Former Police Officer Charged with 98 Criminal Offences
A former Victorian police officer has faced the Melbourne Magistrates court, charged with 98 criminal offences including rape and stalking, which were allegedly committed while he was a serving officer. 41-year old Brett Johnson is facing 98 charges including three...
Driver Who Filmed Dying Police Officer Released from Prison
The Porsche driver who filmed a dying police officer on the side of the highway last year has been released after spending 10 months behind bars. At the same time, he has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments...
Proposed Law Seeks to Prohibit ‘COVID Passports’
A Private Member’s Bill introduced in Federal Parliament aims to prohibit the introduction of COVID passports for use in Australia. The No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports Bill 2021 has been put forth by Craig Kelly, who is the Federal Member...
‘Freedom Incentives’ to Get Vaccinated: Justified or Coercion?
Over the past few days, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has started to release details about her “pathway forward” for the state. Part of her plan is to allow those who receive COVID-19 vaccinations to have some of their...
What Are the Conditions of Parole in New South Wales?
38-year old Mohammed Skaf has spent 21 years in prison after being sentenced to a maximum of 22 years and 11 months for being part of a group of more than a dozen teenagers and young men who sexually assaulted...
Nirvana Baby Sues the Band for Child Pornography
The naked baby who appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s highly successful Nevermind album is now all grown up and suing the band. Spencer Elden, now 30, has filed a lawsuit seeking $US150,000 ($AUD206,000) in damages against Kurt Cobain’s estate...
Government’s ‘Crucial Errors’ Contributed to Ruby Princess Disaster, Report Finds
A Federal report into last year’s Ruby Princess disaster which unleashed COVID-19 onto Australian shores has found that critical errors were made, because of systemic problems within the Federal Department of Agriculture. In the report, the Commonwealth’s Inspector-General of Biosecurity...
Council Kills Dogs Over COVID-19 Concerns
Bourke Shire Council in northwestern New South Wales recently ordered the killing of 16 rescue dogs over concerns the volunteers travelling to collect them might bring COVID-19 into its remote community. The dogs, which included “a mother and her puppies”,...
Truck Drivers Set to Protest Over COVID-19 Restrictions
The nation is polarised over whether protests should occur during COVID-19 lockdowns. Those against these protests see them as an unjustified intrusion on the civil liberties of others, namely the right against being infected by the virus. They label protesters...
NSW Police Commissioner Gets Another Pay Rise
New South Wales Police Commissioner, Mick Fuller, has been granted another pay rise, at the same time thousands of residents, workers and businesses are in financial dire straits. Mr Fuller’s salary will be increased by a further 2.5 percent –...
