The Historical Offence of Act of Indecency in New South Wales
The New South Wales Premier has demanded the resignation of former Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward, who has been charged with historical sexual abuse offences. The 40-year old member for Kiama stepped down from his portfolio...
Victoria Police Settles Civil Proceedings Over Leaked Arrest Photos
Victoria Police have made a confidential payment to former AFL Player and Coach Dani Laidley after sharing photos of her arrest and interview to social media. The payment comes almost two years after images of Ms Laidley (who underwent...
Fixated Persons Unit Was Monitoring Friendlyjordies Long Before the Langker Arrest
The arrest of Friendlyjordies producer Kristo Langker by the NSW Police Fixated Persons Unit at the front door of his family home one Friday afternoon in mid-2021, is one of the more bizarre incidents over the last few years, which...
Sydney Pharmacist Imprisoned for Commercial Drug Supply
A formerly well-respected and highly-successful Sydney pharmacist has been sentenced to imprisonment after pleading guilty to commercial drug supply and dealing with proceeds of crime of more than $100,000. The court heard that 61-year old Michael Lowe ran profitable pharmacies...
Hillsong Church Admits Founder’s ‘Indiscretions’
Hillsong Church has admitted to a global staff meeting that its founder Brian Houston made ‘indiscretions’ against two women. The announcement was made by the current head of the organisation, Phil Dooley, at an extraordinary meeting of 800 global staff...
“Be Prepared for Ruin When Blowing the Whistle”: Independent Calls for Real Protections
Despite decades of calls for greater whistleblower protections and faux moves by Canberra to provide them, the fire at the base of the stake that those who expose institutional corruption are tied to is only growing stronger. The political prosecution...
Sydney Man Charged with Murder Over Boarding House Fire
A 45-year old Sydney man is facing murder charges over a fire inside Vadja House, a boarding house in Newtown, at around 1am on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. Three people died in the blaze and eight managed to escape, although...
Sydney Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Women
The New South Wales Police Force has issued a fresh scam warning after the arrest of a 46-year old western Sydney man accused of defrauding elderly women of their life savings. The women, which include one aged 74 and another...
New Police Commissioner Under Fire for Snubbing Emergency Workers
She’s only weeks into the top job and Police Commissioner Karen Webb is already facing criticism for attending a luxury lunch on International Women’s Day as floods ravaged New South Wales. Ms Webb reportedly turned down at least a “dozen”...
Child Pornography Offences in New South Wales
More than 100 Australians have been arrested and charged with child-pornography related offences. The arrests were made as part of an international investigation that has been ongoing since 2019, following information that people were sharing child abuse material in a...
