Created on: 09.08.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody – A National Disgrace? In August 2014, Aboriginal woman Julieka Dhu, 22, died while in police custody in Port Hedland, Western Australia. Dhu was arrested and held over for the non-payment…
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…
Created on: 04.07.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Lawyers caught with drugs – should they be treated harsher? Should lawyers hold a higher responsibility when charged with a minor or serious drug offence? In July 2015, Lisa Munro, 33, was forced to resign…
Created on: 08.06.16 | Updated on: 01.11.25
Historically, corporal punishment has been a hot button topic for parents and child psychologists alike. Many of us remember getting a slap or a smack when refusing to comply, but does it have any psychologically…
Created on: 16.05.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Can you travel overseas if you owe a debt to Centrelink? Whether it is an error on their part or you made an honest mistake, Centrelink will do anything it can to get its money…
Created on: 02.05.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Digital Driver’s Licences to be Implemented This Year More and more, smartphones have become an integral part our lives. No longer are they just a way to stay in touch with friends and family, smartphones…
Created on: 19.04.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
NSW Police Officers Abusing Facebook Police Post Fake and Misleading Statements on “Sniff Off” Page In 2001 a Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act for Drug Detection Dogs, also known as “The Drug Dog Act,”…
Created on: 14.04.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Criminal justice visas – what you need to know What if you or someone you know who is here on a study or work visa gets charged with a crime? Will they automatically be deported…
Created on: 04.04.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
The “Dob in a Dealer” campaign – will it work to get ice off of our streets? The ice epidemic in Australia has left no one unscathed. Ice is in our schools, work places, homes…
Created on: 02.04.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
The Defence of Necessity – when can it be used? Ask any law student about the most memorable English law case read in criminal law class. Chances are that many would name “Queen v. Dudley…
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