Created on: 27.11.15 | Updated on: 24.06.24
Important tips you need to know when attending Stereo ’15 this weekend With the welcome weather changes sweeping across Sydney it is also the official start of “Festival Season” in Sydney with one of the…
Created on: 24.11.15 | Updated on: 05.06.24
Should mandatory sentencing be introduced in Australia for domestic violence offenders? Domestic violence is considered a national emergency. According to the Government of NSW Women’s Health Department “over 240,000 Australian adult women are physically assaulted…
Created on: 09.11.15 | Updated on: 14.06.24
Provocation: A Partial defence to Murder In June 2012 Chamanjot Singh took a box cutter and slit his wife Manpreet Kaur’s throat numerous times killing her. He claimed that he was provoked by the victim’s…
Created on: 05.11.15 | Updated on: 09.09.20
Why is there serious overcrowding in New South Wales jails? “Prisons in NSW are at the breaking point,” a government news article reports. Prisoners are increasingly becoming frustrated with the overcrowding at its 34 jails….
Created on: 02.11.15 | Updated on: 24.06.24
What to do when you have been arrested and charged with a serious crime? It has been a particularly hard week at work. You get home and start arguing with your wife. You have a…
Created on: 22.10.15 | Updated on: 16.06.24
Doli-incapax: When children cannot be responsible for criminal behaviour It was reported in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald NSW that “in the past decade more than 45,000 ”criminal incidents” involving children under 14…
Created on: 19.10.15 | Updated on: 14.06.24
Why are arson cases on the rise in Australia? Arson is relatively a criminal offence of low incidence in comparison to other offences in Australia such as supplying or possessing a prohibited drug, or domestic…
Created on: 13.10.15 | Updated on: 15.06.24
Why do “white-collar criminals” get lighter sentences? Insider trading, credit card fraud, identity theft, wonky financial advise, price fixing, bid rigging, market manipulation, and asset misappropriation, you name it there is a myriad of white-collar…
Created on: 09.10.15 | Updated on: 24.06.24
Should there be an “ecstasy cautioning scheme”? The music festival scene in NSW is fast approaching. No place is more notorious for drug use than music festivals. With the sheer number of concert goers that…
Created on: 04.10.15 | Updated on: 05.06.24
Do we need specialised courts in Australia for domestic violence and sexual assault cases? Domestic violence and sexual assault are both widespread problems in Australia. According to NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 36%…
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