The Roberts-Smith Atrocities Lay Bare the Lies of Australia’s Role in Afghanistan
Australians have since been aghast over the outcome of the Ben Roberts-Smith case delivered last Thursday, which saw the Federal Court’s civil division find that that the defendant media companies had discharged their legal onus of proving, on the balance of...
To Which Traffic Offences Do Double-Demerit Points Apply?
Double-demerit points will be in force for four days over this long weekend as New South Wales celebrates the King’s birthday, with a public holiday on Monday 12 June, 2023. When are double demerits in force? Double-demerits will be in...
Kathleen Folbigg Has Been Pardoned, But Her Criminal Convictions Remain in Place
New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley says he is open to changes within the justice system which may prevent another situation like Kathleen Folbigg’s as he announced her pardon and release from prison earlier this week after she spent...
VicRoads Cancels ‘DANOUT’ Number Plates for Being ‘Offensive and Inappropriate’
The Melbourne Man who had cheeky and harmless number plates that mention Victoria’s Premier, Dan Andrews, has had to give them up in order to be able to drive. Peter Dunlevie received a letter from VicRoads six months ago telling...
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Making Bomb Threats in Australia
New South Wales’ busiest courthouse, the Downing Centre in the Sydney CBD, was evacuated at around 10am on Friday, 2 June 2023 when a man reportedly walked through the entrance holding a package and stated “this is a bomb”. The...
Minns Hangs Pork Barrelling Window Dressing, as Boyd Says the Public Wants Real Reform
NSW has a fine tradition of pork barrelling, which is the preferential distribution of public money to government-held electorates or marginal seats, despite the fact that most of the public considers the practice corruption. And the ministers of the previous...
Albanese Has Agreed to Australia Being Designated a US Domestic Military Source in Law
Since PM Anthony Albanese graced San Diego with his presence to announce the details of the close to half a trillion dollar AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal in March, discussion over whether the federal government is eroding Australian sovereignty to the benefit of...
Ben Roberts-Smith: Bully, Liar, War Criminal
A judge of the Federal Court of Australia has found the media was truthful in describing our nation’s most decorated living soldier as a war criminal, after hearing extensive evidence from Australian soldiers and many other witnesses during a three-month...
Psychic Scams Can Constitute the Criminal Offence of Fraud
ScamWatch, a division of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has announced that ‘psychic scams’ are on the rise, with a reported $555,240 extorted from Australians in 2022. Individuals purporting to be psychics or clairvoyants will often prey on...
The PwC Scandal Exemplifies How the System Favours Corporates Over Citizens
Then federal treasurer Joe Hockey announced in May 2015, that as part of that year’s budget, the Abbott government would be implementing a package to combat multinational tax avoidance to prevent such entities from continuing with contrived arrangements to avoid paying...
