Australia Continues to Stall on Human Rights, Finds Annual HRW Report
Former Australian PM Scott Morrison was still in office last January, which saw him, in conjunction with recently dethroned US president Donald Trump and then Brazilian head of state Javier Bolsonaro, considered to be amongst the world’s top three climate policy criminals....
Robot Lawyer Set to Argue First Case
Welcome to 2023, a time when advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have come so far that a robot lawyer is ready to argue its first cases in a real courtroom. Artificial intelligence developed by startup company DoNotPay, will defend two...
Which Groups Does Australia List as ‘Terrorist Organisations’?
The Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) prescribes a range of offences relating to terrorists acts and associated conduct. A number of those offences relate to groups that are classified as ‘terrorist organisations’. Offences relating to terrorist organistions Offences that relate...
The Offence of Making a False Representation to a Police Officer in NSW
A man from the Illawarra region is facing court over allegations he faked his own kidnapping on New Year’s Eve. Police say they received a report at around 11.45pm on Saturday, 31 December 2022 that a 35-year old man had...
Terrorism-Related Offences: Entering or Remaining in a Declared Area
A woman is facing court over allegations she entered and remained in parts of Syria that were off-limits to Australians at the time. It is alleged the 31-year old travelled to Syria in 2014 to join her husband in areas...
Right Wing Coalition Senators Introduce Anti-Abortion Propaganda Bill
Coalition Senators Alex Antic and Matt Canavan have found it an opportune time to stir up a scare campaign about babies being born alive due to abortion procedures. These ultraconservative politicians are insisting that this results in babies then being...
The Offence of Being Armed with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence in NSW
A passenger has been charged with a string of criminal offences after allegedly shooting two drivers with a nail gun in separate incidents on the New South Wales Central Coast. According to police, they responded to reports at around 4.10pm...
What is Extradition?
A man suspected of killing a young woman on a secluded Queensland beach before fleeing abroad just hours later has agreed to return to potentially face charges of murder. 38-year old nurse Rajwinder Singh is suspected of murdering Toya Cordingley...
Australia Deports Long-Term Residents Over Nonviolent Crimes, Destroying Families
Born in the United Kingdom in 1973, Robert Taylor immigrated to Australia with his parents at them age of 10-months-old. In fact, having arrived in Western Australia back in 1974, Taylor hasn’t ever set foot outside of that jurisdiction again....
Take a Stand Against Injustice This Invasion Day, Says Dunghutti Activist Paul Silva
The 26 January this year marks 235 years since British ships arrived at Kamay-Botany Bay. The pretext for the invasion was that English gaols were bursting with inmates, so the nation thought it wise to spend 252 days sailing 700-odd inmates to...
