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Sydney pizza shop worker Ricardo Audish has been remanded in custody after a New South Wales District Court jury returned verdicts of guilty in just two hours for three counts of aggravated sexual assault. Mr Audish’s bail was refused despite...

“The war on drugs has failed” is a common catchphrase these days. Ever-increasing numbers within the community are coming to realise that the great edifice of heavily enforced drug prohibition is more destructive on a societal and individual level than...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Scott Morrison “Very Upset” About Alleged Sexual Assaults in Parliament Three women have now come forward alleging the man sexually assaulted them. Click here to...

Driving under the combined influence of alcohol and other drugs has long been understood to compound the dangers of impaired driving. A drink and drug driving incident involving the roadside deaths of four children in the Sydney suburb of Oatlands...

ACT Labor MLA Michael Pettersson has yet again set his sights on reforming the Canberra community. This time it’s in the form of just introduced legislation that would see the decriminalisation of the personal possession and use of illicit substances...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: When Does Conduct Relating to Prostitution Become a Crime? Police allege the defendants forced young women into sexual servitude, drugged and tattooed them with marks...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW DPP Prosecuting Guidelines Part 2: Prosecution’s Duty of Disclosure, Immunities, Informants, Victims of Crime and Vulnerable Witnesses An outline of prosecution policies relating to...

Led by the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT, Fair Treatment has been calling on the jurisdictions of NSW and the ACT to decriminalise drug use and personal possession since late 2018. This health-based campaign has the backing of over 60...

The Australian response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the most part has been successful and a very welcome change as science and public health advice is given its due prominence in such health policy decisions. The need for greater investment...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Government’s Plan to Criminalise Cash Payments Has Been Defeated Scott Morrison’s proposal to create four criminal offences involving the use of cash payments has been...