‘One Punch Laws’ – The Offence of Assault Causing Death in NSW
In December 2017, 22-year old Jack Hanley died from injuries resulting from being struck in the head by then 20-year old Reece Watherston, during a drunken brawl on the corner of Hindley and Morphett streets in Adelaide’s nightclub precinct. Mr...
Lockout Laws Don’t Reduce Alcohol Consumption
A new study into the Queensland lockout laws have found that they have offered virtually no benefit in reducing violence or curbing dangerous alcohol consumption. Researchers from the University of Queensland, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology studied the...
The Offence of Common Assault in NSW: Section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900
It has been reported that former German soccer international, and Liverpool and Newcastle Premier League midfielder, Dietmar Hamann was arrested on Friday night after an altercation with his girlfriend at a home in Bronte. The 45-year old was charged with...
NSW District Court Judge Slams Brutal Police
Judge Roy Ellis of the New South Wales District Court has made clear there was no excuse for police officers to violently drag 28-year old Indigenous man Carl Hoppner from a police vehicle at Toronto Police Station on Australia Day...
Domestic Violence Murders Double in New South Wales
According to data recently released by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), the number of domestic violence-related murders in New South Wales has doubled over the past year The statistics also suggest that after years of steady decline,...
Coalition Re-Elected Despite its Assault on Civil Liberties. So What’s Next?
NSW has spoken. And at the polling booths the collective said that what it wants is another four years of the fun police. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is back with a majority, which means a resounding no to festivals, no to...
Journalist Manhandled by Premier’s Minders
The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, was in Brunswick Heads, a popular tourist spot on the state’s North Coast, when a local journalist attempted to make his way towards her to ask questions. Instead of getting anywhere near...
Fraser Anning’s Reaction to Being Egged: Assault or Self-Defence?
Most agree that Queensland senator Faser Anning’s public response to the terrorist massacre in Christchurch where 50 defenceless Muslims - including children – were slaughtered as they prayed in two mosques, has been nothing short of disgraceful. As a result,...
Relaxing the Lockouts for Mardi Gras Exposes the Flaws in the Law
The NSW government has agreed to relax the lockouts for Mardi Gras for the second year running. Patrons will now be locked out of Oxford Street, Kings Cross and Sydney CBD venues at 3 am, rather than the now usual...
Police Officers Allegedly Assaulted by Intoxicated Group
Victoria Police has now arrested six people over an incident involving alleged assaults on two police officers over the weekend, in what police have described as a ‘sickening attack’. CCTV footage of the incident appears to show the group attacking...
