The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) issued notices to appear in court to five players of the Gold Coast Titans Rugby League Club. Five players have been stood down, including Greg Bird, Beau Falloon, Jamie Dowling and Kalifa Faifai Loa. These players have been accused of using cocaine, and supplying it to their close […]
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The executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are now imminent after numerous appeals and pleas for clemency to the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo. This brings a focus on the death penalty. Some Australians support the death penalty It is difficult to quantify how many Australians support the death penalty. Triple J released a
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This last year has seen rampant cuts to legal aid. Funding to Legal Aid, the Aboriginal Legal Service and community legal centres being reduced by millions of dollars. These Legal Aid cuts are hurting those who most need it. Legal Aid won’t fund long or costly trials Legal Aid will not be funding expensive or lengthy
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Legislative changes to the NSW Bail Act have commenced today through the enactment of the Bail Amendment Act 2014. Show Cause: Burden Of Proof Placed On Accused The Act places an onus on the accused to positively show cause as to why their detention is not justified, effectively creating a general presumption against bail for
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NSW Police remind motorists of the changes to reporting traffic crashes which come into effect next month. The new streamlined process starts on Wednesday 15 October 2014 as part of a red-tape reduction initiative to better manage crashes on NSW roads. From that date, police will attend and investigate crashes if it meets one or
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Homosexuality offences expunged Thirty years ago gay men faced jail time for homosexuality-related offences in NSW. Member for Coogee Bruce Notley-Smith introduced his private member’s bill in NSW parliament on Thursday which he said would correct the wrongs of the past. “No one should have to continue to suffer the disadvantage of having a criminal
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Terminally ill patients will soon be able to use cannabis without fear of being charged in NSW, as the Baird government moves closer to legalising the drug for medical use. This will be a formalization of the use of medical marijuana which is now done in a de facto way. On Tuesday the Victorian government
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Momentum is gathering in NSW to legalise cannabis for medical purposes. This is hot on the heels of Victorian Opposition Labor Leader Daniel Andrews’ pledge to legalise medical cannabis oil for terminally ill people if he wins the state election in November. Labor MP Adam Searle, who was part of a NSW parliamentary inquiry into
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NSW Police Force will host Sydney’s largest community engagement and awareness event in the city’s south west on Saturday. Fairfield Local Area Command will host the third annual NSW Police Community Engagement Day at Fairfield High School between 10am and 3pm Saturday (6 September 2014). The event, in its fourth year will showcase the varied
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Factors including links to organised crime and a victims’ view of their safety will be taken into account when courts are deciding whether to grant bail to accused criminals under changes signed off by state cabinet in response to fury over controversial recent decisions. The changes, to be announced by Attorney General Brad Hazzard on
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