What Happens If I Don’t Pay a Fine?
Sheriffs have attended cancer conwoman Belle Gibson’s home after the court issued an order in an effort to recoup fines of more than $500,000. This is the second time the Victorian sheriff’s office has executed a warrant on Ms Gibson’s...
When Can a Child’s Case be Hearing in an Adult Court in New South Wales?
Barney Wakes-Miller parents have been campaigning tirelessly for modifications to cars and changes to road rules, since he was killed in a car accident in July last year. His 17 year old friend, a P-plater, is accused to have been...
What is Unconscionable Conduct in Australia?
Telstra has been ordered to pay a $50 million penalty for selling postpaid mobile phone contracts to more than 100 customers who couldn’t understand the contracts, or pay for the plans. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Australia’s largest...
New Government Laws Permit Indefinite Detention and Reversal of Refugee Status
In introducing the Coalition’s latest piece of migration law reform, current immigration minister Alex Hawke noted the changes clarify that the removal power in the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) doesn’t require the return of refugees to their country of...
The Offence of Having Custody of a Knife in a Public Place or School
The New South Wales Government is currently reviewing a legal exception which allowed a New South Wales teenager to be carrying a knife, which he allegedly used to stab a fellow student at a Sydney High School. Under section 11C...
Inmates Continue to Be Denied Medicare: An Interview With NSPTRP’s Connie Georgatos
Australian state and territory governments love to invest in building further prison capacity, but they tend to draw the line at funding adequate on-site healthcare for prisoners. This means that those being denied their liberty at order of the courts,...
Australia Is Complicit in Israel’s Atrocity Crimes: An Interview With ACIJ’s Rawan Arraf
As the violence in Palestine-Israel continues to escalate, so too does the mainstream media’s focus on the rockets Hamas is launching out of Gaza, despite their impact being dwarfed by the force of the sophisticated weaponry being unleashed upon civilians...
The International Crime of Genocide Continues to Be Perpetrated Globally
“I do want to wish Eid Mubarak to millions of Muslims across the world,” said Australian Greens Senator Dr Mehreen Faruqi, as she addressed those gathered at the Sydney Free Palestine rally on 15 May. “But I do so with...
What is an Unlawful Detention?
As information continues to emerge about the recent alleged kidnapping of former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill, many people are still coming to terms with the chilling details. Mr MacGill alleges he was kidnapped on 14 April 2021, driven to...
What is a Sentencing Discount in New South Wales?
22 year old Sydney man Mert Ney has been sentenced to a full term of 44 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 33 years, after pleading guilty to murdering 24 year old sex worker Michaela Dunn before running...
