Sydney Criminal Lawyer Vows to Fight Charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault
Sydney Criminal Lawyer Steven Mercael is currently on bail and continues to practise as a defence lawyer, as he awaits his trial which is scheduled to commence in February 2021. Mr Mercael’s criminal defence team applied to have his name...
The Latest COVID Rules Relating to New South Wales Residents
Just as Victoria is easing restrictions, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania have reintroduced tough border restrictions for New South Wales in the wake of new Covid cases being detected in our state. And as usual, different rules for different jurisdictions...
Queensland Set to Introduce Nation’s Toughest Parole Laws
Queensland is set to introduce “Australia’s toughest parole laws” which could prohibit child and serial killers from being granted parole. What is parole? Those who are sentenced to a substantial term of imprisonment are generally prescribed a ‘non-parole’ period (also...
What is a Pecuniary Penalty Order in New South Wales?
A man has been fined $11,000 for stealing more than 12 tonnes of fish from the drought-stricken Darling River. Shaun Russsell Cox stole the fish from the Darling River in NSW between Wentworth and Wilcannia and then sold the fish...
Law Enforcement Outwits Alleged Criminal Syndicates: The ANOM App
Police have arrested more than 800 alleged members of criminal syndicates around the world by using an innovative phone app that tricked them into believing their communications could not be monitored or traced. Technology and innovation The encrypted app worked...
Should Companies that Profited During COVID Repay JobKeeper?
Retailer Harvey Norman is one of several large corporations that have refused to pay back JobKeeper subsidies despite making record profits during COVID-19. The companies have maintained their stance despite public pressure repay the money, which was intended to keep...
The Law, Penalties and Defences Relating to Money Laundering in New South Wales
A Sydney millionaire has been arrested and charged after police claim to have found $7 million dollars in a backyard bunker. Well known businessman, 39-year old Hugo Jacobs was arrested at Sydney Airport before boarding a flight to Dubai after...
Government to Pay $1.8 Billion Over Illegal Robodebt Extortion Scheme
A Federal Court judge has approved a $1.8 billion settlement for victims of the Federal Government’s illegal Robodebt recovery scheme, while at the same time delivering a scathing assessment of the government’s failure in ‘public administration’. The approval signals the...
The Twisted Affairs of the Australian Soldier Accused of War Crimes in Afghanistan
Suggestions of unethical conduct, including an undisclosed conflict of interest, have delayed the defamation case brought by a former Australian soldier against three newspapers. Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s claim that the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times...
Police Accused of Covering-Up Incident Involving Deputy Police Commissioner
The New South Wales police force has come under fire for covering up an incident involving Deputy Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon. Government documents released in state Parliament have reveal fresh details about an incident that occurred when ambulance and police...
