FIFA Scandal: Is Our Political System Corrupt?
Australia has recently been accused of corruption in a report by the FIFA ethics committee into the World Cup bid for 2022. The Committee alleges that Australian officials broke the rules around bids and ethics and tried to buy votes,...
Inexplicable Incompetence or Pure Stupidity? How Dennis got Disbarred
When retaining a lawyer to represent you in court, you’d expect them to fight hard to protect your rights - especially if they are charging you an arm and a leg to defend your innocence. The vast majority of lawyers...
Vigilante takes Sydney by Storm in a Spate of Citizens Arrests
A little while ago, we published a blog on citizens arrests - where it is legal for a non-law enforcement officer to arrest another person. We mentioned the man with a personal vendetta against Uber X, Russell Howarth who made...
Students Buying Assignments Online Could Face Fraud Charges
Thousands of students could potentially face investigations for potential fraud after an investigation by Fairfax media revealed many have been buying assignments online, and even paying other people to sit online tests for them. The assignments were bought through a...
Developments in the case of Freya Newman: A Need for Better Whistleblower Protections?
Earlier this year, 21 year old Freya Newman, an employee at the Whitehouse Institute of Design, was charged with accessing restricted data after she exposed the Institute’s grant of an allegedly secret $60,000 scholarship to the Prime Minister’s daughter, Tony...
Validity of Anti-Biker Laws Upheld by the High Court
The High Court recently dismissed a challenge to the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act, upholding its validity. The decision is the latest in a long running saga between the United Motorcycle Council and State governments. Governments have passed various pieces...
Recent Centrelink Fraud Cases
Fraudulently obtaining payments through Centrelink is a Commonwealth offence and can come with serious penalties. Like most other Commonwealth offences, all Centrelink fraud cases in Australia are prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP). Centrelink fraud can cover...
Police Make Breakthroughs in Unsolved Cases
While many of us might think of television police dramas when we hear the words cold case, there are many unsolved cases in police jurisdictions across Australia, just waiting for breakthroughs. When it comes to unsolved cases, things like developments...
Registered Sex Offender Caught By Virtual “Child”
Last month, a Brisbane man was convicted of a number of sexual offences after he was duped into performing a sex act in front of a computer-generated avatar of a 10-year-old girl. The fake child, known as Sweetie, was created...
Two Horses Die after Melbourne Cup – Is Horse Racing a Form of Animal Cruelty?
It’s been dubbed “the race that stops the nation”, but some say the better title is “the race that stops the nation for all the wrong reasons”. Around Australia last Tuesday, millions took part in the spectacle that is Melbourne...
