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The Offence of Use Carriage Service to Menace, Harass or Cause Offence in NSW

The Offence of Use Carriage Service to Menace, Harass or Cause Offence in NSW

New South Wales police officers arrested a 26-year-old woman at her home on Wallumedegal land in the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank at 4.30 pm on 22 December 2025, and she was subsequently charged at Gladesville police station over allegedly making an offensive phone call to a well-known nutritionist, but as the case went to court last week, it appears ...
The shamer’s dilemma

The shamer’s dilemma

When Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong issued a statement on Iran earlier this month, she didn’t mince her words: “We strongly condemn the killing of protestors, the use of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people.” This is not new. Last year she
Albanese Is Facilitating Trump’s Brazen Contraventions of International Law

Albanese Is Facilitating Trump’s Brazen Contraventions of International Law

With the 3 January 2026 kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, the US Trump administration signalled the death knell of the edifice of international law established since World War II. And it must be understood that whilst western leaders, like Australian PM Anthony Albanese, have not directly been involved, their silence on ...
More shark attacks are inevitable

More shark attacks are inevitable

I wrote a piece for the Spectator last September in the wake of the fatal shark attack on Sydney Northern Beaches surfer Mercury Psilakis. Mr Psilakis was a popular member of the beachside community, tragically mauled by a shark whilst surfing. I made the point that shark numbers are on the increase, including large species of sharks that attack humans ...

The Offence of Use Carriage Service to Menace, Harass or Cause Offence in NSW

The Offence of Use Carriage Service to Menace, Harass or Cause Offence in NSW
New South Wales police officers arrested a 26-year-old woman at her home on Wallumedegal land in the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank at 4.30 pm on 22 December 2025, and she was subsequently charged at Gladesville police station over allegedly making an offensive phone call to a well-known nutritionist, but as the case went to court last week, it appears ...

The shamer’s dilemma

The shamer’s dilemma
When Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong issued a statement on Iran earlier this month, she didn’t mince her words: “We strongly condemn the killing of protestors, the use of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people.” This is not new. Last year she

Albanese Is Facilitating Trump’s Brazen Contraventions of International Law

Albanese Is Facilitating Trump’s Brazen Contraventions of International Law
With the 3 January 2026 kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, the US Trump administration signalled the death knell of the edifice of international law established since World War II. And it must be understood that whilst western leaders, like Australian PM Anthony Albanese, have not directly been involved, their silence on ...

More shark attacks are inevitable

More shark attacks are inevitable
I wrote a piece for the Spectator last September in the wake of the fatal shark attack on Sydney Northern Beaches surfer Mercury Psilakis. Mr Psilakis was a popular member of the beachside community, tragically mauled by a shark whilst surfing. I made the point that shark numbers are on the increase, including large species of sharks that attack humans ...