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Criminal Justice Visas- The Right to be Free to Face Criminal Charges

Updated on: 24.11.17

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…

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The “Dob in a Dealer” Campaign- Will It Work To Get Ice Off Our Streets?

Updated on: 31.05.21

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…

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The Defence of Necessity – When Can It Be Used?

Updated on: 09.09.20

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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Male Victims of Domestic Violence…Are They Ignored?

Updated on: 05.06.24

Male Victims of Domestic Violence…Are They Ignored? As Criminal Lawyers, we see a tiny number of female perpetrators of domestic violence being prosecuted compared to male offenders. It seems, at least still, that a large…

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Is There a Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and the Rise in Domestic Violence?

Updated on: 05.06.24

Is There a Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and the Rise in Domestic Violence It seems we hear daily in the media about the growing threats that domestic violence, and the widespread use of methamphetamine have…

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Are Our Drink Driving Penalties Tough Enough?

Updated on: 15.06.24

Are Our Drink Driving Penalties Tough Enough? A 42 year old Gold Coast mother was recently charged with drink driving and her licence suspended when she was found to have, what many consider to be…

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“Pill Testing” at music festivals expected by the end of the year

Updated on: 24.06.24

“Pill Testing” at music festivals expected by the end of the year Expect “mass arrests” by NSW Police, after the plan to roll out the first ever pill-testing facilities in NSW. Deputy Premier Troy Grant…

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Can I travel overseas with a criminal record?

Updated on: 24.06.24

Can I travel overseas with a criminal record? Travel is great. You can see the world, widen your horizons, meet new and interesting people. If you have the opportunity to travel then you absolutely should….

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Sydney: Australia’s Nanny State

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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Banning Smoking in NSW Gaols- Health Concern or Just More Trouble?

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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