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Profiting off our Prisoners

Created on: 08.09.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

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…

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Is justice only just for the rich?

Created on: 29.08.17 | Updated on: 02.07.25

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…

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10 Weird Bizzare But True Australian Laws That Are Still On The Books

Created on: 11.07.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

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…

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New Metadata Laws Introduced Requiring Telco Companies to Collect Your Metadata

Created on: 20.06.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

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…

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Nimbin Man Arrested After Facebook Post

Created on: 28.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

Nimbin Man Arrested For Facebook Post A Nimbin guy has been arrested for allegedly posting a video of his marijuana crop on Facebook. Peter Till, the man we are talking about, allegedly bragged about his…

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The Harmful Psychological Effects of Incarceration

Created on: 21.05.17 | Updated on: 02.07.25

The Harmful Psychological Effects of Incarceration In 2015 the number of people incarcerated in Australian gaols reached a record high of 35,467. That is almost 200 prisoners per 100,000 adults. In NSW alone capacity is…

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What does Jury Duty Pay?

Created on: 10.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

What Does Jury Duty Pay? We are undeniably lucky to live in a society where we have a robust justice system. Jury trials are a crucial part of this system as such, any Australian citizen…

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Mentally ill or Not?- Some Considerations for Defendants Suffering from Mental Conditions

Created on: 01.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25

Considerations for Defendants Suffering from Mental Conditions Under section 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), an accused whom the court deems as a sufferer of a mental condition or a mental…

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Majority Verdicts – How do they Work?

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…

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Things To Remember When You Are Being Arrested and Taken Back To The Police Station

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….

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