Political Prosecutions: Abusing the Justice Process for Political Advantage
The former first minister of Scotland’s devolved parliament was served papers which read, ‘Her Majesty’s advocate v Alexander Elliot Salmond’. It was a prosecution on 14 sexual offences alleged to have occurred whilst Mr Salmond, the former leader of the...
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and the United Kingdom: Part 1
It has been said that ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’, and perhaps the organisations which best establish the truth of this maxim are police forces and services, wherever they may be. This article seeks to set out how the corrupt activities...
Social Media Influencers Under Investigation for Fraud
Australia’s securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, or ASIC, is investigating more than 100 ‘influential’ social media accounts over reports of misleading and false advertising that has cost those who buy in millions, and could amount to the...
Deportations to Continue Under Albanese’s Modest 501 Migration Reforms
The Albanese government has announced coming changes to the nation’s immigration deportation scheme that were first spruiked last July. The current laws have seen thousands of noncitizens expelled since 2015, with the largest cohort having been New Zealand-born people. The government,...
Government Talks Loud But Does Little to Bring Julian Home
Many aspects of the ongoing detainment of Julian Assange in London’s notorious Belmarsh Prison at the behest of the White House, as it continues to seek the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the US, have been criticised as measures that undermine...
The Offence of Involuntary Manslaughter Under New South Wales Law
Hollywood movie star Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the upcoming movie Rust. Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fired a pistol during rehearsals believing the weapon to...
The Criminal Offence of Human Trafficking
Right from under the noses of the British Home Office, hundreds of child refugees, seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, are being abducted and trafficked for all sorts of reasons. The British Home Office has been repeatedly cautioned by a...
Sydney Calls Out Apartheid Israel in the Wake of the Jenin Massacre
Hundreds gathered before Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday evening in a show of solidarity with Palestinian people living in their occupied homelands, after they’ve suffered through some of the deadliest events and days in recent memory at the hands of Israeli...
Onshore Immigration Detention Centres are Rife With Abuses, Ombudsman Finds
During disturbances at Christmas Island’s North West Point Immigration Detention Centre early last year, staff were found to have engaged in using fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment upon detainees. This use was unauthorised but appeared to be planned and...
What is the Difference Between First, Second and Third Degree Murder?
Unlawful killings in Australia are divided into two broad categories: Murder, which is a person kills another with the intention to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm, or with reckless indifference to human life, or during or immediately after the...
