Former Magistrate Heilpern Continues to Call for Medicinal Cannabis Driving Defence
Medicinal cannabis became a legally prescribed medicine on 30 October 2016, and despite immense teething issues in terms of the drug initially being legal but unobtainable, the Medical Board of Australia celebrated more than one million patients prescribed by January...
‘I’m Going to Christ Church 2.0 This Joint”: Islamophobia Alive and Well in Australia
A 16-year old’s recent arrest over alleged threats to perpetrate a mass shooting at a Sydney mosque is just part of the 580% rise in Islamophobic incidents across the nation - one which has largely been ignored by state, territory...
Arrest of ‘North Shore Rapist’ Leads to Calls for Better Community Protection
The recent arrest of Graham James Kay - the man dubbed the media as ‘the North Shore rapist’ – over allegations of sexual touching has caused outrage on social media, with many asking how the notorious sex offender could be...
Victoria Refuses to Prosecute King Charles for Genocide: Interview with Uncle Robbie Thorpe
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Melinda Richards recently issued her ruling on a judicial review of a Magistrates Court of Victoria December 2023 decision not to issue proceedings in respect of an attempted private prosecution against king Charles III by Krauatungalung...
NSW Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Cash from Evidence Bags
The case of a New South Wales police officer who pleaded guilty of misconduct in public office after stealing over $200,000 in cash from exhibit bags over a five-year period has raised serious questions about the sufficiency of auditing and...
Readily Accepting Sexual Assault Complaints Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
Seven people have been arrested after a police investigation into alleged fraudulent compensation claims for historical sexual abuse in New South Wales institutions including schools and correctional facilities. The scheme is alleged to have involved a number of ‘claim farmers’...
New Federal Hate Crime Offences and Penalties in Australia
The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2025 (Cth) was passed by both houses of the federal parliament on 6 February 2025 and will soon come into force across Australia. The Bill amends the Criminal Code Act (Cth) (‘the Act’)...
NSW Government Intent on Incarcerating Rather Than Diverting Troubled Youths
“We’ve got more to do, and we are looking at legislative change,” NSW premier Chris Minns told reporters on Gomeroi Country in the northern NSW town of Moree last Friday. The NSW Labor leader was referring to changing the law...
Police Brutality at Disrupt Land Forces Protests Goes Unchecked in Victoria
The scenes of police brutality coming out of Naarm-Melbourne during the Disrupt Lands Forces protests that served to counter the global weapons manufacturer expo Land Forces 2024, which was taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) over...
Federal Politician Calls for Tougher Laws to Combat NSW Youth Crime Wave That Does Not Exist
“Some of these older kids, they really need to be locked up, whether in juvenile detention centres or whatever,” said federal Nationals MP Kevin Hogan, whose NSW electoral seat of Page sits on the lands of the Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr...
