Queensland to Force Priests to Report Child Sexual Abuse
Queensland has just passed news law which makes it a crime for priests to fail to report incidents of child sexual abuse. Under the new laws, religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the sanctity of...
NSW Police Officer Charged With Possessing Child Abuse Material
A 42-year old police officer based in Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales has been charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material. Following an investigation by the New South Wales Police Force Professional Standards Command (PSC), detectives...
The Offence of Dangerous Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW
A 58-year old driver has been charged with a number of serious driving offences after the conclusion of an investigation relating to a collision that occurred earlier this year. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Memorial Avenue and...
Police Arrest Pregnant Woman Over Social Media Post
Welcome to the state of Victoria, September 2020, where police officers walk into a 28-year old, pregnant woman’s home, handcuff and arrest her in front of her child while she is wearing pyjamas and seize her computers and mobile phones...
Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Wins Appeal
A Queensland Court has set aside the conviction of a Police Officer who hacked into the State’s confidential database, and then gave the address of a domestic violence victim to his ‘mate’, the woman’s abusive former partner. Senior Constable Neil...
Australia’s Move Towards Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Public Health
In times of uncertainty, people place enormous trust in leaders. And right now, many Australians have placed unwavering faith in the state, territory and federal governments to make sensible decisions to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But, such unquestioned trust can...
State of Emergency Powers and COVID-19
Victoria’s ‘State of Emergency’ was due to end on 13 September 2020 but, in recent days, the Premier Daniel Andrews is pushing for the extraordinary powers afforded to the state to remain in place for another 12 months. While most...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Perverting the Course of Justice in NSW
A 65-year old man from Peakhurst in south-western Sydney has been charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations that he attempted to force another man to change his statement to police. The charge relates to an investigation by...
The Offences of Reckless Wounding and Intentional Wounding in NSW
It has been reported that a 36-year old man was stabbed in the head during a fight at a house on Glencoe Avenue, Werrington County in Sydney’s greater western suburbs just before 10pm last night. Emergency services were called to...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Murder in New South Wales
It has been reported that a man is dead and other is in a critical condition after a double stabbing in Sydney’s western suburbs overnight. Police say that at around 12.20am this morning, emergency services received a report that a...
