The US Can Secretly Rotate Nuclear Warheads Through Australia
After a midmorning break on budget estimate proceedings, defence secretary Greg Moriarty delivered a response to a question put by Greens Senator Jordan Steele-John earlier in the day, which has since escalated the current debate over Australia relinquishing sovereignty to...
Facebook Administrators Must Not Tolerate Hate-Speech or the Incitement of Violence
The founder of a Facebook community crime page has had his account suspended by the social media giant for breaching its guidelines. The social media page, called Action for Alice, is a forum for the Alice Springs community dealing with...
NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms
The NSW Police Force has a predilection for searching members of the public, so much so that a recently released report has found that officers are annually conducting more than 150,000 personal searches: those that involve a body, or pat...
Political Prosecutions: Abusing the Justice Process for Political Advantage
The former first minister of Scotland’s devolved parliament was served papers which read, ‘Her Majesty’s advocate v Alexander Elliot Salmond’. It was a prosecution on 14 sexual offences alleged to have occurred whilst Mr Salmond, the former leader of the...
Corruption Pervades Police Forces in Australia and the United Kingdom: Part 1
It has been said that ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’, and perhaps the organisations which best establish the truth of this maxim are police forces and services, wherever they may be. This article seeks to set out how the corrupt activities...
A History of the New South Wales Crime Commission
The New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 enabled the establishment in the following year of a law enforcement agency with extraordinary investigative powers and little oversight. The Act was superseded by the Crime Commission Act of 2012, whose stated...
What Are the Rules and Penalties for Driving in a Bus Lane in NSW?
Driving in the bus lane can be tempting, especially for drivers and indeed riders who are in a hurry and want to avoid traffic. But what are the rules when it comes to travelling in a bus lane in New...
When Can Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies Access Your Private Data?
Private browsing mode, also known as incognito mode, is a way to surf the web without your activity being recorded in your browsing history. However, private browsing isn’t as “private” as you may think it is. Here’s why. How does...
Social Media Influencers Under Investigation for Fraud
Australia’s securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, or ASIC, is investigating more than 100 ‘influential’ social media accounts over reports of misleading and false advertising that has cost those who buy in millions, and could amount to the...
Interpreting Blood Stain Patterns: Science or Speculation?
In the TV-show Dexter, the titular character leads a double life as both a forensic scientist and a serial killer. Dexter’s unique forensic speciality is bloodstain pattern analysis, which is an attempt to help in the reconstruction of violent crimes...
