Labor’s Crucifixion of Whistleblower Richard Boyle is Not in the Public Interest
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is set to stand trial in October, as the SA District Court ruled last Monday, 27 March, that he’s not protected from criminal prosecution due to the way in which he exposed the tax office unlawfully...
Reducing Crime Rates: Prevention is Preferable to Punishment
Australian criminal justice policies are frequently out of step with international evidence on what keeps communities safe. Each year, new laws are passed to “tackle crime” which are either ineffective or cause several unintended, harmful, consequences. Why is criminal justice...
Forensic Experts: Error, Bias, Incompetence and Criminality
The forensic ‘expert’ that supposedly melds cutting-edge science to assist in criminal investigations is often romanticised in popular culture. But the reality is that forensic scientists are human and make honest mistakes, can be biased towards those who pay...
Far-Right Israeli Government Moves to Undermine Power of the Judiciary
Israel’s democratic standing has long been questionable, as it operates as an apartheid state. However, the current Netanyahu coalition government, the most right-wing administration the nation has ever seen, is set to erode democracy even further. Israeli justice minister Yariv Levin...
As Tensions Mount With China, Dan Duggan’s US Extradition Looks Increasingly Political
The most recent development in the case of former US Marine Corps fighter pilot Daniel Duggan, who’s currently held in isolation at Lithgow maximum-security prison, involves suggestions that the 54-year-old was lured back to Australia from China to commence US extradition...
Pornography Laws in Australia
The Federal government has recently released a report into Australia’s national classification regulation, which is likely to have a significant impact on the laws regarding pornography across the nation. Australian laws relating to sexually explicit content depicting consenting adults are...
UK Takes Steps to Stop the Illegal Strip-Searching of Kids, While the Practise Continues Unabated in NSW
The illegal strip-searching of children by police officers is an issue of great concern both here in Australia as well as overseas, with the degrading, humiliating and ineffective procedure having the potential to leave long-lasting psychological scars on some of...
Albanese Refuses Nation Any Say in Joining War on China, Explains Senator Jordon Steele-John
On Wednesday morning, Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John brought on debate over his legislation, which sought to shift the ability to make the decision on whether to enter into an overseas war away from the PM and a handful of ministers,...
Dreyfus Convenes a Human Rights Act Inquiry: ‘It’s Time… Has Come’, Says Liberties Advocate
Australia desperately needs federal human rights protections, which is an understanding that’s been growing in the community over recent years. However, the Liberal Nationals are clearly opposed to such a move, whilst successive Labor administrations have merely flirted with the...
Should it be a Crime to Perform the Nazi Salute in Public?
In response to appalling conduct of neo-Nazis at a recent rally in Melbourne, the Victoria government has moved to criminalise the display of the Nazi salute in public - with a view to making it clear that a gesture under which...
