Former police officer accuses force of failing to investigate police brutality
Former police officer Paul Gibbons is taking matters into his own hands after his complaints of police brutality fell on deaf ears. Mr Gibbons was arrested and manhandled by Gold Coast Police in the lobby of an apartment building where...
Police Raid Newcastle Medical Marijuana Dispensary
As the use of medical marijuana is fast becoming accepted across Australia, NSW police raided a medicinal cannabis growing dispensary in Newcastle. Last Thursday, 215 plants were seized from a hydroponic operation run by a local group called the Church...
Is Extra Police the Answer to Crime?
In a continuation of the Victorian government’s increasingly tough on crime stance, state premier Daniel Andrews announced on Sunday that his party would be boosting police numbers by 20 percent over the next four years. The $2 billion plan will...
Take Off Your Veil or You Won’t be Heard, Judge Orders
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim Three weeks of court time was set aside to hear a case brought by Moutia Elzehad against the NSW Police Force for allegedly assaulting her in 2014 during a terrorism related raid. Mrs Elzehad...
Employee Defeats Robbers with Frogs
Police are calling for assistance after a trio of armed robbers in Aberdare, near Cessnock, had their plans foiled by flying packs of red frogs. The would-be thieves learnt the hard way that crime doesn’t pay, when a quick thinking...
Queensland May Finally Abolish Gay Panic Defence
After years of petitioning, the Queensland government has finally introduced a bill to abolish the antiquated gay panic defence. The state’s attorney-general Yvette D’Ath presented the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2016 to parliament on Wednesday. Officially known as the homosexual advancement...
Sydney Lawyer ‘Struck Off’ for Stealing Client’s Money
Another NSW lawyer has been struck off for engaging in professional misconduct. This time it was Mr Thai Le Huu Nguyen. The Civil and Administrative Tribunal found him guilty on November 18 this year, for conduct it deemed to be...
Not Guilty of Fraud After Overdrawing $2 Million
Luke Brett Moore’s Facebook status simply reads: “NOT GUILTY. (:” Earlier this week, the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) overturned the fraud conviction against him and he now hopes to get on with his life. But it was a...
Returning to Work after Cancer: An Interview with Professor Bogda Koczwara
In the past, the C word was something people didn’t like to discuss in polite company. However, with increasingly better treatments becoming available, cancer no longer necessarily marks the end of a person’s life. This year, the number of Australians...
Police Taser 12-Year Old Boy in the Back
Northern Territory police have come under fire for using a taser on a 12-year old boy, and for their use of tasers on children generally. The Incident The NT Ombudsman has requested a briefing from police after they tasered the...
