Stopping Violence Against LGBTI Youth
By Matthew Drogemuller The Victorian Royal Commission Into Family Violence handed down 1900 pages of recommendations on Wednesday, earning praise from many front-line organisations. The Commission, launched 13 months ago and headed by Justice Marcia Neave of the Victorian Supreme...
Protecting Your Home from Intruders
A great deal of media attention has surrounded a recent case, where a Newcastle home-occupier was charged with murder after allegedly confronting and killing an intruder. The case has left many wondering about their rights if someone illegally enters their...
Fining the Homeless for Begging
Here’s a shocking reality: in most States and Territories across Australia, it’s illegal to beg for money. Yes, you read that right - asking for help can lead to criminal penalties. Imagine being homeless, with nowhere to sleep and no...
Murder of Criminal Lawyer: Is the Mob Responsible?
The murder of a prominent criminal lawyer in Melbourne’ed down outside his Brunswick gelato shop last week, police reporting that a senior mafia figure was responsible for the ‘targetes inner north has raised concerns over the power of the Calabrian...
Pair Refused Bail on Charges of Financing Terrorism
A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were recently arrested in Guildford on charges of financing terrorism. Counter-terrorism police allege that the pair were involved in obtaining money to send overseas to assist ISIS. Police claim the 16-year-old schoolgirl has...
Political Correctness, Racial Profiling and Policing
Last weekend saw groups of young people rioting through the city of Melbourne, disrupting the city’s annual Moomba family festival. Melbourne police reported that the property damage and violence carried out towards festivalgoers was largely the work of the Apex...
2016 Census Change: Another Attack on Privacy
The 2016 Census is hardly a forum you’d expect to become a battleground for civil liberties, but this is precisely what is occurring due to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) unprecedented plan to retain personal data. On December 18...
Social Media: Helping Police to Crack Down on Centrelink Fraud
Australia has a relatively broad welfare system - with the federal government funding around $150 billion per year in benefits - a figure that is set to rise in coming years with our aging population. But not everyone plays by...
NSW’s Anti-Protest Package: Unconstitutional?
Australian legal bodies and human rights advocates warn that New South Wales’ controversial new anti-protest laws pander to the mining industry, stripping citizens of their rights and granting police excessive powers. The Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment...
Bullying to Become a Crime
Bullying comes in all shapes and sizes: from toxic employees forming chat groups to mock and disparage colleagues, to students forming pacts to ignore or gang up on others, to physical abuse. The question of how we should best deal...
