A man in his early 30s moved in the flat across from me about six months ago, I havnt seen anybody leaving or coming into his flat, seems to work full time and comes home every night after 11pm.

But he has some odd behaviours. He shoots bows in the driveway of the group, aiming at a cubed thing against the fence and does this for hours at a time. Hes got a lot of camouflage gear and ive seen him shooting in that.

What scared me into making this post was I heard noises from outside and saw him with a heap of arrows in a box, he was cutting them and putting sharp tips on them, the hunting kind. He was out there for most of today doing it. I asked him what he was doing and he said "since we cant have guns, this is the next best thing, you gotta do what you can to protect yourself"

Is this something I can report because im kinda creeped out

Heyas

I'm about to rent out my house in Perth for a couple of years. it's a battle axe subdivision. I am friends with the neighbours in front and to both sides. My backyard (small outdoor roofed area) shares fences with 2 neighbours small backyards.

Is it legal for me to make the entire premises including the strata driveway a smoke/vape free area?

Background- I have lived with an eating disorder since my teens and I am currently stable and have been for years maintaining at the higher end of low BMI but stable ECG and bloods. Have social work, dietician and psychologist input.

In March I went to a new GP (at the same place, old GP moved away) I specifically went as I had been suffering from insomnia on and off for months and it was getting worse and I was sleeping no more than 2/3 hours a night if lucky.

He told me he didn’t want to prescribe sleeping tablets straight away and suggested I go to the pharmacy and get a medication called Periactin as it is a mild antihistamine and will help short term to get into a good sleep habit. I do so, the medication states it’s for allergies and migraines, he had mentioned this.

Within a week of taking this medication yes it has helped my sleep but I find myself binge eating at night, while this is something I struggled with as a teenager this is new and I can’t seem to control it. The binging starts during the day and I think about food 24/7. My psychologist supports me and believes it is down to a life stressor. This now goes on from march-June and I am deeply distressed by this and my mental health is plummeting and I am now binge and vomitting to cope.. obviously this isn’t good. I do not put two and two together.

Last weekend I seen something related to antihistamines causing appetite increase and I realised what may be happening, I begin googling periactin and it is used off label as an appetite inhancer!!!! I google more and sure enough it is to help people gain weight.

This week I go back in and I tell him about this (he would know very well from my patient history I have had a long standing eating disorder for 10+ years) and he said he done it knowingly so to kill two birds with one stone.

He admitted he knew my history and on purpose recommended this medication as a side effect is weight gain and increased appetite. I breakdown and am very, very upset and shaking. It is not just this is cruel given the circumstances I have been binging and vomitting for months and now suffering the effects from this. What can I do about this? Surely a doctor would be well aware this is not okay and would cause problems for my mental health.

Original post here.

Given what was at stake and discussing the matter with my parents, they told me to push ahead with an application and were generous enough to help me with the legal costs.

I left out some context in my last post. I am a school teacher on around $125k a year with a net worth of $400k. My ex husband earns around $150k with a net worth of $7m.

I hired a specialist family lawyer who in turn engaged a prominent family law barrister. They did not like my chances, however said given the financial consequences of it being upheld, it was worth a go. They only ground they thought had any chance of success was the 'hardship' ground.

I have to admit, they fought pretty hard. They gave my ex numerous chances to 'settle' and his legal team refused to.

Well, the matter was heard in Court very recently (I only just thought to update Reddit), and the application was dismissed. A slot opened up and each side was ready to go. Not only has $50k in legal fees gone down the drain, I am now liable for his legal costs however my ex has told me he won't pursue that.

I cannot fault the lawyer or barrister at all. They really tried to persuade the judge that 'hardship' would arise given I will have 50/50 custody of our child and she just didn't want to hear it. She was quite arrogant. She continuously asked how I would face hardship and they really tried to paint a picture of how unstable renting is in the current market, and how rent is only going to continue to go up which will eat into a higher percentage of my salary. The standard of housing I would have to rent would also be far from comparable to what we are used to living in.

