Maccas Sues Former CEO Over Alleged Sexual Relationships with Employees
Eyebrows were raised late last year when Maccas fired it’s United States CEO Steve Easterbrook for having a consensual sexual relationship with an employee, despite the fact it was in breach of the company’s policy. Now, the fast-food chain has...
COVID-19: The Inadvertent Champion of the Police State
The first wave of COVID-19 brought enhanced powers for the NSW Police Force. And with the provisions of the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) that came into play, along with their accompanying public health orders, officers responsible for keeping people...
Three Charged Over Alleged COVID-19 Superannuation Scam
Three women from Queensland have been charged after allegedly attempting to access other people’s superannuation. Police allege the women submitted false claims to gain early access to other people’s superannuation, and charged them with a range of offences including: Conspiring...
Dutton Vows to Punish Asylum Seekers, By Reopening Christmas Island
Dutton is yet again gunning to punish. And as the international borders are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the home affairs minister hasn’t been able to wield his fist in the air of late, as he orders the deportation...
NSW Police Officers Charged with Sexually Assaulting and Filming Schoolgirl
They take an oath to uphold the law and protect the community; a community that pays over $3 billion every year in New South Wales alone for their service. But, there are dozens of examples of police officers who have...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
We’ve heard about the anti-maskers threatening retail workers and about the woman who assaulted a police officer. We read about people lying to police to get across interstate borders and about the people who’ve tested positive to Covid-19 flouting social...
Public Health Orders and the Requirement to Wear a Mask
A 38-year old woman has been accused of assaulting a Victorian police officer after an interaction over her alleged refusal to wear a mask. According to police, a female officer approached the woman at a Shopping Centre earlier this week...
State Governments Collect Millions in COVID Fines
State Governments have been benefitting nicely from public health reforms imposed to deal with Covid-19, with millions collected in fines and penalties since March. According to recently released figures, more than $5.2 million has been collected nationwide since pandemic laws...
Gathering “for a Common Purpose”: Fuller’s New Anti-Protest Tactic
After NSW police ordered those gathered at the 28 July Black Lives Matter rally to disburse from Sydney’s Domain or face arrest, a number of protesters converged momentarily on the side of the road out the front of the NSW...
Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Appeals Sentence
The Queensland Police Officer who leaked a domestic violence victim’s contact information to her former abusive partner has appealed his sentence. The case involving Queensland police officer Neil Punchard and domestic violence victim Julie (not her real name) has dominated...
