Police to Investigate Bigotry by Police on Social Media
An investigation has been ordered by Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll into a Facebook page where racist, sexist and homophobic posts were allegedly published by Queensland Police officers is now underway. The page was set up by a senior officer...
The Offence of Participation in a Criminal Group in New South Wales
30-year old Dylan Farrell, who once played for the St George Illawarra Dragon and South Sydney Rabbitohs, has been arrested in Nowra, south-east New South Wales. Police say he was arrested at around 8.30am on Thursday, 8 July 2021 when...
The Offence of Supplying a Large Commercial Quantity of Prohibited Drugs in NSW
Two New South Wales men are facing charges for drug offences after police allegedly seized $12 million worth of crystal methamphetamine, or ‘ice’, and cocaine in Sydney’s South West over the weekend. Police allege the two men were arrested during...
NRL Cracks Down on COVID Breaches
State of Origin Player Jai Arrow faces a $35,000 fine and a two-game suspension after allegedly breaching a public health order by bringing an ‘unregistered guest’, understood to be a dancer, back to the Gold Coast hotel where Queensland players...
Judge Found to Have Sexually Harassed Court Staff
Parramatta Federal Circuit Court Judge, Joe Harmon, has been found to have sexually harassed two young women after an internal inquiry. The inquiry was initiated after one of the victims sought legal advice. In a statement, The Chief Judge of...
Victim of Police Brutality Commences Legal Proceedings
An Indigenous man is seeking damages in the New South Wales Supreme Court for spinal injuries sustained as a result of being violently thrown to the ground by police officers. The Court has heard the man sustained significant injuries including...
Allegations of Historical Sexual Assault in Parliament Will Not Be Investigated
Since Brittany Higgins made serious sexual assault allegations against a former colleague earlier this year, Parliament House has vowed to make changes. As part of those changes, an independent body is being set up to deal with sexual assault and...
The Offence of Assaulting a Police Officer in New South Wales
The New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner has defended the actions of police officers who manhandled a 62-year old female store manager while arresting her for not wearing a face mask at an organic food store in Bowral in the...
Is There a Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offences in New South Wales?
Bill Cosby has returned home, after Pennsylvania’s highest court quashed his conviction for sexual assault. It’s an extraordinary turnaround for one of the most high-profile cases of the #Metoo era, causing mixed reactions and leading many to question how such...
Private Criminal Prosecution to Be Launched Against Christian Porter
Former Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter recently abandoned his defamation proceedings against the ABC and has, so far, avoided an independent inquiry into his alleged sexual assault in parliament of a woman who committed suicide last year, as well as a...
