Hyde Park Rapist Loses “Incoherent” Appeal
Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim A man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenager in Hyde Park in Sydney has lost his appeal case. Joseph Stephen Rosenburg argued that the 18-year-old girl had lured him into the park in an elaborate...
The Delay in Prosecuting the Death of Lynette Daley: A Nation’s Shame
Lynette Daley was already dead by the time paramedics arrived at Ten Mile Beach in northern NSW. It was around 7 am on January 27, 2011 and the 33-year-old mother-of-seven’s body lay bloodied and brutalised. Two men, Adrian Attwater and...
Former Prison Chief Avoids Jail After Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman
The Northern Territory’s former chief prison officer has avoided a prison sentence despite pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young woman at a party. The outcome has victims’ groups and members of the public confused and angry. Warren May, now...
Police Officer Accused of Raping Child
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim A Queensland police officer is awaiting trial after being charged with sexually assaulting a former partner’s child and indecently assaulting another. The 46-year old officer, whose name has been suppressed for legal reasons, is...
Largest Prison Strike in US History: An Exclusive Interview with Azzurra Crispino
The largest prison strike in US history is in its third week. But you may not know it, as for the most part, the mainstream media in the States has been ignoring this unprecedented action. Tens of thousands of inmates...
Bullying and Harassment Rife Within the AFP
Former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, who conducted an investigation into the Australian Defence Force in 2011, has released her report into bullying and harassment within the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Ms Broderick’s investigation, commissioned by AFP Chief Andrew Colvin,...
Netherlands Closes Prisons due to Shortage of Criminals
The Netherlands will close several of its prisons in coming years due to a steady decline in crime rates. Why are prisons empty? The Netherlands places a heavy emphasis on diversion, reintegration and rehabilitation programs, which have proven to be...
Sleeping Man Cleared of Rape Charges
The Central Appeals Court in Sweden has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of sexual assault, finding that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he was awake when he had intercourse with a teenaged...
To Bail, or Not to Bail?
A Queensland father was released on conditional bail yesterday, after being charged with the sexual assault of a Korean national in Caboolture, north of Brisbane. Police allege the 23-year old man stalked the woman at Morayfield shopping centre before attacking...
Jill Meagher’s Murderer Refused Legal Aid for Appeals
Earlier this month, the Victorian Court of Appeal overturned one of the sexual assault convictions against Adrian Bayley, the man serving a minimum of 35 years in prison for the rape and murder of ABC reporter Jill Meagher. Bayley originally...
