‘Some of the most wicked and worst in our community are in jail. Many are far from that. But all in inmates are someone’s loved one, a sibling, parent, grandparent or child. They should not be treated as a commodity for trade in a prison industry. But as people in need of assistance.’ – Peter […]
Parklea Correctional Centre: The Capital of Bodies in a Private Prison Read More »
The events that occurred last night within the harrowing institution of the Don Dale Detention Centre in Darwin, are a reflection, and have probably been brought about by the inhumane conditions of that place. The upheaval by detainees symbolises the demoralising conditions in which the detained youth have been forced to live under the NT
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High Court Hears Protester Appeal – What Constitutes Criminal Damage Today we argued our appeal in the High Court against an environmental protestor’s conviction for ‘destroy or damage property’ under s 195 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). We are appealing lower court decisions that the protestor ‘damaged’ a coal ship loader by attaching himself to it in protest
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In the United States, a former police officer Mohamed Noor will stand trial for murder and manslaughter charges for the 2017 shooting of an Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk. An unwarranted and tragic death in the U.S. On 15 July 2017, Ms Ruszczyk believed that a possible sexual assault was taking place in an alley behind her
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An audio recording obtained by the ABC reveals the horrific abuse that occurs within the disability care sector. Horrific recording reveals abuse of disabled boy The recording was made in 2016 by a not-for-profit organisation that was running a group home for teens. The organisation reported the matter to the Police, Children’s Guardian and NSW
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In an earlier article this year, we wrote about a secret police watchlist called the Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP). The STMP is a list that identifies people who police believe are at risk of committing an offence in the future. Almost half of the people targeted by the STMP are under the age of
Police Watchlist Targeting Children needs to be Removed Read More »
New laws have been introduced in New South Wales to help juries understand the impact of trauma on victims of sexual assault. What is trauma? An event is traumatic when it causes a person to be incapable of coping with a situation. A traumatic experience may occur when the person is subjected to a threat
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Several individuals have been arrested and charged over their alleged involvement in a wide-ranging scam that was run from inside an immigration detention centre. Criminal syndicate charged with range of dishonesty offences Police suspect that a male detainee at Villawood Detention Centre was running a wide-ranging scam netting close to $3 million using 16 mobile phones. He has
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In August 2017, the Myanmar military launched violent attacks against the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority in the country. These “clearance operations” have resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths and have forced 700,000 people to flee across the border to Bangladesh. Calls for the prosecution of Myanmar’s top military generals The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
Myanmar Military Accused of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Read More »
An annual music festival has ended with the tragic deaths of two young people and several people hospitalised for suspected drug overdoses. Defqon.1, a Sydney hardstyle music festival, was held over the weekend attracting a crowd of over 30,000. Police reported up to 700 people seeking help from medical staff at the music festival. Ten
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