NSW Police Slammed for Domestic Violence Inaction
One woman each week is killed by her partner - and around 650 family violence matters occur each day around the nation. In recent times, our politicians and the media have highlighted the gravity of Australia’s domestic violence problem. Earlier...
Crime Commission Denies Child Terrorism Suspect Basic Protections
The NSW Crime Commission is an independent statutory body which aims to investigate serious criminal activity and obtain evidence which may lead to a prosecution. It has a wide range of powers - including the ability to summon persons of...
Anti-Islam Rally a Fizzer
Last weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the Cronulla Riots - an incident which involved “a drug- and alcohol-fuelled group of approximately 5,000 mostly young people, draped in Australian flags, gather[ing] at Cronulla Beach and carr[ying] out vicious assaults on...
Mental Health Experts to Accompany Police to Call-Outs
The criminal justice system struggles to effectively deal with the thousands suffering from mental health conditions that come before the courts each year. Around 50% of those in custody are diagnosed with a mental health condition, and around a quarter...
Revenge Porn to be Criminalised Across Australia
Less than six months after an inquiry into criminalising revenge porn in NSW, Federal Labor MPs have introduced a private member bill aimed at doing just that. Revenge porn is when one person, usually an aggrieved ex-partner, publishes sexually explicit...
Policemen Prey on Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Who would you call if you were a victim of unwelcome sexual contact? For most people, the first thing that springs to mind is: ‘The police.’ But what happens when the person who is making the advances is a senior...
Australia to Get National Crime Database
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is a Commonwealth body tasked with fighting organised crime in Australia. The body has recently proposed the creation of a National Criminal Database to give law enforcement agencies across Australia greater access to intelligence about...
Selfie with Stolen Echidna Gets Men into Strife
In August of this year, Tyson Paul Bother and a friend broke into Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in the Gold Coast and took an echidna named ‘Piggie’ after a few too many drinks. According to Mr Bother, they intended to steal...
Man Narrowly Escapes Prison for Assault at Newtown Pub
A man who assaulted a transgender woman at a Newtown pub has narrowly escaped prison time. Alexis Ozanne is one of two men charged with assaulting Stephanie McCarthy at a Newtown pub. He pleaded guilty to ‘affray’ and ‘assault occasioning...
ICAC Acts Illegally with “Breathtaking Arrogance”
2015 hasn’t been a great year for the Independent Commission Against Corruption - after losing a landmark case against prominent criminal lawyer Margaret Cunneen, the body found its powers curtailed. Now, a report by ICAC Commissioner David Levine, QC spells...
