The Offence of Taking or Being Carried in a Conveyance Without the Owner’s Consent
Four men suspected of being part of a criminal group have been charged with a string of offences over an alleged police on the Northern Beaches of Sydney involving a utility taken without the owner’s consent. Police say they were...
The Offence of Contravening a Court Suppression or Non-Publication Order in NSW
The very real impact and influence of media reporting and social media commentary upon high profile criminal trials in the past couple of years has led Victorian criminal defence lawyers to apply to have evidence withheld from the public ahead...
The History of Murder: The Most Serious Offence in Criminal Law
Since the beginning of recorded law, the offence of murder has been seen as the most serious of crimes, with the intentional taking of another’s life considered at least as heinous than any other human act. Despite how seriously it...
Father of Two Shot Dead by NSW Police Officer
An internal investigation is underway into the actions of police officers stationed at the small town of Tenterfield in Northern New South Wales, after a man was shot dead there earlier this week. The State Crime Command (SCC) will conduct...
US Escalates Its Militarisation of Australia, Under Albanese
Foreign minister Penny Wong’s end of year trip to Beijing to meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi was hailed as an indication that the recently fraught relationship between the two nations was stabilising, especially in terms of the potential...
The Importance of Terminology: Paedophile vs Child Sex Offender vs Minor Attracted Person
Police in Scotland have come under fire for a recent report which referred to child sexual offenders as “minor-attracted people”, or MAPs. The term was used in the nation’s Chief Constable Iain Livingstone in his annual report, and has been met...
Pell’s Passing Marks Justice Unserved and Exposes the Power of a Corrupt Church
The 10 January death of George Pell left many with a bad taste in their mouths. A former archbishop of both the Melbourne and Sydney archdioceses, Pell represented to many, the corrupting effect of power and the ability it gives...
The Offence of Making a False Representation to a Police Officer in NSW
A man from the Illawarra region is facing court over allegations he faked his own kidnapping on New Year’s Eve. Police say they received a report at around 11.45pm on Saturday, 31 December 2022 that a 35-year old man had...
Terrorism-Related Offences: Entering or Remaining in a Declared Area
A woman is facing court over allegations she entered and remained in parts of Syria that were off-limits to Australians at the time. It is alleged the 31-year old travelled to Syria in 2014 to join her husband in areas...
What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
In January 2020, Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson was found dead in her cell at Dame Phyllis Frost Detention Centre in Victoria. Last year, a Coronial Inquest heard evidence Coronial Inquest heard evidence that Veronica made more than a dozen calls...
