What Are the Penalties and Valid Reasons for Not Voting in Australia?
While the right to vote is considered a democratic freedom that millions of people around the world wish they had, Australians do not get a choice - or at least, they face consequences if they refuse or otherwise fail to...
‘Safe Drivers’ Will Soon Have One Demerit Point Erased
More than one million drivers will have a demerit point wiped from their licences, on 17 January 2024, provided they have not committed a traffic offence for the year leading up to that date. The removal of one demerit point from...
Can My Employer Spy on Me at Work?
In August 2023, the story of a New South Wales woman who worked from home and was fired from her job of 18 years made media headlines and triggered debate about the use of surveillance in the workplace. Suzie Cheiko...
Traffic Offences Relating to Not Wearing a Seatbelt in New South Wales
At the end of 2023, the New South Wales Government announced that existing mobile and fixed speed cameras across the state would soon be able to detect whether drivers and passengers are wearing seatbelts and increasing enforcement measures for the offence...
What Happens if I Commit a Traffic Offence in Another Australian State or Territory?
With the New Year now ushered in, many Aussies are on one of our most popular means of getting away over the festive season - a road trip. Police patrols are prevalent everywhere, fixed and mobile speed cameras are switched...
Can I Check if Someone is On the Sex Offender Register?
All Australian states and territories have a ‘sex offender register’ which holds details of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offences against a child. While there have long been calls for the register to be made public, this is...
What is a Quashed Conviction in Criminal Law?
The woman who spent 20 years in prison over the deaths of her infant children has finally had her convictions for the offences of murder and manslaughter quashed by the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales...
There’s Nothing Sexier than Sexual Consent
There is nothing ‘sexier’ than consent’ - that’s the new message of a joint promotion by police in the Australian Capital Territory and the dating app Tinder. ACT Police and Tinder have teamed up to run a joint campaign to...
How Much Does a Lawyer Cost in Australia?
The cost of hiring a lawyer in Australia will depend on a range of factors, including the level of experience and expertise of the particular lawyer and law firm, including whether the firm is long-established and has lawyers who are...
The Right to Silence in New South Wales
Unlike in the United States, there is no constitutional protection for the right to silence in Australia. Rather, the fundamental centuries-old democratic principle that a person’s silence cannot be used against them at a later time has developed through ‘common...
