Murderer Asks Court for a Release Date
Kevin Crump was sentenced to life imprisonment for the horrific rape and murder of Virginia Morse and Ian Lamb in 1973, with a recommendation that he ‘never be released’. He has been behind bars for the past 42 years -...
Senator says: “All Cops Are Bastards”
Senator David Leyonhjelm has faced criticism for telling the media on Tuesday that: “There is a saying amongst [soccer fans] that all cops are bastards. The cops have earned that label, they have to un-earn it.” The comments have outraged...
Queensland’s First ‘Training Prison’ to Open in 2016
Recent years have seen an increased focus on sending people to prison as punishment, rather than for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the steep rise in prison rates means that more often than not, inmates are unable to access the limited support and...
Police to Pay Costs After Assaulting Man Over Dinosaur
We recently penned a blog about removalist Rickey Caton, who was assaulted and then charged by police after he jokingly showed two officers a toy dinosaur during a roadside stop. But it seems the joke is now on the police...
Man Charged Over Offensive Facebook Posts
The digital age has given our generation a range of benefits - it is easier than ever to gather information and views about almost any topic, to share data and, of course, to find and communicate with people around the...
Police Fatally Shoot 11-Month Old Dog: ‘Justice for Hulk’
On 10 October, police paid a visit to the home of 23-year-old Daniel Still following claims that he had threatened people at Lake Macquarie. When they arrived, Mr Still’s dog, 11-month-old Hulk, defended his territory and allegedly attacked the officer...
Police Officer Keeps Job After Abusing Aboriginal Man
Earlier this week, we published a blog about a police officer who was suspended on full pay but kept his job after being found guilty of stalking and harassing a woman. Sadly, it appears that some police officers feel that...
Police Taser Man then Delete the Footage
Extra police powers introduced in 2013 allow Queensland officers to stop, detain and search a person without a warrant for “anything that may provide evidence of the commission of an offence” if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that the person...
Trial Delayed Due to Failure to Produce Evidence
A NSW Supreme Court Judge has slammed prosecutors for serving evidence upon Sulayman Khalid’s criminal defence lawyers just two weeks before the scheduled trial date. 20-year-old Khalid is alleged to have “intentionally possessed documents, knowingly connected with the preparation for...
New Laws Claim to Make it Easier for Children to Testify
Testifying in sexual assault cases can be a difficult and confronting experience - especially for children. But the NSW government aims to make the process less traumatic by trialling new ‘Children’s Champions’ in the Downing Centre and Newcastle District Courts...
