Coronial Inquests in NSW: Mandatory Inquests, Discretionary Inquests and Appeals
There will be no full coronial inquest into the death of the woman who accused Christian Porter of historical sexual assault. The South Australian Coroner, David Whittle, has officially ended the investigation and made a confidential finding into the cause...
The Offence of Unlawfully Importing a Firearm into Australia
A woman from the United States was arrested by Australian Border Force (ABF) earlier this week over allegations she attempted to import a firearm into Australia. But the pistol was not just any old firearm - but a 24 carat...
Clean Energy Projects: Governments Must Fully Disclose Potential Impacts
In this day and age, with the ‘climate emergency’ on our doorstep, you’d be crazy and ‘out-of-touch’ for expressing concern about or opposition to a renewable energy project, right? After all, the world needs to transition to renewable energy, sooner,...
Victoria Looks Set to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Victoria looks set to raise the age of criminal responsibility, with reports that Premier Daniel Andrews has signed off on paperwork to increase the age at which children can be prosecuted for criminal offences from 10 to 12 years. And while...
Should Builders Who Declare Bankruptcy Face Legal Consequences?
About a dozen construction companies have gone into receivership across Australia since the start of the year, leaving thousands of Australians unemployed, out of pocket, robbed of superannuation, and potentially homeless. This is a multi-billion dollar industry - certainly a...
Students from Prestigious Sydney School Suspected of Animal Cruelty
Students at the prestigious Kings School in Sydney are being investigated by police over allegations they tortured and killed a goanna during a school camp at the end of last term. The school has admitted that students killed the native...
NSW Government Suspends Payment of Outstanding COVID-19 Fines
If you have been issued with a Covid-19 penalty notice that remains unpaid, or you have already paid an unlawfully issued fine, the good news is that all outstanding fines are on hold for the time being, and you can...
Queensland Police Officer Suspended Over Allegations of Assaulting Youth
A Queensland Police officer has been suspended on full pay and is being investigated by the QPS Ethical Standards Command after video footage surfaced of him headbutting a 14-year old Indigenous boy. The officer was off-duty at the time and...
COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries: Victims Continue to be Ignored
The fact there are thousands of Australians still waiting for compensation after filing vaccine injury claims speaks volumes about the inefficiency of the Federal Government and its ignorance of what welfare is actually for. Like bushfire and flood victims, who...
Queensland Police Banned from Using Chokehold
Queensland Police Chief Katarina Carrol has announced that police officers in her state will no longer be using the move, and it will be removed from the training manual, saying that options have changed for officers to apply force in...
