In both states, where the majority of incarcerated youths are Indigenous, the oscillation from ashamed to ruthless has occurred in the space of a few Read More
May 08, 2021
Australian police and policing
May 01, 2021
How the hacking of surveillance tech used by police could undermine Australian criminal cases
Revelations that information can be falsified on Cellebrite’s devices throws into question its reliability in court rulingsCriminal lawyers could soon Read More
Apr 29, 2021
Barbara Eckersley found guilty of manslaughter after giving elderly mother ‘green dream’ drug
A former wildlife carer put the drug, used to euthanise native animals, in 92-year-old Mary White’s foodA former wildlife carer unlawfully killed her Read More
Apr 14, 2021
Truck driver Mohinder Singh jailed for at least 18 years for killing four police in Melbourne crash
Judge says collision into officers who had pulled over Porsche driver Richard Pusey on Eastern Freeway ‘shocked the public conscience’Truck driver Read More
Nov 01, 2020
NSW police strip-searched 96 children in past year, some as young as 11
Exclusive: new data reveals 21% of those searches were performed on Indigenous childrenPolice in New South Wales have continued to strip-search dozens Read More
Feb 23, 2020
Man pleads guilty to petrol splashing despite Queensland police refusal to lay charges
Exclusive: Victim’s private domestic violence prosecution succeeds in case barrister says should ‘deeply embarrass’ policeA Queensland man has Read More
Feb 23, 2020
Man pleads guilty to petrol splashing despite Queensland police refusal to lay charges
Exclusive: Victim’s private domestic violence prosecution succeeds in case barrister says should ‘deeply embarrass’ policeA Queensland man has Read More
Nov 07, 2019
NSW police to review road dispute in which minister told teen he ‘worked for the cops’
Labor has called for the premier to sack David Elliot, who admitted he ‘blew up’ at a teenager who clipped his car New South Wales police will assign Read More
Dec 05, 2018
Gangsters, cops and Lawyer X: the police informant scandal that has shocked Australia
‘Appalling’ breach of duty castigated and 22 criminals may challenge convictions after revelation that defence barrister doublecrossed her clientsIn Read More
Dec 05, 2018
Gangsters, cops and Lawyer X: the police informant scandal that has shocked Australia
‘Appalling’ breach of duty castigated and 22 criminals may challenge convictions after revelation that defence barrister doublecrossed her clientsIn Read More
Nov 19, 2018
Victorian election: what the parties are promising
Many of the major parties’ policies are about how to manage Melbourne’s record population growth of more 125,000 people a yearThe contest on education Read More