The Difference Between Act of Indecency, Indecent Assault, Sexual Act and Sexual Touching
Retired broadcaster Alan Jones certainly had a lengthy and controversial career, perhaps most notably during his time as the breakfast radio host on Sydney radio station 2GB from 2002 until 2020. During that time, Jones was repeatedly accused of misogyny...
Human Trafficking Offences in Australia: More Common Than Some May Think
In September 2014, a 52-year old Victorian father travelled with his wife and children to Sudan ostensibly for a holiday, before taking his wife’s passport and returning to Australia with the couple’s children but without her. He then took steps...
Proposed Misinformation and Disinformation Laws: A Mechanism to Suppress Dissent
The major parties have pulled out all stops in marketing proposed laws framed at combatting misinformation and disinformation, and that singular narrative has, for the most part, been adopted by a mainstream media increasingly content to take the path of...
Government Continues to Prosecute ATO Whistleblower, Despite Court Finding His Disclosures Were Legally Justified
Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle was before the South Australian District Court on Monday 11 November 2024 for a directions hearing relating to his criminal trial that involves his having exposed ATO wrongdoing in mid-2017, which was in the...
McBride’s Appeal Is in Jeopardy, as the Respected Lawyer Needs Finances to Fund It
For his troubles in having exposed the lawless nature of the Australian war effort in Afghanistan mid-last decade, which led to the unchecked perpetration of alleged war crimes by Australian special forces officers, ADF whistleblower David McBride is currently serving...
NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Recommends Immediate Steps Towards Decriminalising Cannabis
Despite NSW premier Chris Minns’ stated refusal to progress drug decriminalisation laws in this state, the NSW parliamentary committee inquiry into the impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in NSW, has recommended steps towards the decriminalisation of the illegal...
Federal Corruption Watchdog Directed to Reconsider Refusal to Investigate Robodebt
The National Anti-Corruption Commission publicly announced in June that it would not be further inquiring into the Robodebt Royal Commission (RRC) submission that referred six public officials to the newly created federal integrity watchdog for official investigation, as it had...
Report Recommends Digital Tracking of Police Firearms, But Bigger Issues are at Play
The New South Wales Police Force conducted an internal review earlier this year after the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by police constable Beau Lamarre-Condon in the inner-city suburb of Paddington, by use of a police-issued firearm....
Queensland to Launch Draconian Crackdown on Youth Crime Wave That Doesn’t Exist
The Liberal National Party took out the Queensland election last weekend, with a landslide victory that saw the new government led by premier David Crisafulli taking out 53 seats in parliament compared with Labor’s 33 seats so far, following an...
Hazing Allegations Spur Calls for Discrete Criminal Offence
Recent allegations of hazing at the University of Sydney’s St. Paul’s College, where students allegedly gagged a fellow student with a sex toy during a mock trial, has sent shockwaves across the community and sparked fresh calls for legal reforms,...
