Australia: Crime

Victoria's planning enforcement regime has undergone significant transformation following the 2016 Corkman Irish Pub demolition scandal. The new legislative framework introduces unprecedented powers for courts and authorities, including commercial benefit orders, industry exclusion provisions, and civil penalties with lower burdens of proof. These reforms fundamentally reshape how planning violations are prosecuted and penalized across the state.

The NSW Government has introduced sweeping legislative reforms targeting organised crime and gang violence following a surge in shootings, kidnappings, and fire-bombings across Western Sydney. These new laws establish dedicated offences for "kill cars," impose harsher penalties for recruiting children into criminal activity, and strengthen provisions around public shootings and fire-bombing while explicitly incorporating organised crime considerations into bail decisions.

It’s not uncommon for a sovereign citizen to tell the cop who pulls them over that they’re not the driver at all – just a traveller in a vehicle. They tell the judge they’re not the “legal person” who was charged, but they’re really a “living person” who is immune from laws.