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I am against the death penalty.  I don’t care what the person has been charged with, I don’t agree with it.  Most lawyers probably agree with me.  I reckon most Australians probably agree…

On Tuesday afternoon the Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court discharged a jury in the case of Gabrielle Woutersz, the young girl charged with the murder of her mother in October 2014….

Knowing your legal rights when it comes to music festivals With increasing police presence at music festivals, it is no surprise that more and more Australians are being arrested and charged for minor…

As the weather gets warmer and the days longer, the number of drunk Australians gets higher. On the last weekend of October, twenty-one drunk people were assisted by ACT Police. Ten of the…

The unprecedented outrage at Brock Turner’s 6 month gaol sentence reverberated not just in America but throughout Australia and much of the world.  That outrage is understandable. It is cry out for justice…

Come November, the legalisation of marijuana use for medical purposes will come into effect in Canberra. This is a ground-breaking feat, and has the potential to benefit many ill (some terminally) people. However,…

Since its premier in December 2015, popular documentary –  Making a Murderer, has sparked international concern for miscarriages of justice. The documentary follows the story of convicted murderers Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey….

The media has been abuzz lately with the news of several Australian schools being targeted by a pornography ring, including schools in Canberra. It has reiterated that nothing put on the internet, or…

I know, I know – it’s a cliché.  But it is a question that I am constantly asked as soon as I tell people that I am a criminal defence lawyer. There are…

Principal Ben Aulich shares his personal experience of Canberra’s corrective services officers following this week’s Four Corners Report. There is no doubt that the recent disturbing Four Corners Report into children being gassed,…