News
Media coverage, March 2017
1st Mar 2017
Just some of the media coverage generated by the Australian Lawyers Alliance or its members during the month of March 2017.
Please note that some of the hotlinks listed below lead to subscriber-only content. ALA members who wish to know more about a particular article and who do not have subscriptions to those publications should contact Media Manager Nick Buchan at nick@lawyersalliance.com.au for a summary of that article.
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news.com.au, 'Expert's sacking puts convictions in doubt', 31 March 2017
6PR, 'WA defence lawyers have often questioned the processors of PathWest', 31 March 2017
6PR, 'The case of DNA scientist Laurance Webb, who was recently dismissed from PathWest for alleged unethical behaviour', 31 March 2017
West Australian, 'How scientist's conduct could cause headaches', 31 March 2017
Brisbane Legal, 'SOFRONOFF'S APPOINTMENT TO COURT OF APPEAL RECEIVES WIDESPREAD PRAISE', 29 March 2017
Lawyers Weekly, 'Justice for victims bigger than Commission TORs', 29 March 2017
ABC Radio Hobart, 'Comments about the issue of drug survey result in Tasmania's sewage', 27 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC Northern Tasmania (Launceston)
woroni.com.au, 'Clapper on the Stand', 27 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'War can't be won, so why persist?', 27 March 2017
Cruise, 'Footage has emerged of a police officer slamming a woman onto her head while attempting to break up a brawl', 26 March 2017
5AA Adelaide, 'What to do in relation to tree problems', 23 March 2017
Also broadcast on 5AU (Port Augusta), 5CS (Port Pirie), 5RM (Berri)
Courier Mail, 'Qld CTP reform: analysts tip hit to Suncorp alone could be $100m, and it has half the market', 20 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Human rights are true blue as Churchill', 20 March 2017
Channel 7 Adelaide, 'Civil libertarians are concerned about the regular use of anti-spit masks', 18 March 2017
Also broadcast on Central GTS/BKN Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln), Central GTS/BKN Port Pirie (Spencer Gulf), Southern Cross GTS/BKN Broken Hill (Port Pirie)
Sydney Morning Herald, 'Almost 1100 sex abuse complaints, inquiry told', 18 March 2017
Newcastle Herald, 'Child sex conviction rates fall', 18 March 2017
ABC News Melbourne, 'Maurice Blackburn lawyers are calling on churches and other groups to be stripped of their charity status', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Gold Coast), ABC News (Newcastle), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Sydney)
Channel 7 Sydney, 'For the first time, the full extent of child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church has been laid bare', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on Prime7 ACT (Canberra), Prime7 Armidale (Armidale), Prime7 Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), Prime7 Cooma (Cooma), Prime7 Dubbo (Dubbo), Prime7 Gold Coast (Gold Coast), Prime7 Griffith (Griffith), Prime7 Moree (Moree), Prime7 Newcastle (Newcastle), Prime7 North Coast (Lismore), Prime7 Orange (Orange), Prime7 Tamworth (Tamworth), Prime7 Taree (Manning River), Prime7 Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga), Prime7 Wollongong (Wollongong), Channel 7 Melbourne, Prime7 Albury (Albury), Prime7 Ballarat (Ballarat), Prime7 Bendigo (Bendigo), Prime7 Gippsland (Sale), Prime7 Mildura (Mildura), Prime7 Shepparton (Shepparton), Prime7 Swan Hill (Swan Hill), Prime7 Warrnambool (Warrnambool), Southern Cross Darwin (Darwin)
Southern Cross Tasmania, 'The full-extent of the child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church has been revealed for the first time', 17 March 2017
2SM, 'Lawyers are calling for a review of the Anglican Church's tax re-status in light of the admissions at the Child Sex Abuse Commission', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2AD (Armidale), 2DU (Dubbo), 2EL (Orange), 2GF (Grafton), 2LM (Lismore), 2MG (Mudgee), 2MO (Gunnedah), 2NZ (Inverell), 2PK (Parkes), 2TM (Tamworth), 2VM (Moree), 2RE Taree
