Heading to Spilt Milk? Have fun and most importantly, know your rights!
Heading to Spilt Milk? Have fun and most importantly, know your rights!
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What does Australia have to hide? UN torture prevention body forced to cancel visit to Australia
What does Australia have to hide? UN torture prevention body forced to cancel visit to Australia. The United Nations has suspended a visit to Australian detention facilities. They were denied access as part of a review of torture prevention across the globe. The UN now accuses Australia of a “clear breach” of the Optional Protocol
NSW Police Strip Searches: Child Sexual Abuse or Serious Physical Abuse?
Analysis of Anderson v State of New South Wales The District Court of NSW recently considered the application of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) to a case involving NSW police strip searches of children which happened ten years ago. NSW Police strip searches and detention of two innocent boys The Plaintiffs, Mr Jade Anderson and
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Defamation as a Weapon Against Systemic Racism?
Stewart O’Connell is a senior defamation solicitor with O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors in Sydney. He worked for the Aboriginal Legal Services in the Northern Territory for thirteen years and was the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre’s National Lawyer of the Year for Aboriginal Youth in 2000. In 2007, he was the Senior Project
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When reporting on a crime, picture the right person.
The host of Media Watch, Paul Barry reaffirms the importance of fact-checking your news stories, especially when publishing a picture of a person responsible for a crime. During last night’s (12/9) Media Watch episode, Barry dives into Courier-Mail’s slip-up, identifying the wrong man as a ‘cop-killing gunman’. Shane Wyrzynski, the wrongly pictured man, wants to
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Coronial Inquest examines Melissa Caddick disappearance
Melissa Caddick was last seen in 2020. This was only hours after Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ASIC raided her Dover Heights property. With almost two years since her disappearance, a coronial inquest has now begun into her disappearance. Melissa Caddick: Con-woman disappears Melissa Caddick allegedly misappropriated at least $23 million through her Ponzi scheme over
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Clive Palmer & Mark McGowan waste scarce court resources and taxpayer money for petty defamatory battle
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee expressed that as Clive Palmer rejected Mark McGowan’s offer to settle back in December last year, Palmer would need to pay part of McGowan’s defamation costs. “Both men went too far in their political jousting and both men litigated, but only one was willing to draw back and avoid the
The Supreme Court comments on changes to the new NSW bail laws
New NSW bail laws commenced on 27 JUNE 2022. There are two changes that have been made to the Bail Act 2013 (NSW) new Section 22b Bail Act You will not be granted bail if you: plead guilty prior to sentencing have been found guilty are convicted of a crime and will be sentenced for
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NSW Police Blame Drill Rap for Sydney Gang Violence
The NSW Police have lashed out at Sydney’s music scene for the increase in gang-related violence. The gang task force, Strike Force Raptor, say that the music incites violence, and that streaming platforms should remove these songs. The Australian drill music scene Drill is a genre of music that originated from the South Side of
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Illegal vapes still easy to get in NSW
Buying illegal vapes has never been easier. According to Four Corners, the booming black market for vapes is “fuelled by rising demand and a failure to police the rules.” The Chair of Cancer Council’s Tobacco Issues Committee, Libby Jardine said there was an “epidemic of e-cigarette use among young people”. Four Corners found multiple illicit
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