08.09.17
Profiting Off of Our Prisoners According to a report by Sentencing Project titled International Growth Trends in Prison Privatization, Australia has the highest number of inmates in privately operated prisons than anywhere else in the…
29.08.17
Is justice only just for the rich? Despite 20 years of reported economic growth in Australia, many people live in poverty. Reported estimates range from 11.8% to 20% of Australians living in poverty with an…
21.08.17
Should we drug test social welfare recipients? 2000 random welfare recipients in the Canterbury-Bankstown Area will be tested for Ice, Ecstacy and Cannabis, as early as next year. In Australia’s continuous war on drugs, a…
15.08.17
The Sex Abuse Scandal of the Catholic Church – Are clergy above the law? Earlier this year, a high level Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that 7% of Australian priests belonging…
19.07.17
Stealing from Your Employer: What Are the Penalties for Committing Larceny as a Clerk? In 2014 Emma Greene a receptionist for Unanderra Physiotherapy and Pilates was charged with larceny as a clerk when she stole…
11.07.17
10 Weird Bizzare But True Australian Laws That Are Still On The Books Laws are made to govern, protect, shape the peace, promote justice and provide a basis for compromise. However, once things are written…
08.07.17
Concealing A Serious Offence: When Not reporting a Crime Could Land you in Gaol You have witnessed a serious offence like a robbery or a sexual assault. Should you report it to police or can…
20.06.17
ISPs are Collecting Your Metadata and This is A Great Reason to Use A VPN The new metadata laws that have into force in Australia require Internet Service Providers and telecom companies to collect your…
02.06.17
Carriage Service Offences – The Meaning of Menace, Harass, and Offend In NSW, the maximum penalty for using a carriage service to harass, menace, or cause offence is three years of imprisonment. If the issue…
28.05.17
Walking alone to your home on a poorly lit road in the dead of night can give anyone the jitters. The question then becomes how will you prepare and arm yourself in potentially dangerous locations?…
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