Victoria Moves to Ban the Nazi Salute
The tension between freedom of speech - which encompasses free expression - on the one hand, and hate speech on the other has been a topic of controversy for many years. Whereas proponents of unfettered free speech argue that a...
Does ‘Gender Deception’ Invalidate Sexual Consent in New South Wales?
Between the years of 2012 and 2017, a string of cases in the United Kingdom involved determinations regarding whether a complainant could assert they did not lawfully consent to sexual activity as they were deceived into believing the other participant...
Far Right Actors Mobilise on Australian Streets Against LGBTIQ Communities
This last weekend saw a disturbing trend in far-right mobilisations in Australia’s largest cities, as Christian Lives Matter took over Sydney’s Hyde Park and the National Socialist Network gave the Nazi salute outside Melbourne Parliament House, with both groups targeting LGBTIQ...
Can a Driver Face Penalties for a Passenger’s Use of a Mobile Phone?
Using a mobile phone while driving is one of the most common traffic offences in New South Wales, and indeed across the nation. The rules that apply to the conduct have been tightened in recent years, with the scope of...
Value Democracy? Vote Progressives for NSW, as Majors Double Down on Dissent
This time last year was marked by a surge in nonviolent climate action being taken in Sydney, the capital of a state that had fast become a frontline of the climate crisis, following years of extreme drought and wildfires, with...
“Robot Lawyer” Faces First Lawsuit
The creator of chatbot software dubbed “Robot Lawyer” which supplies legal information and documents purportedly tailored to the needs of clients is being sued for providing “substandard” and “poor legal advice”. United States-based legal services company, DoNotPay, was established in...
Character References Must Disclose Knowledge of Offences
Character references are normally handed-up to a court during the sentencing hearing; which is when the court decides the penalty that will be imposed on a defendant. These references are an important way to show the defendant has accepted responsibility...
Sydney’s Rainbow Community Faces Off Rising Christian Extremism: In Digital Images
The attempt to stamp out other people’s identities as they don’t comply with one’s own group’s style of dress or adult behaviour in the bedroom is a fascist tendency. On Saturday in Hyde Park North, a group of Christian fascists...
Albanese Gifts Australian Autonomy to US, as We Become Frontline in War on China
A visually uncomfortable Anthony Albanese featured on The Project on Thursday night, as appearing on the popular TV program, the PM could no longer deliver the friendly banter the country had grown used to over his honeymoon period, as we all...
“Disgraceful” Police Officer is Allegedly at It Again
A Victorian police officer who was allowed to remain on the force after publishing private images of, and making highly offensive remarks about, former AFL coach Dani Laidley is facing yet another disciplinary hearing, this time over allegations he possessed...
