated Persons Investigation Unit
A successful motion was passed in state parliament on 24 November, which requires the NSW Police Force, the minister for police, and the LECC to hand over any documentation relating to the wrongful arrest of Luke Brett Moore on 25...
Sentenced to Prison Over Nonviolent Climate Action: An Interview With Activist Sergeio Herbert
Social media platforms have recently lit up with praise for climate activist Sergeio Herbert, who, after being involved in a series of nonviolent direct actions conducted by Blockade Australia, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by a NSW magistrate....
