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The “elephant in the room” at attorney general Mark Dreyfus’ press freedoms roundtable this Monday is going to be Julian Assange, as any discussion on countering the erosion of local media protections will be left wanting without addressing his plight, the Assange...

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...

Private browsing mode, also known as incognito mode, is a way to surf the web without your activity being recorded in your browsing history. However, private browsing isn’t as “private” as you may think it is. Here’s why. How does...

In the TV-show Dexter, the titular character leads a double life as both a forensic scientist and a serial killer.  Dexter’s unique forensic speciality is bloodstain pattern analysis, which is an attempt to help in the reconstruction of violent crimes...

The Albanese government quietly released 100-odd noncitizen detainees from immigration detention over Christmas-New Year 2022, with no official reason as to why. Instead, it was left to advocates to explain to the media that the move was connected to a recent court...

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,...

At around 9.20pm on Saturday 16 July 2022, a 31-year old man allegedly climbed to the rooftop of a packed Sydney Cricket Ground during a Wallabies test match and appeared to relieve himself . Shortly thereafter, police arrested the man...

In less than a fortnight, Sydney city will be awash with hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe, as WorldPride 2023 kicks off, with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras incorporated into the international event this year. So,...

A lot of legal jargon is outdated, confusing, unnecessary and even counter-productive to ensuring the law is comprehensible to all people - whether represented by a lawyer or self-represented - and that access to justice is fair, regardless of whether...

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme: The Right to Know or an Unjustified Intrusion on Privacy? The scheme would enable anyone to quickly ascertain whether someone has...