Wannabe Bieber Law Lecturer Charged with Child Sex Offences
A Queensland law lecturer who allegedly posed online as Justin Bieber has been charged with more than 900 child sex offences. Gordon Douglas Chalmers, a lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology, is accused of using multiple social media platforms...
Police Want Lockout Laws Across the State
The NSW lockout laws were hailed a success at the end of last year, with data suggesting the clamp-down on bars and nightclubs has reduced violence in the city centre and Kings Cross precinct by as much as 40%. However,...
Would You Mentor a Female Prisoner?
We have a problem in New South Wales – our female prison population has doubled over the past decade. Overcrowding in our correctional facilities is a major problem, along with the constant strain on our legal system. The latest figures...
Lack of Post-Release Support Leads to Indigenous Deaths and Re-offending
When it comes to the prison population in Australia, the Indigenous are heavily over-represented. As of 30 June 2015, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people comprised 9,885 out of 35,845 people incarcerated in Australian correctional facilities. Australia’s First Peoples make up 3...
Eight Rounds in Eight Seconds: the Adler Is Coming to Australia
Date published: 7 March 2017 The Australian federal, state and territory governments have amended the National Firearms Agreement (NFA), but haven’t announced it to the public. Instead they recently posted the 2017 agreement on the attorney-general’s website. Neither George Brandis nor Australian justice...
Queensland Police Reforms Labelled a Failure
Since the Queensland Police Force (QPS) announced a massive restructure in 2013, complaints against police and crime rates have risen by almost 10%. Surfers Paradise - also known as ‘The Glitter Strip’ - has seen a 17 per cent spike...
Aboriginal Resistance is Mounting: An Interview with FIRE’s Laura Lyons
Over recent years, there’s been a resurgence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance movements. Localised Indigenous groups have reached out to others across the country, forming a network united under the common causes of treaty, sovereignty and decolonisation. This unity could...
State of Origin Star Sues NRL Over Head Injuries
Former NSW State of Origin winger James McManus is taking legal action against the Newcastle Knights over the club’s handling of his concussions, in a landmark case that could have significant ramifications for Australian sport. McManus played 166 NRL games...
The Poor Are Criminalised, While the Crimes of the Rich Are Overlooked
The world’s eight richest people have accumulated more wealth than the poorest four billion, a recently released Oxfam report reveals. And since 2015, the richest 1 percent has owned more than the rest of the world’s 99 percent. The gap between rich...
Government Pays Prisoner $100k to Settle Lawsuit
A convicted drug supplier has been awarded $100,000 in an out-of-court settlement after commencing civil proceedings against the South Australian government on the basis that his diabetes worsened while in prison. Original court documents show that Bruno Tassone claimed more...
