NSW Police Commissioner Seeks to Influence Composition of Coroners Court
An interesting and somewhat concerning stoush is has been unfolding which involves the New South Wales Police Force and the State Coroner’s office. The situation relates to Police Commissioner Karen Webb ‘quietly’ accusing Deputy Coroner Harriet Grahame of ‘perceptual bias’...
NSW Police Under Fire for Manhandling Woman with Baby
New South Wales Police have again come under scrutiny for heavy handed policing after manhandling a woman with a baby at an event in Sydney where Prime minister Anthony Albanese was speaking. According to bystanders, the pro-Palestine protester had a...
Assaults, Extortion and Murder are Common Across Australian Prisons
Two men have been charged with the offences of murder and extortion over the death of Benn Schinkel at Queensland’s Capricornia Correctional Centre in Rockhampton last year. The three men were inmates at the time Benn Schrinkel was found unresponsive,...
The Criminal Offence of Threatening Serious Harm Over the Internet
A United Staes man has been arrested in conjunction with the Wieambilla shootings last year, during which two police officers and four Queenslanders died. Donald Day Jr was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence in Arizona on 1 December...
Increased Criminal Penalties Have Failed to Deter Online Abuse
Thousands of young Australians are exposed to strangers on social media every day. And also every day, a significant number of them deal with some kind of unwanted or unpleasant interactions, or even conduct that can amount to criminal offences...
NSW Police Officer Faces Manslaughter Charges for Fatally Tasering Great Grandmother
Many have welcomed the upgrading of charges against the New South Wales police officer the man whose tasering of a great grandmother at a nursing home resulted in her death. An internal police investigation initially led to 33-year old senior...
Firearms Laws and Licences in New South Wales
There are a number of stringent rules surrounding firearm licences in New South Wales. Here’s a rundown of the rules. How can I own a firearm in NSW? In order to own, possess and/or use a firearm in New South...
Teen Sentenced to Imprisonment for Aggravated Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death
The teenage driver who caused the death of five friends when he crashed his ute into a tree while travelling at double the speed limit in Buxton in September 2022, has been sentenced to a full term of 12 years...
Government Apologises to Thalidomide Victims, But COVID Vaccine Injuries Remain Unrecognised
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has this week apologised to Australia’s Thalidomide victims - more than 60 years on from what he called one ‘one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history.’ And it’s absolutely right that the government should...
What Types of Legal Costs Can Be Ordered in NSW Civil Cases?
In the long running battle to save his reputation, Ben Roberts-Smith has suffered a significant financial blow with a judge ordering him this week to pay the legal costs of several media outlets after his failed defamation suit. The Federal...
