News  .  Civil Law

By Ben Aulich

16.05.24

US Court Terminology & its Relevance in the Australian Legal System

The USA’s influence on the Australian way of life is hard to ignore. Comments made by Trump infiltrate our own politics, and American stars dictate the local fashion and popular culture. American TV…

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Criminal Law

By Ben Aulich

21.09.22

Director of Public Prosecutions’ position contrary to transgender human rights

Earlier this month a woman was granted bail from the ACT Magistrates Court after being charged with 72 child sex-related offences against her younger sisters in Canberra between 2006 and 2013. They include…

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News & Current Affairs

By Ben Aulich

31.05.22

Shame on you, Bob Katter

Independent Bob Katter has won his seat easily (once again) with 34,575 primary votes. That is 41.74% of the electorate of Kennedy. That means his approval increased by nearly 1%. On a two-candidate…

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News  .  Law Updates

By Ben Aulich

22.04.22

This is not about ‘fairness’, it is discrimination

Katherine Deves seeks amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (“the Act”) to “clarify” the law so that an organisation can conduct a “single-sex” sport and it not be discriminatory. In general terms,…

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Criminal Law

By Ben Aulich

21.02.22

The whittling away of the presumption of innocence

I recently overheard café talk about Jarryd Hayne and how bad it was that he is “able to walk free whilst the charges are still going, and he will probably have a re-trial”….

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News

By Ben Aulich

21.05.21

Abolish the Death Penalty

US Governor Henry McMaster has recently reigned into law a bill that forces death row inmates to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad. This will allow his state,…

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Criminal Law

By Ben Aulich

23.03.21

Push for child sex doll offences to lead to registration on Sex Offender Register

Fairly recently the Commonwealth introduced an offence for possession of a child sex doll or similar object per section 273A of the Criminal Code 1995. It carries a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment….

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News & Current Affairs

By Ben Aulich

15.03.21

Cancelled!

Cancel culture (call-out culture) is a form of ostracism in which someone is taken out of social or professional circles – online, on social media or in person. Some say it is an…

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Criminal Law

By Ben Aulich

12.08.19

Bite the bullet – it’s time to legalise euthanasia

The NSW Government has finally got around to decriminalising abortion.  Last week the Bill passed the NSW Lower House and is expected to pass the Upper House any day, making NSW the last…

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Criminal Law

By Ben Aulich

17.04.19

Pell reporting threatened fair trial

36 news agencies and journalists have been called to the Supreme court to answer accusations of contempt of Court for publishing material about George Pell’s first trial before the conclusion of his second…

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