Mysunshinecoast.com, 'Anglican Church must be stripped of tax deductibility status in light of shocking abuse', 17 March 2017
ABC Radio Melbourne, 'Justice Peter McClellan, Chairman, Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission, has revealed that the number of people being acquitted for such cases have risen despite more victims coming forward', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC Ballarat (Ballarat), ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo), ABC Gippsland (Sale), ABC Goulburn Murray (Wodonga), ABC Mildura - Swan Hill (Mildura), ABC Shepparton (Shepparton), ABC South Western Victoria (Warrnambool), ABC Western Victoria (Horsham), Radio National (Melbourne), ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC Newcastle (Newcastle), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Sydney)
2GB, 'More victims of child sex abuse are taking their case to Court, but the number of offenders being convicted is falling', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2BS (Bathurst), 2EC (Bega), 2GN (Goulburn), 2LT (Lithgow), 2MAX (Narrabri), 2NUR (Newcastle), 2QN (Deniliquin), 2UE (Sydney), 2XL (Cooma), 2YOU FM (Tamworth), Coast FM (Gosford), Great Lakes FM (Taree), Magic 2CH (Sydney)
2CC Canberra, 'Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse Commissioner Justice Peter McClellan calls for law reform to help courts convict more offenders', 17 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2CA (Canberra)
ABC New England North West, 'The Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission chair Justice Peter McClellan has revealed the number of people being acquitted of these offences has risen despite more victims coming forward', 17 March 2017
Maitland Mercury, 'Justice Peter McClellan criticises 'judicial wisdom' on child sexual assault and sexual assault', 17 March 2017
Newcastle Herald, 'Justice Peter McClellan criticises 'judicial wisdom' on child sexual assault and sexual assault', 17 March 2017
Yahoo News Australia, 'More people acquitted of child sex abuse', 17 March 2017
West Australian, 'Nurse jailed for brutal knifing', 17 March 2017
Daily Telegraph, 'Defence of abuser tough gig', 17 March 2017
Red tape, 'Injured workers "abandoned"', 14 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Human rights push support', 14 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Private sector could solve the water and sewerage crisis', 13 March 2017
Sunday mail Brisbane, 'Shackling woman 'unlawful'', 12 March 2017
Sunday Mail Adelaide, 'Four days in shackles', 12 March 2017
Herald Sun, 'Ombudsman asks Correctional Services Department to apologise to woman for unlawfully shackling her for four days', 11 March 2017
ITNews Australia, 'Fierce anger over potential use of metadata for civil suits', 9 March 2017
ABC Newsradio Melbourne, 'The PNG Government says Australia has agreed the Manus Island detention centre will be closed by October', 9 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC NewsRadio (Adelaide), ABC NewsRadio (Brisbane), ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), ABC NewsRadio (Gold Coast), ABC NewsRadio (Newcastle), ABC NewsRadio (Perth), ABC NewsRadio (Sydney), ABC Newsradio Sydney, ABC NewsRadio (Adelaide), ABC NewsRadio (Brisbane), ABC NewsRadio (Canberra), ABC NewsRadio (Gold Coast), ABC NewsRadio (Melbourne), ABC NewsRadio (Newcastle)
Post Weekly Goulburn, 'Should a jury know only what is said in court?', 9 March 2017
Daily Liberal, 'CTP changes a win for the drivers: govt', 8 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Opinion split over changes to bail laws', 8 March 2017
Sydney Morning Herald, 'Insurance changes expected to save motorists $120 a year', 7 March 2017
ABC News Sydney,'Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Premier, announces that NSW motorists will save around $120 as the government plans to cut green slip costs', 7 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC (Regional NSW)
