“Rehabilitation of the offender is the community’s best protection.” The above quote, or variations on…
Making Canberrans equal before the law
The ACT is known for taking something a progressive approach to criminal-justice matters, but sometimes…
Inspector keeping prison up to the mark
Canberra’s criminal-justice system is fortunate to have an active Custodial Inspector, who tends to what…
Chief Magistrate proposes rewrite of Magistrates Court Act
ACT Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker has provided a swingeing and comprehensive review of the Territory’s…
DPP responds to our article
After Pearls and Irritations published my piece (https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11/we-dont-do-that-in-this-country-judge-slams-dpp/)the Director of Public Prosecutions, issued the following…
A newspaper for good
By ANDREW FRASER “It was all better in the good old days”How often do we…
Great result, Sian!
This was a great result, as reported by local media”: https://region.com.au/man-who-allegedly-detained-assaulted-78-year-old-for-several-days-granted-bail/919000/. It’s why, if you’re…
Sex-Case
Criminal sex cases are many and varied. Despite movie and TV portrayals, they are neither…