Ex-mandarin Raelene Sharp to be appointed Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Federal A Victorian King’s Counsel has been selected as the next commonwealth DPP, replacing Sarah McNaughton from 4 December 2023.
What Australia gets wrong about the right to protest August 30, 2023 By Sarah Moulds Community & Social Australians might think their right to protest march in the streets is constitutionally guaranteed, but it isn’t.
Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions June 7, 2023 By David Hamer and Andrew Dyer Editors' Picks The Folbigg case is yet another demonstration that Australia needs an arm’s length statutory body to investigate wrongful-conviction claims.
ALRC inquiry into sexual violence an opportunity to centre victim-survivors May 1, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal Budget to accord $6.5 million to an ALRC inquiry into sexual violence laws and improving victim-survivor experiences of the justice system.
Monitoring period to double for child sex offenders in Queensland November 30, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social First-time child sex offenders will soon be subject to a 10-year monitoring period by state law enforcement under new laws to pass this week.
Dodgy pharmacist sentenced after fraud tip-off to health hotline June 20, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal A former pharmacist found guilty of rorting the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme with false claims worth millions will spend at least four years in prison.
Advocacy groups push to end locking up Aussie kids as young as 10 July 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social State and territory governments and Michaelia Cash have been called on to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 years.
Funding for eight magistrates to be included in NSW state budget June 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales An additional eight magistrates will be appointed as part of a $56.1 million justice package for NSW over the next four years.
Lawyers float risk of ‘serious injustice’ that proposed consent laws may cause May 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales The NSW Bar Association says proposed changes to the criminal law in NSW about rape are ‘ill-considered’ and are not broad enough to cover a whole encounter.
