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The following article is not legal advice. One of the most common questions we are asked during family law matters is whether you can secretly record conversations with your former partner. Many people assume that if they are part of the conversation, they are entitled to record it. Others believe that secretly recording an ex will guarantee success in court. Neither assumption is correct. The answer is more complicated and, in Western Australia, there are significant legal r

From 10 December 2025, Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 will come into effect. It is presented as a child-protection measure, but its real-world implications reach far beyond the protection of minors. Under the Act, every major online platform — including YouTube — must take “reasonable steps” to prevent Australians under sixteen from maintaining accounts, or risk civil penalties of up to $49.5 million. This single requirement transforms

Police in Western Australia and Victoria have begun what can only be described as a coordinated campaign to disarm those who identify as, or are publicly associated with, the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement. Firearms are being seized, licences revoked, and individuals investigated on the basis that their expressed beliefs indicate hostility toward the state and its agents.