‘Trumpet of the Patriots’: Australian Politicians Seek to Capitalise on Trump’s Success
As expected, Australian politicians are seeking to emulate and capitalise on the success of Donald Trump in the United States – who secured a second term as President on the back of populist, nationalist rhetoric focused on targeting, belittling and...
Readily Accepting Sexual Assault Complaints Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
Seven people have been arrested after a police investigation into alleged fraudulent compensation claims for historical sexual abuse in New South Wales institutions including schools and correctional facilities. The scheme is alleged to have involved a number of ‘claim farmers’...
US President Attempts to Bully International Criminal Court into Submission
United States president Donald Trump is marketing his executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as necessary in the defence of its ally, Israel. The move, made just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit...
How Trump’s New Policies Will Harm Australia — and the World
Breaking records can sometimes be seen as innovative and exciting. However, in this case, Trump’s shattering of previously held number of executive actions initiated on the first day of his presidency is not thrilling or compelling for America’s future. Instead,...
NSW Report Suggests Rise in Violent Offending, After Decades of Decline
The latest report from the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) provides an overview of the crime trends reported by the NSW Police Computerised Operational Policing System, and is helpful in gaining an insight into the...
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...
