Complainant’s History of False Sexual Assault Allegations is Inadmissible
In a recent decision, a five judge bench of the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) ruled that legislation which prevents criminal defence lawyers from asking questions to complainants in sexual assault cases about their sexual history extends...
Australia Gives the Nod to Israeli Expansion in Occupied Palestine
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated on 30 June that his country’s newly established coalition government will be pressing ahead with plans to annex up to 30 percent of the occupied West Bank, despite missing the original 1 July commencement...
NSW Police Detectives Accused of Illegally Manufacturing Prohibited Drugs
Detectives from the NSW Drug Squad were raided early last week, according to News Corp. This was in relation to allegations that members of the squad had formed their own drug syndicate, which was manufacturing illicit substances to use to...
Criminal Law Barristers Quit Legal Profession in Droves
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt far and wide across Australia, despite the fact that many businesses and industries are now open. One profession particularly hard hit has been – criminal law. At the start of...
Australia: Moving Toward a Cashless Society
Within days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia most shops began eschewing cash, with a preference for cards. And here’s the thing – most Aussies quickly complied. Recently, banking experts have said that over the 12 weeks or so that...
When It Comes to Punishing Refugees, Dutton Is the New Morrison
After refusing to make a decision on an Iranian asylum seeker’s visa application for the past 20 months, home affairs minister Peter Dutton decided to reject the claim last Friday morning. The foreign national had been waiting for a final...
Mental Health Laws Are Set to Change In NSW
Key aspects of NSW forensic mental health laws are set to change in 2021 following the passage of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Bill 2020 (NSW) last month. The changes will clarify principles involved in key forensic...
Intentionally or Recklessly Destroying or Damaging Property in NSW
It has been reported that at 1.25am on 7 July 2020, a report was received by NSW emergency services that a fire was engulfing a barber shop in Burwood, in Sydney’s inner western suburbs. According to the report, a silver...
Victorian / NSW Border Closure: An Outline of the Rules
The New South Wales / Victorian border closed today, after hundreds of Victorians continue to be infected with COVID-19. For those living on or near the border, with work commitments, friends and family on the other side, there is a...
Reignited Calls for a Dubbo Rehabilitation Centre, Reflect a Wider Regional Issue
Dubbo Country Labor Deputy Mayor Stephen Lawrence has reinvigorated calls for the establishment of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the central western NSW town he represents, signalling an issue that’s symptomatic of many regional and rural areas in...