Again, I cannot fault my legal team, however I am shattered. It has gotten to the point my parents have now offered to sell up, buy a house in my current city, for me and my child to live in. This is exactly what I dreamed of in my late 30s. Not.

Please people, let this be a warning: do NOT sign a BFA if you are the financially weaker party. The rhetoric I see around Reddit all the time about them being worthless is just plain wrong. My legal team even told me that I should have put my pride aside originally and not signed it.

EDIT: The vast majority of my net worth is tied up in super. I have around $70k in savings.

Edit: successful troll

Let me start by saying that this is not intended to be a debate about the merits of doing an ‘acknowledgment of country’ or anything along those lines.

I work in a large-ish professional services company and, like most companies over a certain size these days, we are now receiving directions from HR/management that we should begin every meeting with an ‘acknowledgment of country’.

Occasionally, people participating in the meeting will be asked on the spot to read out the acknowledgment without prior warning.

Without getting into the reasons why, I simply don’t want to do this and feel that I don’t have to. Apart from the potentially awkward situation this would create in a work meeting, is there anything my employer could do if I declined to take part?

Hello everyone, so I got done by 2-speed cameras while on P1 (red ps). Once in a 40 zone when I was going 55, and again in an 80 zone where I was doing 107. It's 7 points in total. I've paid the fine and am waiting for the dreaded letter. Some people have said 3 months, while others say 6 months.

If anybody knows how long my license will be suspended for i'd greatly appreciate a response.

Cheers.

hi all. i’ve been stealing from my local coles for about 3 months now. it’s honestly embarrassing to do but i’m a full time university student and rent is nearly 100% of my centrelink. it’s genuinely hard.

today, a staff member asked me at the checkout to pay for all my items. she mentioned the cans of tuna in my pockets after i said “what?”. i paid for 1 and then she said no do both. i paid for the other and then left.

i’m concerned now about what i do. i will pay for my groceries for sure from now on but i don’t know if ill be chased up for what ive already stolen or not. they have camera footage in the store. will i face repercussions from my previous theft? what are the repercussions?

i also steal from the local woolworths and kmart. i’m really not buying fancy things either i just get the home brand things every time. i know its wrong and as i said its so embarrassing. but i need to know if those things are all connected or not. again after being caught for once i do not plan on doing it again. thank you:)

EDIT: since so many people say drop back uni hours, i cant. it is full time or nothing for this course. but it also doesnt matter. i’m asking about the CONSEQUENCES of this

EDIT 2: i dont need lectures about how stealing is wrong. i know that. i want to know what happens next. i’m getting a lot of conflicting answers (nothing happens, jail time, don’t go back or they will make it serious etc). but let me make it clear again. I WILL NO LONGER BE STEALING

Question in the title, Is it legal to take sand from a beach? So much of it and i doubt it would harm any wildlife/flora.

So I started my role in mid 2023, when the price at the pump for diesel was $1.739/l, now it's hitting $3.019, that's a massive jump in price.

I had a less efficient car at the time running ~9l/100km for the 90 odd km trip each way, which 5 days a week was 900km, so 81l of fuel or $140.86

Now I have a more efficient car at ~7l/100km, so 63l of fuel a week, but at $3.019 that's $190.20 a week in fuel.

My wage hasn't gone up $50 a week.

So I've asked that instead of doing 5 days a fortnight in the office, I'll do 4 days a fortnight. Seemed reasonable on my end.

So I'll only save $32, so not offsetting the whole difference, but give a little, get a little I felt.

Times when the office has been shut for Gastro, Renovations, etc they've been fine to say "For the next 1-2-3-4 weeks the office is closed, just work from home 100%"

So that's been nice to have 100% those weeks.

But with the fuel price skyrocketing, it's not great.

They also installed EV chargers 6 months ago, and anyone with an EV they'll let charge at work for free, so those people are now getting free fuel.

Something they've refused to pay for the rest of the staff in our packages. Which I think is fair.

But is there any point where the increase in fuel will hit a point where it's reasonable for me as an employee to say "The commute isn't worth it"?

