Home Affairs Minister’s ‘God-Like Powers’ are Unconstitutional, High Court Rules
The highest court in the land has found that powers drafted by then immigration minister Peter Dutton in 2015 and amended in 2020 which give the minister power to revoke a person’s Australian citizenship are unconstitutional as they breach the...
Critical Incident Investigation to be Launched into Pepper Spray Death
A critical incident investigation has been launched by the NSW Police Force after the death of a man who was pepper sprayed during his arrest on Sydney’s M5 motorway. Police were pursuing the man after reports that he...
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Possessing a Commercial Quantity of Unlawfully Imported Border Controlled Drug
A Sydney man arrested and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs has been released on a $1 million security for bail. Police allege that Wade Habkouk, who is the CEO and director of a...
The Offence of Subornation of Perjury in New South Wales
The defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp may be over, but Australian authorities are still investigating Ms Heard over allegations she lied under oath during her criminal prosecution in Queensland in 2016. Illegal importation of dogs In 2015, the...
The Laws Relating to ‘Vexatious Proceedings’ and ‘Vexatious Litigants’ in NSW
Sydney property developer and former deputy mayor of Auburn City Council, Salim Mehajer, has been added the list of those who commence ‘vexatious proceedings’ in New South Wales, and his civil claim against 17 former associated has been stopped in...
‘Poorly Planned and Underfunded’: Domestic Violence Abuse Payments Hampered by Bureaucracy
At the end of 2021, the Morrison Government introduced a trial programme to assist people fleeing violent domestic relationships by providing them with emergency funds. The financial payments, rolled out through Uniting Care offer victims up to $5,000 over a...
Former Deputy NSW Premier Wins Defamation Case
Australia has been described as ‘the defamation capital of the world’ due to the ease by which defamation can be established - without requirements such as ‘actual malice’ when it comes to public figures, and the limited defences available to...
‘Hey Dad!’ Star Granted Parole and Will Be Deported
Australian Actor Robert Hughes will be deported from Australia at the end of this month, having been granted parole for child sexual offences. Mr Hughes is best known for his starring role in the television series, Hey Dad…! In 2014,...
Police Commissioner Under Fire Over Vaccine Mandates
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carrol has come under fire in the Supreme Court over her directive last year compelling officers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to keep their jobs A number of Queensland Police Officers pushed back against...
Peter Dutton: A Man of Hypocrisy and Double Standards
For many Australians, Peter Dutton’s campaign to ‘soften’ his image are a hard pill to swallow. This is particularly the case given that, as his public relations machine went into overdrive this past week, the Margaruppans - who are the...
