Should a Special Licence Be Required to Drive an ‘Ultra High-Powered Vehicle’?
On 1 December 2024, holders of South Australian driver’s licences were required to hold a special U-class licence for vehicles classed as ‘ultra high-powered vehicles’ (or UHPVs). Failing to hold such a licence when driving an UHPV amounts to a...
NSW Fails to Embrace Harm Minimisation, Preferring to Continue the Futile War on Drugs
This week’s New South Wales Drug Summit gave many people hope that our state would finally move away from the failed war on drugs and embrace drug minimisation measures such as decriminalisation and pill testing. But drug law reform experts...
Police Officer Sent to Prison for Falsifying Evidence
A police officer has been sentenced to imprisonment for fabricating evidence against a woman during an investigation into drug offences. 37-year old former police detective Jye Symes pleaded guilty to one count of misconduct in public offence after falsely claiming...
Should the Use of Generative AI Be Permitted to Produce Court Documents?
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been all the rage in recent years - used in everything from photos, to videos, to internet and intra-website search, to document generation and even internet scams. In fact, the leading supplier of AI software...
NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Manslaughter Over Killing of Great-Grandmother
34-year old New South Wales police officer, Kristian White, has been found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the Supreme Court of New South Wales for discharging his taser and thereby causing the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland at...
NSW Government to Revoke and Refund Remaining 23,000 COVID-19 Fines
The NSW government will revoke and repay over 23,000 fines issued during COVID-19 after garnering new and eye-opening legal advice that has changed its outlook on penalty notices. Several tens of thousands of fines for allegedly failing to comply with...
Criminal Offences of Injuring or Killing Australian Citizens or Residents Overseas
Six tourists including two young Australian women, both aged 19-years, are now deceased as a result of a mass poisoning in a popular South-East Asian holiday destination in Laos, after consuming drinks that are believed to have contained methanol. The...
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...
Sexual Abuse Charges Against Alan Jones Follow a Legacy of Racism and Misogyny
Former broadcaster Alan Jones is no stranger to controversy. His career as morning radio show host of 2GB has spanned 18 years, from 2002 to 2020, during which he caused enormous controversy, often levelling misogynistic and racist insults, as well...
Human Trafficking Offences in Australia: More Common Than Some May Think
In September 2014, a 52-year old Victorian father travelled with his wife and children to Sudan ostensibly for a holiday, before taking his wife’s passport and returning to Australia with the couple’s children but without her. He then took steps...
