Police Watchdog Finds that Officer Who Fabricated Evidence Engaged in ‘Serious Misconduct’
Nowra man Luke Brett Moore raised a complaint with the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission in May 2021, regarding a phone conversation he’d had with NSW police constable Daniel Keneally that, he claimed, led the officer to subsequently fabricate evidence against...
Second First Nations Youth Death in Custody in WA in Less Than a Year
A second First Nations youth died in the custody of the WA state, when, last Thursday night, a yet-to-be identified 17-year-old First Nations youth took his own life, after being imprisoned for two days at that state’s only child prison:...
Germany Sets Cannabis Driving Limits, While NSW Continues to Unfairly Criminalise Users
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed off on legislation a fortnight ago to set a limit for driving under the influence of cannabis, with the new legal limit that’s now taken effect being 3.5 nanograms of THC per millilitre of blood....
Parole in New South Wales: What Are the Benefits and Risks of Granting Parole?
A recent decision to grant parole to a murderer who attempted to sexually assault a woman when he was last paroled has many up in arms. But while the decision by the NSW State Parole Authority to release convicted murderer...
The Offence of Sexual Intercourse with a Child Aged Between 10 and 14 Years in NSW
A sitting member of New South Wales parliament has resigned from the Liberal Party after being charged with multiple child sexual offences. Pittwater MP Roderick “Rory” Gilmore Amon was charged on Friday, 30 August 2023 with 10 sexual offences, comprising...
NSW Government Continues to Ignore Unjust Drug Driving Laws
During a premier and finance estimates hearing on Wednesday, committee chair Jeremy Buckingham put it to NSW premier Chris Minns, whether he might seem impaired to the Labor leader as he was presiding over the proceedings. “No, you seem very...
Australian Lawyers Warn Federal Ministers their Support of Israel Contravenes International Law
Over 100 Australian and Australia-based lawyers and legal scholars published an open letter on Thursday 22 August 2024, calling on prime minister Anthony Albanese, foreign affairs minister Penny Wong, defence minister Richard Marles and attorney general Mark Dreyfus to implement...
New Laws Will See Federal Politicians Punished for Poor Conduct
Many of us may be feeling the fatigue in the face of the ongoing Brittany Higgins vs Bruce Lehrmann saga. However, despite the never-ending media headlines, the creation of ‘celebrity status’ around a number of people involved, and notwithstanding the...
Silence Remains on Hidden Settler Colonial Crisis of Disappeared First Nations Women
The Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children inquiry delivered its final report last Thursday, and as particular experts on disappeared First Nations women had warned on 15 May, the inquiry missed the mark by a wide berth as...
Wong Turns to Blatant Gaslighting on Gaza, as Majors Attempt to Out Scum Each Other
A series of tweets from Australian foreign minister Penny Wong regarding the ongoing 10-month-long Israeli perpetrated mass slaughter and coordinated starvation of the 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza, reveal a minister making assertions that given the broader context are...