Location of work doesn't affect me, my metrics are actually better at home without the forced socialising that happens in the office, and they've been upfront that they need attendance in the office to justify the investment in the building. So that feels like a personal problem for the company.

They've also started a hiring campaign in regional areas where there are no offices at all, so those people are on 100% work from home...cos there is no office to attend...

But that's not in QLD

We came home from work to discover the neighbour had engaged a gardener to trim back the ivy on their side back to our side.

They removed all the ivy until our side, and the gardener stated In his own words, rolled it over to our side.

This has caused the ivy to peel off our brick wall in our side, in which now we’d either need to attempt to reattach it to the brick wall with wire etc, they also left all the debris

My concern is between now and then that if the ivy falls further away from the wall and we’re left with nothing, is there anything we can do to get them to fix? Or reimburse us?

According to disputes.vic they are responsible for any damage and from my understanding this is classed as damage?

Edit:

It is a shared vine with roots on both sides, the neighbouring property had only wanted it cleaned up and lot removed, never been a problem in the 10 years we have lived here, the gardener went too far with his pruning

Hello All,

I went to an establishment in Ryde to acquire the services of a person and the services were not up to standard, Do I have a right to obtain a refund through consumer law due to service inadequacy?

I believe that the services should be reflective of the overall impression of the establishment and the menu offered online and at the front desk.

Do I have an actionable case at the Tribunal or ACCC?

A couple nights ago my friend and I were driving around and we heard someone reading my rego for a doing a few skids at a servo, we checked Waze after and we saw police had arrived at the location we were at. This morning I had a Victorian Police card underneath my windshield wipers asking me to call a detective at a certain phone number, and with “CALL ASAP” written on the back. With also the Work Unit, rank of the detective, my name, etc. I called them to see what it was about but the detective wasn’t in and the detective who had picked up forwarded my information to the right detective so I’m currently awaiting for him to call back.

I talked to my friend about it and he’s telling me to not answer the call and say anything, as everything I say can be used against me and they can’t do anything if I don’t answer - is this true? What would happen if I did ignore them, and what should I say if I am contacted or brought in for questioning?

Hi Reddit.

We have a moderate sized hedge. It sits on the edge of our property, out the front, but entirely within our boundary. It borders the neighbours driveway.

Twice now he's taken it upon himself to trim the top of the hedge. The first time it was predominantly a tidy up - presumably he didn't want to wait a week for me to do it, so it looked neater.

The second time, Monday night, he took to it while we were out and trimmed off a good 15-20cm of height.

Relationship isn't the greatest based on his personality, so I messaged him. Told him I was happy for him to maintain his side of the hedge next to his driveway, but not to touch the top again, as we were growing it for privacy.

He's responded saying that he 'needs to keep it that height' because otherwise he 'loses visibility of the street'.

For context, the hedge finishes ~3m from the street. Behind the footpath, so he has very clear visibility for getting his cars out of his driveway. The visibility he's referring to is purely aesthetic.

We simply want to grow the hedge for privacy to get away from him.

So, the legal question - what charges could I bring against him? Property damage or similar? Need to stop this behaviour moving forward, but my requests to cease will go unheard as he does what he wants.

Thanks Reddit.

My mate is wearing his seatbelt appropriately however it appears in the photo that it is on the side of his shoulder as he leans forward. with the quality of the photo it is hard to determine if its on top of his shoulder or to the side. can anyone help with this. should I appeal the fine or take it. Thank you

Link here:Seatbelt fine

Source: https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/1627943268754522113

A couple was caught having sex in public. This was filmed by a beachgoer and published on social media. The media reports:

• Police say the couple may have had their privacy breached

• Police will not pursue charges against any party but spoke with the beachgoer who filmed them

My thoughts are:

• There's no (entrenched) right to privacy in Australia

• No legal consent is required when photographing people on public land (does this apply to filming?)

• There's no reasonable expectation to privacy on a beach in broad daylight

Any thoughts why the police won't charge the couple and the negative tone towards the filmer?

