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...
Proposed Misinformation and Disinformation Laws: A Mechanism to Suppress Dissent
The major parties have pulled out all stops in marketing proposed laws framed at combatting misinformation and disinformation, and that singular narrative has, for the most part, been adopted by a mainstream media increasingly content to take the path of...
Prohibiting Under 16s From Using Social Media: A Futile Response to Far Deeper Issues
The Australian Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation into Parliament with a view to achieving what seems to be the impossible – prohibiting those under the age of 16 years from accessing social media platforms. And while the populist...
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...
Australia Under Trump: Will We Continue to Be the Lapdog of the United States?
Australia has maintained strong ties with the United States for generations – a relationship deeply rooted in our shared Anglo-Celtic heritage, predominantly Christian belief system and history of colonialism. And despite our former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating’s push for...
The Potential Impact of Trump’s Election on Civil Liberties in the US and Abroad
It may have seemed far-fetched in 2016 that a demonstrably misogynist, racist, and sexist man who defrauded and destroyed many in the past during his failed business ventures, many of which ended up in bankruptcy, to be voted as the...
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...
Report Recommends Digital Tracking of Police Firearms, But Bigger Issues are at Play
The New South Wales Police Force conducted an internal review earlier this year after the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by police constable Beau Lamarre-Condon in the inner-city suburb of Paddington, by use of a police-issued firearm....
Horrific Australian Crimes: Massacres, Serial Killings and Persistent Child Sexual Assault
Australia is no stranger to unimaginable crimes, despite our relatively small population. Indeed, our lucky country has been the scene of some of the world’s most horrific criminal offences - crimes that have attracted worldwide attention and, for those who...
Infamous Crimes on Halloween: Death Destruction and Disaster on a Dark Day
Halloween is a United States-inspired tradition when kids dress up, go trick-or-treating with their friends, and get as much candy as possible. But, over the years, Halloween has slowly morphed into something darker. Not only does crime spike during this...
