Mardi Gras May Have Passed, But NSW Police Remains a Rogue Force
The city was in a tither last week, over the news that the Mardi Gras Board had requested that members of the NSW Police Force not march in the parade last Saturday night, to allow the community “space to grieve”,...
McBride Back On: Prosecution Attempts to Tender Post-Plea “National Security” Evidence
As many were aware, ADF whistleblower David McBride was set to go before the ACT Supreme Court next week to be sentenced, after he pleaded guilty to three national security charges, as the entire state apparatus shut down all means...
Is a Criminal Offence Considered More Serious If Motivated by Hatred or Prejudice?
Australian Women’s Soccer Captain Sam Kerr has found herself on the wrong side of the law in London, England after an alleged altercation with a taxi driver over a fare early last year. The Matilda’s captain put in a stellar...
The Offence of Intent to Murder in New South Wales
A shooting at the offices of a Sydney law firm has led to the arrest of a 79-year old man, who has been charged with intent to murder. The man opened fire at the offices of Van Cooney Lawyers on...
NSW Police Out of Mardi Gras Has Been a Long-Time Coming, as March Requests Cops Not Attend
The long-time-coming disinviting of the NSW Police Force from this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is no surprise. The circumstances that saw the Mardi Gras Board finally agree with long-term calls for the cops out of Mardi Gras...
The Offence of Assault Causing Death Whilst Intoxicated in NSW
A New South Wales man has been charged with assault causing death over the death of a security guard outside Royal Hotel at Sutherland in Sydney’s south. The 30-year old security guard, who had moved from Saudi Arabia to Australia...
The Offences of Dangerous Driving and Negligent Driving in NSW
A male on a motorbike was travelling through an intersection in the northern-Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park at around 12.20 pm on 14 February, when a 20-year-old man driving a silver SUV in the opposite direction took a righthand turn...
NSW Police Officer Charged Over Jai Kalani Wright’s Death in Custody
The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announced on Monday, that the NSW police officer who fatally swung an unmarked police car out in front of a trail bike that 16-year-old Jai Kalani Wright was riding has been charged over...
The Criminal Offence of Hindering an Investigation in NSW
A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, which resulted in the death of a mother and her...
Historical Sexual Assaults: Women Cannot Be Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Boys
In a decision which shows just how far sexual offence laws have changed over the decades, the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal (NSWCCA) recently found that a female teacher prosecuted over...
