The War Between Google and the ACCC: What Does it Mean for Users?
A high profile online campaign has drawn the battle lines between Google and the Australian consumer watchdog (the ACCC), over proposed new laws which would require Google to share its advertising revenue with news outlets. Earlier this week Google began...
Drug Importation in Australia
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF) and New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) issued a joint media release this morning to report the seizure of ‘hundreds of kilograms of border controlled drugs’ from a vessel off the Newcastle...
Parramatta Local Court Reports Positive COVID-19 Case
It has been reported that a contractor who last worked in Parramatta Local Court on 12 August 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus. The Department of Communities and Justice New South Wales (DCJ) has called on anyone who attended the...
Beware of COVID-19 Scams
Aussies have been defrauded of millions of dollars since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, with Scamwatch reporting a significant escalation in scam operations over the past few months, including phishing for personal information, online shopping, and superannuation scams. According...
Police Shoot Through Car Window of Man Who Allegedly Ignored Curfew
Victoria Police has launched an internal investigation over an incident during which an officer discharged a firearm through a car window in Melbourne. Police allege the Public Order Response Team approached the 64-year old driver after he pulled into a...
NSW Greens Push for Laws to Prevent Discrimination Against Sex Workers
NSW became the first jurisdiction on the planet to decriminalise sex work back in 1995. And since that time, the local industry has been lauded around the globe as a best practice model that upholds the rights of workers, promotes...
NSW Police Officer Loses Appeal Against Conviction for Sexual Touching
A sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force with 25 years of experience has lost a District Court Appeal against his conviction for sexual touching. District Court Judge, Jennie Girdhan, has thrown out the appeal by Sergeant Ronald Tarlington,...
Assault Offences in New South Wales
Police are searching for five men who are alleged to have assaulted a 71-year old man on the street at St Johns Road in Bradbury, south of Campbelltown, at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, 11 August 2020. It is alleged the...
The Offence of Robbery While Armed or In Company in New South Wales
It has been reported that shortly before 10pm on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, three men entered a licensed premises on Woodville Road in Villawood armed with two machetes and a sawn-off shotgun. The trio are alleged to have approached a...
Promises Made, Unkept: Lanz Priestley on Martin Place Tent City Three Years On
Three years ago, Tuesday, the organisers of the Martin Place Tent City dismantled the setup, which had provided rough sleepers, and those in need in Sydney’s CBD, with free meals and a safe space to sleep between mid-December 2016 until...
