Opal histories accessed without warrant
NSW and federal government agencies can access the travel history and home addresses of thousands of Opal card users without a warrant under new laws.
Article: Opal histories accessed without warrant
Source: Ninemsn, 15/7/2014
Aeroplane in backyard sparks rubbish row
Should ugliness be illegal? Do your neighbours have the right to keep an old aeroplane in their backyard, even if it assails your eyes?
Article: Aeroplane in backyard sparks rubbish row
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 7/7/2014
Privacy taking flight?
Source: Channel 7 News, 30/06/2014
All-seeing drones are taking to our skies and landing in our private lives creating the potential for privacy and security breaches. Stephen Blanks speaks to Channel 7 News
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The call to name and shame pedophiles
Source: A Current Affair, 23/06/2014
Petition for a public sex offenders register
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Social networking to be available to inmates
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 22/06/2014
Prisoners are using a new social networking site to post potentially sensitive information, protest their innocence and even look for love on the outside.
Kings Cross venues to save patron's IDs
Source: ABC Radio (13/06/2014)
Pubs and clubs in Sydney's Kings Cross are extending efforts to deal with any trouble makers. From tonight, some of the area's most popular venues will scan the IDs of patrons.
Privacy concerns over Kings Cross scanners
Source: The Australian (11/06/2014)
While the NSW government and police are praising the early success of measures to curb alcohol-related violence, civil libertarians fear it may have gone too far with the roll-out of data-storing identification scanners.
Mike Baird's repsonse to hate speech inquiry delayed
Source: Sydney Morning Herald (5/6/2014)
The state government has shied away from a long-planned crackdown on racist speech, prompting claims the dispute over changes to national anti-discrimination laws has stymied reform in NSW.
Australia asked Americans for more help to spy on Australian citizens
Source: The Guardian, 13/5/2014
Documents from US agency show that Canberra spies pleaded for help to increase surveillance on terror suspects
Call for Ombudsman to review blacklist rejections
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 3/5/2014
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has been called on to review possibly thousands of unsuccessful partner migration cases following the discovery of a secret blacklist of lawyers and agents used by the Department of Immigration.
