Gladys Grilled Over Gun Club Grant
Telephone intercepts between former New South Wale Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her former partner, disgraced state MP Daryl Maguire have proved to be critical to the ICAC hearing over whether Ms Berejiklian engaged in misconduct by improperly intervening to approve...
Deputy President Will No Longer Hear Claims Regarding Vaccine Mandates
The Fair Work Commission’s Deputy President, Lyndall Dean, who expressed her views against vaccine mandates in a published judgement last month, has been banned from hearing vaccine-related cases and excluded from the Commission’s full bench until “she completes professional conduct...
NSW Police Officer Sent to Prison for Lying in Court
A New South Wales Police Officer has been sentenced to imprisonment for unlawfully arresting a woman and lying about the details of her arrest. Senior Constable Mark Follington was sentenced to a minimum jail term of 18 months. He violently...
Victoria Police Settles Brutality Case for $11.75 Million
Victoria Police has agreed to settle a case of brutality for $11.75 million - an amount which will be paid from public funds. In 2017, Chris Karadaglis was at home, alone, listening to music when police knocked on his front...
What is a ‘Conspiracy’ in the Commonwealth Criminal Law?
A Sydney man accused of serious drug offences is on the run from the police after allegedly disabling his ankle monitor while on bail. Northern Beaches restauranter Mostafa Baluch is alleged to have financed a major cocaine importation syndicate. He...
Workers Push Back Against Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates
More than 100 people have joined a legal challenge in Victoria against the state’s mandated vaccination policies. The policy of requiring workers in certain industries to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations has forced millions of authorised workers including construction workers, teachers, aged...
Jury Trials and Defended Hearings Set to Resume in Greater Sydney
District Court jury trials and Local Court defended hearings are set to resume in Greater Sydney, after nearly four months of delays. At the start of the pandemic last year, courthouses all over the country had to close, leaving those...
Protecting Porter: Federal Government Rejects Inquiry Into ‘Blind Trust’
The Morrison Government has once again protected former Attorney-General Christian Porter against being investigated. In Federal Parliament earlier this week, the Parliamentary Speaker, Tony Smith, found there was a prima facie case that Mr Porter breached ministerial standards by accepting...
NSW Government Proposes to Divert Certain Drug Offenders Away From the Criminal Justice System
The New South Wales Government is proposing to implement a new program across the state, which would give some drug offenders a second chance. It’s a sharp departure from the hardline stance of successive state governments, which have refused to...
New Payment Approved for Victims Fleeing Domestic Violence
A new support payment has been announced for victims fleeing abusive relationships. The one-off payment of $5,000 is a new and very welcome initiative, as authorities around the country grapple with the rapid increase in the number of domestic violence...
