NSW Premier Cuts Regulations for The Star Casino
There are fears the NSW government’s changes to casino regulations will open the floodgates to organised crime. A total of 19 out of 20 independent inspectors and auditors have accepted voluntary redundancy following the creation of ‘Liquor and Gaming NSW’,...
Another High-Speed Pursuit for Minor Offence Ends in Disaster
NSW Police Minister Tony Grant continues to deny there is a problem with our state’s current pursuit policy, after a 15-year-old boy sustained serious head injuries as a result of a high-speed police chase. The boy crashed into an oncoming...
Male Barristers Earn More than Double their Female Colleagues
Several weeks ago, the media was alive with stories about gender inequity in the workplace. It’s a debate that surfaces often - and almost always around International Women’s Day. There’s also a lot of rhetoric floating around, such as females...
Do I Look Good in This? Man Sentenced for Stealing Barristers’ Outfit
The CCTV footage shows a man dressed as a barrister walking along the corridors of Geelong Magistrates Court, which would not normally cause any concern. But the problem is, it is the middle of the night, and the man in...
Gold Coast Cops No Longer Allowed to Patrol in Groups
For many years, officers patrolled Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in groups of four or more, but a new ‘anti-violence initiative’ means many are now walking the beat in pairs. The move has officers claiming they are fearful for...
NSW Government Slashes ICAC Funding While Being Investigated
NSW corruption watchdog ICAC will be forced to reduce staff numbers after the State Government announced funding cuts of 9.5% for the next financial year. ICAC commissioner Megan Latham says the decision has created a “funding crisis”, announcing that the...
Police Officer Imprisoned for Domestic Violence
Shaun Perry stared at his estranged wife and children as he learned he would spend more than two-and-a-half years behind bars for offences including spitting in his wife’s face, pulling her hair, and assaulting her with a weapon. Perry, a...
The Footage Police Fought to Keep Hidden
It’s the CCTV footage the Victorian Police Association fought to prevent the public from seeing: police officers dousing a woman with pepper spray, forcibly dragging her along the floor of the police station, standing on her legs and kicking her...
Lawyer Ordered to Pay Police Officer $150,000 for Online Accusations
Sergeant Colin Dods says he thinks about the shooting of Tyler Cassidy every day, and that the dates of the young man’s birth and death are ‘seared’ into his mind. Officer Dods has been awarded $150,000 in damages, after a jury...
Electronic Frontiers Australia: An Exclusive Interview with Jon Lawrence
Since its establishment, Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has been one of the more influential, if not obscure, lobby groups in Australia. Founded in 1994, it’s been leading the burgeoning movement to secure what we now call “digital rights”, campaigning for...