Southern Cross Tasmania, 'There is a major overhaul of the state's bail system with the government announcing today it is intending to shake up the current legislation', 7 March 2017
Brisbane Times, 'CTP Greenslip changes a big win for motorists, says government', 7 March 2017
Channel 10 Sydney, 'The NSW Government says Sydney motorists are set to save more than $100 on their green slips', 7 March 2017
Also broadcast on Ten Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour), Ten Gold Coast (Gold Coast), Ten Lismore (Lismore), Ten Newcastle (Newcastle), Ten Tamworth (Tamworth), Ten Taree (Port Macquarie), WIN Albury (Albury), WIN Canberra (Canberra), WIN Dubbo (Dubbo), WIN Griffith (Griffith), WIN Orange (Orange), WIN Wagga (Wagga Wagga), WIN Wollongong (Wollongong)
ABC Newcastle, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance estimates up to 3,000 people with minor injuries will miss out on compensation under changes to the Green Slip scheme', 7 March 2017
Also broadcast on ABC Upper Hunter (Muswellbrook), ABC Radio Sydney, ABC Central Coast (Erina), ABC Central West NSW (Orange), ABC Coffs Coast (Coffs Harbour), ABC Illawarra (Wollongong), ABC New England North West (Tamworth), ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore), ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga), ABC South East NSW (Bega), ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo), Radio National (Newcastle), Radio National (Sydney)
Guardian Australia, 'Abuse royal commission urged to take a closer look at asylum seeker children', 6 March 2017
Also published on Yahoo! News
Adelaide Advertiser, 'Australian Lawyers Alliance slams moves to introduce minimum jail time for police evaders', 6 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Lawyers hit out at evaders' penalties', 6 March 2017
Hobart Mercury, 'Centrelink and Government hit ethical low', 6 March 2017
Daily Telegraph, 'Sex abuse survivors 'short-changed'', 6 March 2017
Adelaide Advertiser, 'Compo 'too low' in abuse', 6 March 2017
Radio 2CC, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance says child sex abuse victims will still end up having to sue for compensation', 5 March 2017
Also broadcast on Radio 2CA
Herald Sun, 'Abuse redress scheme inadequate: lawyers', 5 March 2017
Radio 2GB, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance says child sex abuse victims will still end up having to sue for compensation', 5 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2BS (Bathurst), 2EC (Bega), 2GN (Goulburn), 2LT (Lithgow), 2QN (Deniliquin), 2UE (Sydney), 2XL (Cooma), 2YOU FM (Tamworth), Coast FM (Gosford), Great Lakes FM (Taree), Magic 2CH (Sydney), Radio 3aw, 3BA FM (Ballarat), 3CS (Colac), 3SH (Swan Hill), 3WM (Horsham), 3YB (Warrnambool), Coast FM (Warrnambool), Magic 1278 (Melbourne), Mixx FM Hamilton (Hamilton), Mixx FM Horsham (Horsham), SEN (Melbourne), TR FM (Traralgon)
Yahoo News, 'Abuse redress scheme inadequate: lawyers', 5 March 2017
Courier Mail, 'Canberra may have to put more into redress', 3 March 2017
3AW, 'The Australian Lawyers Alliance has hit back at John Pesutto, after he called for harsher penalties for youth offenders'', 1 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2AY (Albury), 3BA FM (Ballarat), 3CS (Colac), 3NE (Wangaratta), 3SH (Swan Hill), 3WM (Horsham), 3YB (Warrnambool), Coast FM (Warrnambool), Light FM (Melbourne), Magic 1278 (Melbourne), Mixx FM Hamilton (Hamilton), Mixx FM Horsham (Horsham), SEN (Melbourne)
3AW, 'Teen facing dozens of charges, including bail breaches, given youth supervision order', 1 March 2017
Also broadcast on 2AY (Albury), 3CS (Colac), 3BA FM (Ballarat), 3CS (Colac), 3NE (Wangaratta), 3SH (Swan Hill), 3WM (Horsham), 3YB (Warrnambool), Coast FM (Warrnambool), Magic 1278 (Melbourne), Mixx FM Hamilton (Hamilton), Mixx FM Horsham (Horsham), SEN (Melbourne)
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