Bans on Human Rights Abusers are Set to Become Law
Laws which ban human rights abusers and cyber criminals from entering, trading in, and holding bank accounts in Australia are set to pass federal parliament. Under these laws, known as ‘Magnitsky laws’, the government can impose strict prohibitions on criminals...
Brad Hazzard is Not Fit to Lead the Pandemic Response
Another bizarre and unnecessary verbal attack by a politician has occurred the very week the Set the Standard report has been released, highlighting just how far we have to go in stamping out disrespect and misconduct in the workplace. NSW...
Access to NSW Court Transcripts to Be Digitised
Until now, the process of ordering court transcripts and other documents has been slow and cumbersome. But a new initiative launched by the New South Wales Government means that as of next year, court documents and transcripts will be available...
Federal Politicians: Bogans, Boofheads, Bullies and Beers
The allegations made by Brittany Higgins about being sexually assaulted in parliament shocked the nation — including the Prime Minister himself, leading to calls for a investigation into the allegations as well as a broader inquiry into how a woman...
Possessing, Disseminating and Producing Animal Cruelty Material to Become a Crime in NSW
An amendment to the Crimes Act passed the state’s lower house last week, which proposes to criminalise the production, dissemination and possession of bestiality material, as well as animal torture material. If the laws pass the upper house, the maximum...
The Offence of Sexual Intercourse with a Child Under the Age of 10 Years in NSW
Another former Catholic Brother has been sentenced to imprisonment for multiple child sexual offences. Systemic sexual abuse The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard accusations against thirty brothers from Kendall Grange Special School for Boys in...
‘Silenced No More’: New Laws Prohibit the Silencing of Sexual Harassment
California has introduced a new law designed to bring all types of workplace harassment ‘out of the shadows’. Laws were introduced in California in 2019 which prevented employers from making employees sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality agreements,...
Queensland Businesses Vow Not to Discriminate Against the Unvaccinated
The Open 4 Everyone Facebook group has been set up for Queensland businesses which refuse to discriminate against unvaccinated customers. The group has quickly accumulated nearly 40,000 members, as the sunshine State gears up to implement two sets of health...
What is the Legal Defence of Honest Opinion in Defamation Cases?
Federal Defence Minister Peter Dutton has been awarded $35,000 in damages after winning his defamation lawsuit against refugee advocate Shane Bazzi. The former Minister for Home Affairs commenced legal proceedings against Mr Bazzi in the Federal Court of Australia over...
Bail Laws and the Presumption of Innocence in New South Wales
New South Wales Police Minister David Elliott is pressing for a review of bail laws after coming on board with radio ‘shock jock’ Ray Hadley to slam the grant of bail to a man accused of sexual assault. The 35-year...
