What Will Happen to My NSW Local Court Case During Lockdown?
The Chief Magistrate of New South Wales, Judge Graeme Henson AM, has issued Memorandum No. 19 COVID-19 which applies to the following Local Courts in Greater Sydney and regional NSW until at least 9 July 2021: Albion Park Bankstown Blacktown...
COVID Update: The Latest Public Health Order in New South Wales
Here we go again. Greater Sydney is in lockdown, there are new rules for regional areas, and plenty of New South Wales residents are prepared to inform on their neighbours as Covid-19 case numbers rise. It’s a situation that’s constantly...
What is ‘Reckless Indifference to Human Life’?
A Queensland mother who left her two babies sleeping in a car on a hot summer’s day has been committed to stand trial for murder. It is alleged Kerri-Ann Conley left her two young daughters, Darcey, aged two, and Chloe-Ann,...
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...
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...
Sydney Police Officer and Catholic Priest Charged with Child Abuse Material Offences
A Catholic Priest and Police Officer, both based in Sydney, have been charged with child abuse material offences after an investigation by the Professional Standards Command in May this year into data being stored on and distributed from an electronic...
Can Police In NSW Search Through Your Phone Without a Warrant?
Queensland police have come under fire for their inconsistent treatment of travellers coming into the state, and making authoritarian requests to check passenger phone data. Passengers arriving into the Sunshine Coast Airport have posted online about being confused and angry...
Christian Porter Defamation Case: Should He Have Fought On?
Christian Porter and the ABC have reached a settlement via mediation, ending the defamation lawsuit brought against the national broadcaster by the former Attorney General. It is understood that no financial payments were made to Mr Porter. The backstory Christian...
Retrial Ordered Due to Judge’s Failure to Give Fair and Proper Directions to Jury
According to the Crown, David Melia pulled into a service station in the Sydney southwestern suburb of Ruse to buy tobacco on the night of 26 June 2018. After being approached by Frank McGuiness, Melia agreed to drive the stranger...
