News & Interesting stuff
Thu Oct 27 2016Brandis announces inquiry into Indigenous incarceration rate By political reporters Stephanie Anderson and Henry Belot. Attorney-General George Brandis says the incarceration rate of Aboriginal Australians is a "national tragedy" and announces a new examination of the factors leading to the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in prison.
Most complained about companies in NSW More than a decade in the making, a name-and-shame file which goes live today is dominated by real estate agencies — and they are blowing up about it.
Gambia announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court The Gambian Government says it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, accusing the world body of ignoring the "war crimes" of Western nations and seeking only to prosecute Africans.
Law schools urged to reconsider how they prepare students for practice amid concerns about ethics ‘More than one in five law students polled in the UK and the US admit that they would falsify time records for personal and business gain, according to a study of student ethics.’
Gambler 'ripped off' by deceptive gambling machine, court told By Guy Stayner. Crown Casino will vigorously defend a lawsuit which claimed the venue engaged in deceptive and misleading conduct by designing a poker machine that deliberately tricks gamblers to play and lose.
Minister apologises for using taxpayer money to chauffeur his dogs Chauffeuring his pets more than 100 kilometres to a country home with a taxpayer-funded driver "doesn't meet community expectations", Victoria's Corrections Minister Steve Herbert admits.
- Property developers are trying to demolosh Kings Cross Nightclubs and turn them into apartments "“Shout out to our government and property developers who have ruined our city."