Created on: 20.01.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Majority Verdicts – How do they work? Our criminal justice system in Australia has, for hundreds of years, always known that an accused person tried before a jury could only be found guilty of the…
Created on: 13.01.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
If you are approached by a police officer and asked to submit to a search, you can either consent or refuse a search. If you consent, remember to ask the officer for the reason of…
Created on: 02.12.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
It is an unfortunate situation when you find yourself locked up in a paddy wagon and being sent to the police station. There are many things that you must remember if you have been arrested….
Created on: 05.11.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
The cost of jailing someone in Australia – Money well spent? In 2013 – 2014, the prison system cost Australia $2.6 billion. This works out to about $100,000 per year per inmate. The Productivity Commission…
Created on: 25.10.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Do we need to further tighten our gun laws? In 1996, Martin Bryant walked into a cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania and killed 35 people and wounded 23 others with a semiautomatic rifle and another…
Created on: 13.10.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Why You Shouldn’t Talk to the Police It’s a typical scenario. The police stop you on the street to ask you a seemingly innocent question. You have not done anything wrong. You did not witness…
Created on: 23.09.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Understand The Meaning of ‘Section 10’ Have you been accused of a crime and fear that a conviction will drastically impact your life? Section 10 enables the court to find you guilty without recording a…
Created on: 13.09.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
The NSW and Australian Crime Commission: Over-reaching Power? Organised crime takes a serious toll on society with its effects being felt everywhere. In the National Organized Crime Response Plan 2015-2018, the Australian Crime Commission estimates…
Created on: 11.08.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Abortion- The Push for Legalisation in NSW Women are still undergoing painful, humiliating and dangerous experiences to end unwanted pregnancies. According to the World Health Organization 47,000 women around the world die from unsafe abortions…
Created on: 14.07.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Do we need to toughen our animal cruelty laws? In a recent case of animal cruelty, Matthew Clement Maloney of Brisbane was found guilty this month after biting the head off a live rate…
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