Day: September 5, 2019

Sep 05
Peter Ellis Dies While Appealing Conviction

Ellis was just two months away from a supreme court hearing which may have vindicated him of historic sex convictions.  Peter Ellis has died aged 61 after a battle against bladder cancer. Ellis was convicted in 1993 of 13 counts of sexually abusing children at Christchurch Civic Centre. He was sentenced to 10 years and […]

Sep 05
Religious Freedom Bill Put Forward By Government In Australia

Controversial new legislation has been put forward for consideration in Australia with the aim of protecting a person’s freedom of religious expression. According to reports by Reuters, the proposed legislation (which has been drafted after the recent firing of Christian rugby player Israel Folau, for posting extream religious views on his social media platform) would […]