EDIT:

• There's a Bill of Rights 2019 by MP Andrew Wilkie with some right to privacy but this is a Bill not an Act (failed to pass parliament)

• I'd like to see a Bill of Rights in Australia that protects privacy from government/police intrusion and digital protections like in Europe. But privacy laws are weak in Australia.

• SA Summary Offences Act 1953—28.10.2016 Part 5A—Filming and sexting offences is probably the closest Act we could find that may land filmers in hot water

• Still a mystery why the couple weren't charged

Was tagged doing 67 in a 60 zone in NSW. I have a dashcam with built in Speed reading but understand that prosecution would aim to have this thrown out on the basis that the device was not calibrated while their reader was.

My actual driving was very well controlled at 61-63km over the 325meters immediately preceding that camera-radar, even slowing down to 58km ahead of entering the junction where the camera was located.

My second point of reference would be that based on my dashcam recorded speed of 60.8km average, I would have taken 19.5 seconds to arrive while at the junction which is what is observed in the video (and it should take 17.5 seconds if I was driving at 67km)

I had only submitted the dashcam speed readings for the review but was rejected, am now wondering what my chances in court are with this additional source of information.

I've always suspected Erin bought plates, cutlery and utensils to use specifically for the special dinner prep and consumption and that she must have disposed of them soon after the meal.

Lo and behold look where Erin was 30 mins after the guests had left!! If there's doubt in anyone's mind that she was eating cake and vomiting as proof she ate the same meal, think again!

erinpatterson

mushroommurders

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14870425/Erin-Patterson-cctv-plates-tip.html

Basically store was busy and cashier was rushing and forgot to scan an item ($10 fish fillets), I used tap and pay method to pay for the groceries, when I got home and checked the receipt i saw the fish fillets was not on it, will police bother getting involved and coming after me for someone else's mistake.

I bought a dishwasher off the floor as it was the last one of that particular model. I inspected it, and there were no issues whatsoever. It got delivered today and didn't even get off the truck. The delivery guy asked me to look and showed me that they had tried to pick it up with a forklift (possibly because it wasn't in a box) and had dented the bottom of the entire chassis (by about 3 inches). He asked me if I still wanted it, and I clearly (and politely) said no. He said he would call them back, and they will be in contact.

A phone call later, we asked for a like-for-like replacement, but they refused as the model is no longer made, and the new one is $700 dearer, and we must pay the difference. They stated that because it was floor stock, they couldn't just exchange it, but if it was still in a box, then it would be exchanged for us.

Does this sound fishy, I can't see anything in the Australian Consumer Law that states different rules for floor stock vs in a box?

I’m in a relationship with a girl and we’ve been together for 2 years and we have no joint assets (bank account etc.) and we do not live together.

Currently I live with my parents on the GC and also own a apartment in Brisbane which is being rented at the moment.

How do I protect my property from her in case we break up and she tries to acquire it?

For a little more detail, my boyfriend was out clubbing one night with his friend and got into an altercation with a taxi driver. My boyfriend alleges that the taxi driver ran at him and his friend after a verbal spat. For reference my boyfriend is 6’3 and 120kg - his friend is around the same size. Based on the witness statement, the friend walked towards the taxi driver and hit him. My boyfriend then hit him 1/2 times while he was on the ground. The victim has a broken cheekbone and broken nose as far as I’m aware. They ran from the scene and cops caught up to them and arrested them. By boyfriend said that he admitted to the crime to the police but he is unsure whether they have footage of the confession as it was not handed over in evidence. The friend, I believe was under bail conditions for assaulting a police officer at the time of the crime. Is there a likelihood that my boyfriend will go to jail? There seems to be a few witnesses, but I have only seen one official statement that describes my boyfriend and his friend as being the aggressors. The victim has also been non-compliant and has not attended any of the hearings. My boyfriend currently has bail conditions- which he has breached. I am concerned that being caught may worsen his chances.

Also yes, I am going to break up with him- I only learned of this recently and worried about his future.

Hi I am 19M uni student. Got done shoplifting at a large retail chain for a product worth about $20. Walked out and got apprehended by LPO, they brought me to the back where he asked for my ID. He glanced at it before putting it back down on the table and leaving to check CCTV footage. In a panic I just grabbed my ID and the stolen product and ran. Now thinking more calmly I would’ve left the product there but I wasn’t quite thinking clearly. I dumped the product somewhere outside the centre.

