Court Overturns Jury’s Decision and Releases Convicted Murderer
Sydney man Moustapha Dib was convicted of murder in 2012 and sentenced to at least 30 years in prison; but he walked free from Goulburn jail on Monday after serving just over three years behind bars. Dib had previously been...
Barrister Cleared of Murder Gets Life Back on Track
Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney once made a living prosecuting criminal cases - but in an ironic twist of fate, the former Crown prosecutor was charged with his wife’s murder in 2010. Corryn Rayney’s body was found in a shallow grave...
Australia’s Most Famous Bank Robbery
Bank robberies and dramatic ‘hold-ups’ make for gripping movie plots - but to what extent does this mirror real life? Just last week, a botched bank robbery took place in Sydney’s CBD, right in front of visiting celebrity Kelly Osborne,...
Lawyers Must Fight for Human Rights
NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst spoke at the Law Society’s Opening of the Law Term dinner this month, raising concerns about the withering-away our most fundamental legal safeguards and protections. In response to a recent inquiry by the Australian Law...
Newspaper: It’s Time to Legalise and Regulate Cannabis
The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper providing expert economic analysis. One of the its stated aims is to “take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.” In...
Magistrate ‘Unimpressed’ by Police Ignorance of the Law
When police arrested and fined 27-year-old Sydney drag queen Aaron Manahan - AKA ‘Aaron Manhattan’ - for urinating in public, he decided to make light of the situation by playing what he thought would be a harmless prank. The day...
Iron Boy Saves Sydney!
Evil forces have been causing havoc in Sydney – but they have met their match with the NSW Police Force’s new secret weapon. At around 9am on Thursday morning, nine-year-old Domenic Pace received a call from senior police requesting his...
Stealing Wildlife is No Laughing Matter
WA Police were surprised by an unusual visitor at Kensington Police Station over the weekend. A critically endangered radiated tortoise was left inside a backpack at the station. Police later discovered the tortoise, who was showing signs of distress, had...
Law School to Introduce Admission Test
Law is one of the most difficult degrees to get into; with most law schools accepting only the best and brightest students from across the nation. Traditionally, entry into a law degree has been based on a school leaver’s Australian...
Amnesty Calls for Independent Review of Alleged Police Brutality
Imagine this: five police officers burst through the door of your home one night. They grab your 16-year-old son, claiming he is being arrested for domestic violence. Not only do they tackle the boy, they enter your 17-year-old daughter’s room...
