Senator Asks International Criminal Court to Investigate Australian Commanders Over War Crimes
The deputy leader of the Palmer United Party, Jacqui Lambie, announced in the Senate yesterday that she has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Australian Defence Force Commander over war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Her statement has been...
Morrison Government Engaged in Pork Barrelling on Monumental Scale, Audit Office Finds
You could almost hear a collective audible sigh when a report by the Australian National Audit Office was released recently, detailing its findings on the Morrison Government’s misuse of $2 billion for the Community Health and Hospital Program. The ANAO...
NSW Police Officers Under Investigation for Assaulting NRL Player
The three New South Wales Police Officers who punched NRL player Tom Starling multiple times in the face during a violent arrest on 5 December 2020 are now under investigation and could face criminal charges over the assault. The incident occurred...
What Will a Court Consider When Determining Bail in NSW?
The man accused of causing the deaths of several passengers after the bus he was driving overturned in the Hunter Valley last Sunday night has been granted strict conditional bail. 58-year old Brett Button from Maitland in the Hunter Region...
What Conduct Amounts to ‘Dangerous Driving’ in New South Wales?
Police will allege speeding was a factor in the weekend’s horror bus crash in the Hunter Valley, which resulted in the deaths of 10 passengers and more than 20 being admitted to hospital. The bus was carrying 36 passengers when...
Higgins, Wilkinson, Lehrmann: Heroes or Victims?
In years to come, the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann over ultimately unproven allegations of sexual assault in Parliament House is likely to become a case study for students of law, and may even inform the way in which such...
The History of the Role of Criminal Defence Lawyer in New South Wales
Like many other aspects of the legal system, the role of the criminal defence lawyer has a long and interesting history both in our own nation and in times that predate colonisation. Here’s an outline of the origins of the...
The NSW Police State: Excessive Force, Lethal Assault, Strip Searches and Dog Monitoring
The lethal tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who, suffering dementia, was holding a steak knife and approaching a NSW police senior constable at such a pace with the aid of her walking frame that he felt he had no choice but...
Former NSW Police Officer On Trial for Multiple Counts of Child Sexual Assault
A former New South Wales police officer is on trial in the Northern Rivers accused of three counts of having aggravated sexual intercourse with a child aged between 14 and 16 years, as well as producing, disseminating or possessing child...
The Law, Penalties and Defences for Making Bomb Threats in Australia
New South Wales’ busiest courthouse, the Downing Centre in the Sydney CBD, was evacuated at around 10am on Friday, 2 June 2023 when a man reportedly walked through the entrance holding a package and stated “this is a bomb”. The...