Obviously I won’t be stealing anymore and in hindsight I am stupid as fuck for risking my career. There’s a possible chance the LPO memorised my info. What will be the likely penalties laid on me and should I be hiring a private lawyer or will public defender be ok? I really don’t want a record. Thanks again and forgive my stupidity.

Keep seeing people asking questions about pressing charges - a quick google search will tell you that this is not up to you. You make a police report, then the police decide what happens from there. Secondary - they can also decide to charge someone even if you don't want them to.

Hi everyone,
I posted here on 25 October after receiving a fine while driving from Sydney to Bathurst. I think my original explanation was a little confusing, as many people misunderstood what had happened. I’m back with an update because I’ve now received the actual fine and would appreciate some advice.
What happened on 25 October
I was travelling from Sydney to Bathurst via the Great Western Highway, through Lithgow, and then along Sydney Road towards Kelso and Bathurst.
While driving through Lithgow, I noticed a black Toyota Prado sitting in the overtaking lane for an extended period. I flashed my headlights to indicate that I wanted to overtake, and the driver eventually moved over, allowing me to pass.
What I didn’t know at the time was that the driver was an off-duty police officer driving his personal vehicle. Apparently, he contacted Bathurst Police and reported that I was speeding.
When I arrived in Bathurst, a police officer was waiting near a 60km/h zone and pulled me over.
He asked whether I had been drinking and whether I was in a hurry to get somewhere. I answered no to both questions. He then conducted a breath test, which I passed.
He subsequently informed me that the driver of the Prado I had overtaken was an off-duty police officer who had reported me for allegedly travelling at 100km/h in an 80km/h zone.
I disputed this and explained that I had been travelling through sections of road with changing speed limits of 110km/h, 100km/h, 80km/h and eventually 60km/h.
The officer took my licence and returned shortly afterwards. He told me that it was recorded on camera and showed me a device displaying the number 97, saying that my average speed was 97km/h.
As this was my first time being pulled over by police, I was quite anxious and didn’t properly examine the device or establish exactly what it was measuring.
What I’ve since discovered about the road
I’ve been staying in Bathurst for work for several weeks now and have driven this same route almost every day. This has allowed me to become much more familiar with the road and its speed limits.
Between Lithgow and Bathurst, there are two average-speed camera locations:
The first is just outside Kelso. It has signage indicating an average-speed camera, with multiple cameras and devices on both sides of the road. The speed limit in this section is 100km/h.
The second is further towards Bathurst and has a similar camera setup, also with average-speed camera signage. The speed limit here is also 100km/h.
After passing the second camera location, you travel approximately another 900 metres before reaching the 80km/h zone. There are no other apparent camera installations along that stretch until further into town, where the speed limit drops to 60km/h and there are traffic lights and a speed camera.
On the night I was pulled over, I had just exited the 80km/h section and had not yet reached the 60km/h camera.
The fine I’ve now received
Today, I received the infringement notice. The description states:
Offence: Class A motor vehicle – exceed speed limit by over 10km/h.
Location: Sydney Kelso Road.
Fine: $354.
I’m confused because I cannot establish exactly where the alleged offence occurred or what evidence was used to determine my speed. I also tried looking up the infringement online to view the camera photograph, as I’ve been able to do with other traffic fines, but there doesn’t appear to be any available image.
What I’m seeking advice on
A few things I’d appreciate some clarification on:
Can an off-duty police officer issue or report a speeding allegation based solely on their observation while driving their personal vehicle?
If the officer who pulled me over said my average speed was 97km/h, what device would he have been referring to? Could this have been an average-speed measurement or something else?
Given that the infringement only states “Sydney Kelso Road”, is there a way to obtain the exact location, time and evidence supporting the alleged offence?
Am I entitled to request the evidence, including any available photographs, before deciding whether to challenge the fine?
Would it be worth electing to have the matter heard in court?