Police Commissioner’s Flawed Justification for Mass Strip Searches
In response to escalating criticism of NSW police use of strip searches, and the completely deplorable revelations about how they’re being applied in the field, reigning police commissioner Mick Fuller came out swinging last week in support of his force’s...
The Law and Penalties for Leaving Children Unattended in Vehicles
A woman has been charged with murder after her one and two-year old daughters were found dead in a car, allegedly as a result of being exposed to extreme heat. It has been reported that police and paramedics responded to...
Suspicious Circumstances: Mark Mason Was Outnumbered When Fatally Shot
Gomeroi man Mark Mason was shot twice by a police officer, who was one of five surrounding and attempting to arrest him in a bedroom of a house located in the small north western NSW town of Collarenebri on 11...
Dumping and Punching: NSW Police Watchdog Investigates Brutality and Misconduct
In its Annual Report 2018-19, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) notes that over the last year it assessed 2,547 complaints about the NSW Police Force (NSWPF). However, due to a “challenging” budget, the oversight body was only able to...
Sexual Assault Investigation into Julian Assange Dropped
Swedish prosecutors have formally dropped their investigation into an allegation that Julian Assange sexually assaulted a woman in Stockholm ten years ago, conceding the evidence is too weak to support a prosecution. The allegations In 2010, Swedish prosecutors issued an...
Victims of Police Shooting to be Paid Over $2 Million
The Victorian Police force has agreed to a last minute multi-million dollar settlement with two people who were shot by officers at a party at a Melbourne nightclub. Eleventh hour settlement to avoid court The case was due to be...
The Great Dividing Range Between Morrison and the People
For the second week running, eastern Australia is burning. It isn’t even summer yet, but unprecedented fires are sweeping through NSW and Queensland. And these blazes have hit our state at a time of unparalleled drought and human caused water...
The Crime of Arson in New South Wales
Two people are dead, several remain missing and more than 150 homes have been destroyed in the past several weeks as bushfires have surged out of control along the Eastern Coast of Australia. With most of the country in severe...
The Offence of Refusing to Leave a Licensed Premises in NSW
The ‘rule of law’ dictates that everyone should be treated equally under the law, regardless of who they are, who they know and what position they hold. A senior police officer learnt this the hard way when, some time ago,...
Police Allegedly Shot Dead an Unarmed Teen
At around 7.15 pm on Saturday 9 November 2019, a Northern Territory constable allegedly gunned down an unarmed Warlpiri teenager. The incident occurred as two police officers entered the home of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in relation to claims he’d breached...
