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Should catcalling be illegal in Australia?

18.01.18

Should catcalling be illegal in Australia? “Hey beautiful” “What’s up girl?” “Looking good” “Damn!” “Nice rack” Are comments like these ‘playful banter’ or is it sexual harassment? Many women the world over experience incidents of…

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Can I Have My Fingerprint and Photograph Records Destroyed?

16.01.18

Can I Have My Fingerprint and Photograph Records Destroyed? Why Do the Police Take Fingerprints and Photographs? When making an arrest, police must make sure they have the right person when investigating a crime and…

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Cocaine now included in roadside drug testing

15.01.18

Cocaine now included in roadside drug testing The NSW Government announced today that cocaine would be included in roadside drug testing. This morning, Premier Gladys Berejiklian  announced that tougher laws would also be put in…

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The Rise of Drug Precursor Offences in Australia

12.01.18

The Rise of Drug Precursor Offences in Australia Ephedrine is a chemical found in popular cold remedies, but it is also used to manufacture methamphetamine. Last year, a police raid of 28 properties in Sydney…

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Can police search your phone?

08.01.18

Can police search your phone? All of our personal information such as emails, personal photographs, places we have been, friends we associate with, financial information and much more are all contained in one small hand…

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Mobile Drug Testing: How Long Do Drugs Stay in Your System?

27.12.17

How Long Do Drugs Stay in Your System? It occurs in the workplace or on the roadside. Recently, there was talk of using it to screen welfare recipients. No matter the reason for it, there…

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Life Sentences for Convicted Child Sex offenders to be introduced in NSW

11.05.15

Life Sentences and standard non-parole periods for child sex offences Earlier this year the premier of NSW, Mike Baird announced the possibility that tougher laws regarding the acts of child sex offenders would become a…

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This Sydney Suburb Is The Murder Capital Of NSW

01.05.15

The suburb of Auburn has been named as being the “murder capital of NSW”. The latest figures from the Bureau of Crime and Statistics and Research shows that the suburb of Auburn has recorded the…

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Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran Shot Dead

29.04.15

  After 10 years of incarceration in a Bali Prison, those 10 years including seemingly endless legal battles, with emotions oscillating between hope and despair, Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been…

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Congratulations to Lee Maggs, LY Lawyers Clerkship Recipient

23.03.15

Congratulations to Lee Maggs, student at UWS Parramatta Campus, for receiving placement at our Liverpool Head Office in our Clerkship undergraduate program. On March 10, 2015, we attended the UWS Law School Careers Night, with…

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