Category: Mick Fuller

False Statistics Used to Push New Laws, Deceive the Australian Public

Commentary How can Australians have trust in our institutions if governments can be hoodwinked into passing draconian legislation as a result of false, misleading statistics? Last year, debate over controversial sexual consent laws passing through the New South Wales (NSW) parliament was dominated by false statistics on sexual assault that wrongly claimed five times more…


Coal Protesters Blocking Railway Face Up To 25-Year Sentences

New South Wales (NSW) police have assembled a new strike force aimed at targeting environmental protesters who have continued to block trains near the world’s biggest coal export hub, the Port of Newcastle. Codenamed Touhy, the operation will comprise of officers from Police Rescue, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Public Order and Riot Squad and…


More Soldiers, Police Powers for Sydney as Australian State Looks to Toughen COVID Measures

Sydney will see 500 more troops on the streets, while New South Wales (NSW) Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will be granted more powers to enforce COVID-related public health orders. Currently, Australia’s most populous state has extended restrictions to eight local government areas (LGA), in regional areas north of Sydney. NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian told…