Local Court Magistrates to Be Given the Title of Judges in New South Wales
The legal system in Australia is often been out of touch with modern society. And, perhaps, calling Local Court magistrates ‘Your Worship’ - which was the case until 2004 - was a reflection of this. In an attempt at that...
The Israeli Soccer Fan BS Highlights the Dangers of Proposed Misinformation Laws
Albanese’s draconian misinformation legislation passed through the lower house of federal parliament last Thursday, and it was followed later that evening by the Amsterdam Israeli soccer fan fiasco that saw aggressive followers of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv, provoking Netherland...
McBride’s Appeal Is in Jeopardy, as the Respected Lawyer Needs Finances to Fund It
For his troubles in having exposed the lawless nature of the Australian war effort in Afghanistan mid-last decade, which led to the unchecked perpetration of alleged war crimes by Australian special forces officers, ADF whistleblower David McBride is currently serving...
Trump’s Mission to Strip LBGTQIA+ Rights, And How It Could Impact on Australia
It seemed outrageous for Trump to be elected as President in 2016 when he was up Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, a person many saw as an inclusive candidate with a clear vision for the future, and the policies to go...
False Accusations and Wrongful Convictions: How Lives Can So Easily Be Ruined
The mainstream media is in the habit of assuming guilt upon suspicion, let alone charge: that a person suspected of a criminal offence is likely to be guilty and, if charged by police, must be guilty - that where there’s...
Hazing Allegations Spur Calls for Discrete Criminal Offence
Recent allegations of hazing at the University of Sydney’s St. Paul’s College, where students allegedly gagged a fellow student with a sex toy during a mock trial, has sent shockwaves across the community and sparked fresh calls for legal reforms,...
The Offence of Bribing a Foreign Public Official
The Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)(‘the Act’) is a piece of legislation that applies across Australia and contains offences relating to a wide range of criminal conduct. Many of those offences relate to offences committed overseas, as well as cross-national...
Australia Assists United States to Attack Houthis in Yemen
Australia provided assistance to the United States in carrying out its 17 October 2024 attack against Houthi positions in Yemen. And it’s now apparent that ever-increasing US force posture on this continent, which is usually considered to be in aid...
Making “Australia a Global Nuclear Waste Dump”: Senator Shoebridge on Labor’s Latest Betrayal
In passing the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024 on Thursday last week, the Albanese government quietly got a proposition over the line in this country that had been resisted for decades and that was in the passing of...
Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders in New South Wales
On 24 September 2024, the Crimes (Domestic ad Personal Violence) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 was passed by both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament, amending the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (‘the Act’) to, among other...
