The Australian Medical Association and the Law Council of Australia recently called on Australia’s governments to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. Current Criminal … [Read more...]
Reducing family violence – A step in the right direction!
New laws in Western Australia announced last month have been described as the most comprehensive family violence law reforms the state has ever seen. The reforms exist of legislative changes to … [Read more...]
Hands Off – Mobile Phone Detection Rolls Out!
As of 1 December 2019, mobile phone detection cameras rolled out across New South Wales. The aim of the system is to reduce the number of fatalities on NSW roads by a third over two years. The … [Read more...]
We Love Parramatta – The Parramatta Female Factory
We continue our We Love Parramatta series, highlighting Parramatta’s many histories and cultures. This week we look at the Parramatta Female Factory, Australia’s biggest and oldest surviving women … [Read more...]
If you murder your spouse, can you inherit their money?
Don’t believe everything you see in Hollywood movies! Under Australia’s estate forfeiture laws, somebody who is convicted of murder cannot inherit any part of their victim’s estate. But the law is … [Read more...]
Victims of Crime
When most people think of lawyers, they think of them as someone who represents their client to achieve a certain outcome, whether that be in court or out of court. But for lawyers who work for the … [Read more...]
Again, Justice Has Been Done
I have posted twice previously about Cardinal George Pell. As a boy raised in country NSW, I attended the Catholic Church every week. My local parish priest died in jail. My local school principal … [Read more...]
Do you have a bucket list? What must you do?
For most of us, the idea of being arrested fills us with a nameless dread. But not for Josie Birds, a 93 year-old from Manchester in the UK. Earlier this year, police “arrested” Ms Birds for … [Read more...]
AVOs – Everything You Didn’t Know
At least twenty women have been killed in Australia this year by their partners. Many more have experienced physical, psychological or sexual abuse. Most perpetrators are known to their … [Read more...]
Forensic Science – Sexy or Just Plain Wrong?
Many convictions in the criminal justice system are obtained through the use of forensic science. In Australia, improper or unvalidated forensic science has been implicated in an estimated 31% of … [Read more...]