A neo Nazi nearing the end of his jail term is contesting the state’s application for an extended supervision order, setting up a showdown over if he should remain under close watch after his lengthy prison stint. Duncan Robert Cromb appeared before South Australian Chief Justice Chris Kourakis via videolinkContinue Reading
An Australia-first Bill that would have criminalised men who buy sex but decriminalise the women who sell it has been knocked back by a single vote after an emotional late-night debate in state parliament. South Australia’s upper house voted 10-9 to reject the “Nordic model” reform to its prostitution lawsContinue Reading
A trial into a South Australian neo Nazi has exposed how easy it is for Australians to access extremist ideas promoting race hatred and a white supremacist revolution. Cameron Brodie-Hall, the alleged leader of the SA Men’s Health Club, a front group for the fascist National Socialist Network, is contestingContinue Reading
A police raid on the home of an alleged neo Nazi leader uncovered a disturbing book outlining how fascists could foment a Nazi revolution in Australia with assassinations, indiscriminate terror bombings and the murder of “soft targets”, a court has heard. Detectives raided the unit of Cameron Brodie-Hall, the allegedContinue Reading
A man convicted over one of Australia’s worst serial killings could walk free in a matter of months after spending over two decades behind bars. Mark Ray Haydon was convicted for assisting murderers in South Australia’s notorious “bodies-in-the-barrels murders”, committed by John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner and James SpyridonContinue Reading
Calls are growing for action after four women were allegedly murdered in domestic violence events in one state over the course of just seven days. In Adelaide, hundreds gathered at a rally outside Parliament House on November 24 demanding a state-based probe into domestic violence. It follows the murder ofContinue Reading
Another state is moving to ban Nazi symbols and gestures as Australia grapples with how to attack and beat back a sudden nationwide rush in anti-Semitism. South Australian Attorney-General Kyam Maher said his government would introduce legislation into parliament this week to specifically prohibit public displays of swastikas or theContinue Reading
One Aussie state has promised to crack down on its response to child sex abuse, with sweeping new laws kicking in from this week. The South Australian government’s new regulations, which includes bail reform to language changes in legislation, is set to begin – the government claiming the renewed lawsContinue Reading
Aussie music legend John Farnham has lent his iconic anthem You’re the Voice to the Yes camp in support of the Voice to parliament. The track will be featured in the History is Calling campaign that will air on TV and the internet across the country in the lead upContinue Reading
Changes to the wording of child sex abuse laws have passed South Australian parliament, bringing the state in line with other states who’ve made similar changes. The amendment to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 changes “unlawful sexual relationship with a child” to “sexual abuse of a child”. The changeContinue Reading