Beware of COVID-19 Scams
Aussies have been defrauded of millions of dollars since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, with Scamwatch reporting a significant escalation in scam operations over the past few months, including phishing for personal information, online shopping, and superannuation scams. According...
Police Shoot Through Car Window of Man Who Allegedly Ignored Curfew
Victoria Police has launched an internal investigation over an incident during which an officer discharged a firearm through a car window in Melbourne. Police allege the Public Order Response Team approached the 64-year old driver after he pulled into a...
Berejikilian’s Bogus Eviction Ban Has Left Clusters of Indebted Renters Unidentified
There were 26,500 vacant rental properties in NSW last month, according to SQM Research figures released on Tuesday. This translates to 3.6 percent of state rental properties, which is only a 0.1 percent rise on July last year. This would...
Police Officer Chokes and Trips Woman Who is Not Wearing a Mask
Shocking footage has emerged of a police officer using a chokehold and trip to arrest a woman in Victoria. The woman was approached by officers earlier this week in Collingwood, Victoria. Video footage shows a male officer grabbing the woman...
CovidSafe: Useful or Another Federal Government Bungle?
There has been a litany of problems with the Government’s app, leading many to question whether the millions of taxpayer dollars spent has been worth it. A litany of problems There were initially concerns about the collection and use of...
COVID-19: The Inadvertent Champion of the Police State
The first wave of COVID-19 brought enhanced powers for the NSW Police Force. And with the provisions of the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) that came into play, along with their accompanying public health orders, officers responsible for keeping people...
Three Charged Over Alleged COVID-19 Superannuation Scam
Three women from Queensland have been charged after allegedly attempting to access other people’s superannuation. Police allege the women submitted false claims to gain early access to other people’s superannuation, and charged them with a range of offences including: Conspiring...
Dutton Vows to Punish Asylum Seekers, By Reopening Christmas Island
Dutton is yet again gunning to punish. And as the international borders are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the home affairs minister hasn’t been able to wield his fist in the air of late, as he orders the deportation...
The Rise of Mick Fuller and the Threat to Civil Liberties
The public persona of current NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller has risen in prominence of late, to the point where he’s become a household name, in a way that previous public servants that have held that position haven’t been. Recent...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
We’ve heard about the anti-maskers threatening retail workers and about the woman who assaulted a police officer. We read about people lying to police to get across interstate borders and about the people who’ve tested positive to Covid-19 flouting social...
