Is a Criminal Offence Considered More Serious If Motivated by Hatred or Prejudice?
Australian Women’s Soccer Captain Sam Kerr has found herself on the wrong side of the law in London, England after an alleged altercation with a taxi driver over a fare early last year. The Matilda’s captain put in a stellar...
Queensland Supreme Court Finds Covid Vaccine Mandates Were Unlawful
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Queensland which found that Covid-19 vaccine mandates against the state’s police officers and paramedics were unlawful as they were not issued in accordance with legal requirements could pave the way towards similar...
The Offence of Intent to Murder in New South Wales
A shooting at the offices of a Sydney law firm has led to the arrest of a 79-year old man, who has been charged with intent to murder. The man opened fire at the offices of Van Cooney Lawyers on...
The Offence of Assault Causing Death Whilst Intoxicated in NSW
A New South Wales man has been charged with assault causing death over the death of a security guard outside Royal Hotel at Sutherland in Sydney’s south. The 30-year old security guard, who had moved from Saudi Arabia to Australia...
Don Dale to Be Torn Down, But Australia Continues to Lag Behind on Youth Justice Reform
A new youth detention centre is only months away from opening in the Northern Territory, which means the State Government will finally tear down one of Australia’s toughest, most notorious youth facilities, Don Dale Detention Centre. Abuses of children and...
Government Uses ‘Robodebt Tactics’ Over Hotel Quarantine Payments
The stories keep coming, of Australians being hounded for payments over hotel quarantine during the pandemic. One Australian man, who had to make an emergency trip to Malaysia when his son was struck by lightning, and subsequently died, is now...
The Criminal Offence of Hindering an Investigation in NSW
A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, which resulted in the death of a mother and her...
When Can Legal Costs Be Ordered Against Police in the NSW Local Court?
Two cannabis activists who beamed a cannabis message onto the sails of the Opera House have not only had the charges brought against them dropped, the New South Wales Police Force will need to pay for their legal costs. The...
‘Parens Patriae’: The Power of Courts to Make Decisions in a Child’s Best Interests
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a 17-year old female to continue chemotherapy for a cancer, after she refused treatment due to her Christian beliefs. The decision, reported in the law books as H v AC [2024] SC...
Selling Nicotine Vapes Without Prescription is a Crime in NSW
Raids on around 60 retail stores in Sydney have led to the seizure of approximately 30,000 suspected nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, also known as nicotine vapes, as well as tobacco products suspected of being sold without paying tax, with an estimated value...
