New Laws Will See Federal Politicians Punished for Poor Conduct
Many of us may be feeling the fatigue in the face of the ongoing Brittany Higgins vs Bruce Lehrmann saga. However, despite the never-ending media headlines, the creation of ‘celebrity status’ around a number of people involved, and notwithstanding the...
Should Police Stations Be Required to Record Telephone Calls with Members of the Public?
The New South Wales Government has been forced to concede that the prosecution of a man which was based on fabricated evidence by a police officer was malicious, which means state taxpayers will once again have to pay for police...
Northern Territory Police Commissioner Promises to Reform the Force
It was an historic moment when the Northern Territory’s Police Commissioner delivered an apology to the Indigenous Community for injustices perpetrated by the police force over the past 154 years. Understandably, peak bodies representing the Indigenous Community have welcomed the...
NSW Policemen Assault Women and Girls at Shopping Centre
Horrific footage of two heavily built New South Wales policemen approaching a group of predominantly women and girls who are engaging in what can be fairly described as a ‘push and shove’ in a Batemans Bay shopping centre, before violently...
Should Schools Be Prohibited from Informing Parents of a Child’s Change in Gender Identity?
The youth transgender debate has flared up across the United States and beyond in recent weeks, with the state government of California passing legislation which prohibits schools from requiring teachers and other staff members to inform parents of the gender...
Corrupt Conduct is a Crime, But Will Gladys be Criminally Prosecuted?
Gladys Berejiklian has lost her appeal to overturn ICAC’s finding that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” during her tenure as the Premier of New South Wales. Ms Berejiklian’s appeal relied on what she perceived to be a potential legal...
NSW Police Employee Charged with Accessing Restricted Data Without Authority
A civilian employee of the New South Wales Police Force is facing court over allegations he unlawfully accessed restricted data contained in the police computer system. In May 2024, officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District commenced investigations regarding access...
Judge’s Complaint Against DPP Highlights the Injustice of Prosecuting Meritless Sexual Assault Claims
New South Wales District Court Judge Penelope Wass has made a formal complaint to the Legal Services Commissioner against the state’s chief prosecuting lawyer, Director of Public Prosecutions, Sally Dowling SC, after Ms Dowling allegedly raised ‘secret grievances’ about Judge...
NSW Police Under Investigation Over Delayed Response to Domestic Violence Report
Australian Femicide Watch has reported that another woman has been murdered at the hands of her male partner, making her the 47th female to be killed in the nation as a result of domestic violence offending this year alone, the...
DPP Discontinues Sexual Assault Proceedings Against Jarryd Hayne
Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne’s six-year legal battle has officially ended, with the sexual assault proceedings against him being formally discontinued. The New South Wales Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has determined that …’having carefully considered...
