NSW Police Officer Charged Over Jai Kalani Wright’s Death in Custody
The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announced on Monday, that the NSW police officer who fatally swung an unmarked police car out in front of a trail bike that 16-year-old Jai Kalani Wright was riding has been charged over...
The Criminal Offence of Hindering an Investigation in NSW
A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, which resulted in the death of a mother and her...
When It Comes to Kneejerk Criminal Law Enactment, Antisemitism Is the New Terrorism
Following the 2001 9/11 attacks in New York City, the Australian government, like many others, embarked on a terror law enacting bonanza. And because our nation, unlike any other western democracies, is devoid of federal rights protections, our terror laws...
Historical Sexual Assaults: Women Cannot Be Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Boys
In a decision which shows just how far sexual offence laws have changed over the decades, the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) recently found that a female teacher prosecuted over...
Can Sexual Offenders Be Subjected to Chemical Castration in New South Wales?
It has been reported that a South Australian man convicted of sexual assault has been released from prison ro home detention after agreeing to take “libido suppressing drugs”. Troy James Power, 45, was convicted of the offence in 2008 and...
Senator Thorpe Introduces Bill to Facilitate the Prosecution of Genocide Domestically
Right now, those opposing the Albanese government’s support of Israel in its military assault on the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in the 41 kilometre long and at its widest 12 kilometre wide walled-in Gaza Strip, are discussing the potential for...
The Laws Relating to Joint Criminal Enterprise in Australia
The doctrine of ‘joint criminal enterprise’ – also known as complicity or acting with a common purpose – provides that a person may be found guilty of a criminal offence in certain circumstances, even if they did not physically participate...
The Hickey Family Continue to Demand Justice for TJ, 20 Years On
Protesters gathered at TJ Hickey Park at Waterloo Green amongst the public housing towers on 14 February, to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of a 17-year-old Gomeroi boy, whose name the park now bears, as he lost his life...
NSW Government is Fine with Placing Young Lives at Risk This Mardi Gras
The use of condoms and greater access to them was a prominent issue in 1980s Australia, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic was worsening, as was the need for clean needles and syringes for people who inject drugs, which again had the aim of...
Is Doxxing a Criminal Offence In Australia?
The Albanese government is proposing a new criminal offences for ‘doxxing’, after chat logs of a pro-Israeli WhatsApp group in Australia were released online last week. The details were leaked by pro-Palestinian activists who were documenting the involvement of prominent...
