Created on: 17.02.16 | Updated on: 09.09.20
Sydney: Australia’s Nanny State From Sydney’s new lock out laws, smoking bans in all public spaces (including no smoking inside our prisons), to tougher bail laws, to speed cameras almost everywhere, to reduced speeding limits, senseless…
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Created on: 12.02.16 | Updated on: 24.11.17
Getting Prisoners to Quit- The New Smoking Ban in NSW Jails In August 2015, the NSW Government implemented a smoking ban in all prisons. Despite valid health reasoning supporting the ban, the side effects associated…
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Created on: 29.01.16 | Updated on: 15.06.24
Should it be an Criminal Offence for parents or carers who emotionally abuse and neglect their children? We’ve seen some terrible examples of child neglect and abuse in the Media recently. According to the Australian…
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Created on: 19.01.16 | Updated on: 15.06.24
Can Police Enter My Property Without a Search Warrant? There is a loud, firm knock on your door. You look through the peephole and see two uniformed police officers standing on your porch. What do…
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Created on: 08.01.16 | Updated on: 24.06.24
Why it is now harder than ever to get bail- “show cause bail applications” How is Police Bail and Court Bail Decided? Once you have been arrested and given notice to attend court, the police…
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Created on: 04.01.16 | Updated on: 15.06.24
Should revenge porn be made a criminal offence in Australia? You are in a relationship with someone for over a year. You thought he was ‘the one’ and it was only going to be a…
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Created on: 29.12.15 | Updated on: 17.06.24
Does more crime occur over the Christmas holidays and New Year’s break? For the majority of people the Christmas holidays are all about spending quality time with loved ones, over stuffing oneself with Christmas Dinner…
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Created on: 16.12.15 | Updated on: 24.06.24
Why do female criminals get lighter sentences than men? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as of June 2015 there were over 36,000 prisoners in all states and territories across Australia. Of that 92%…
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Created on: 13.12.15 | Updated on: 09.09.20
The NSW Suspect Target Management Plan – Is it fair? In an attempt to break the cycle of domestic violence in NSW, the Minister of Justice and Police announced in October of this year that…
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Created on: 04.12.15 | Updated on: 24.11.17
NSW ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy – Is it the Answer? It has been almost a year since ‘Sydney siege gunman,’ Man Haron Monis shot and killed one hostage and held another 17 terrified hostages…
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