The current strategies being developed, and some implemented to deal with two of the social blights of our society, Drug and alcohol abuse, have and continue to fail, causing substantial disquiet, and a danger to the rest of the law-abiding citizenry. On the one hand,...

Autonomous vehicles and connected vehicles are on the horizon. That technology will have the capacity to take control of vehicles away from drivers. Currently in the advanced stage of trials, which seem rather benign; nevertheless, the impact of this technology will...

Having exposed the flaws in the current approach to Drugs and public intoxication https://caainc.org.au/how-could-we-be-so-wrong/, the CAA has applied its depth of experience to develop workable and practical solutions. The proposed solutions aim to strike a pragmatic...

If you speak to former senior police officers, they will tell you they fear an outbreak similar to the drug wars of Mokbel, Williams and others in the 1990s and the bike gang wars in the 2000s. The murder last week of a former bikie and convicted killer, in one of...

Premier, time to pick up the phone. Two quick phone calls will resolve the impasse in determining the guilt or innocence of individuals involved in the Lawyer -X affair. A demonstration of leadership. The calls will not compromise the independence of either party. All...

29th July 2023 In 2018, the full High Court found  - “Victoria Police were guilty of reprehensible conduct in knowingly encouraging [Gobbo] to do as she did and were involved in sanctioning atrocious breaches of the sworn duty of every police officer”. Of course, they...

17th July 2023 Youth offending has been brought up again, this time by Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, who calls for exemptions to the impact of lifting the age of criminal responsibility from ten to thirteen. However, this move from the Chief to fix an unrealistic...

29th of June 2023 The apathy of citizens, in general, has always been a problem in every democracy. There is nowhere that this is more evident than in politics in Victoria. Governments of every political persuasion have a duty to act ethically, be accountable to the...

26th June 2023 Premier, time to pick up the phone. Two quick phone calls will resolve the impasse in determining the gult or innocense of individuals involved in the Lawyer -X affair. A demonstration of leadership. The calls will not compromise the independence of...

23rd of June 2023 When Law enforcement becomes law-breaking, there must be accountabilities. The continuing saga of the Lawyer-X criminality by law enforcement appears to be one of the most serious overreaches by serving police personnel in Legal History. How can it...