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The media often depict people who use crystal methamphetamine (“ice”) as aggressive, erratic, violent criminals – responsible for the bulk of criminal offending across Australia. But in reality, this is a distorted picture of the real relationship between ice use...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Former Rugby League Star Charged with Drug Possession It’s not the first time he has found himself on the wrong side of the criminal law....

Former Manly Sea Eagles Player Brett Stewart has been arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited drug.  Northern Beaches Police have confirmed that Brett Stewart was arrested on suspicion if carrying cocaine in Manly on the Northern Beaches last...

The illegal strip-searching of children by police officers is an issue of great concern both here in Australia as well as overseas, with the degrading, humiliating and ineffective procedure having the potential to leave long-lasting psychological scars on some of...

Australia in 2017 saw the former NSW inspector of custodial services, John Paget, label the state government’s $3.8 billion retributive and deterrence-based prison expansion program, providing an additional 7000 prison beds, as an “ expensive failure of public policy in...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Misconceptions of Pseudolegal Preachers - Part 1: Understanding the Law Enjoying social benefits while avoiding legal obligations may seem enticing, but beware of those...

If you’ve recently consumed an illicit drug, you may be wondering how long you’ll need to wait before driving, or going to a workplace where you may be tested; or you may just be curious about how long it takes...

If you have been charged with a drug offence or your offending is related to drug-related issues, you may be able to avoid traditional criminal justice processes through caution or diversion schemes. Here’s what you need to know. Cannabis Cautioning...

In Part 1 of this three-part series, we looked at some of the misinformation regarding the source and scope of the law disseminated by pseudolegal preachers. In this second instalment, we’ll look at some of the most common legal arguments...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Political Prosecutions: Abusing the Justice Process for Political Advantage It’s happened to many, from Scotland’s first minister to Julian Assange – abusing the court process...