Order code: 190609Nillicitdrug – Word count: 446 – Publish date: 22 June 2009

Headline:

Cocaine, amphetamine seizures up in 2007-08

Abstract:

The Australian Crime Commission’s 2007-08 lllicit Drug Data Report has revealed the number of cocaine seizures increased by 71 per cent to the highest level on record, and the amount of amphetamine-type stimulants detected at the Australian border increased by a massive 861 per cent.

Keywords:

Crime, drugs, law enforcement

Category:

Legal

Order code: 120609Nmoralhazard – Word count: 345 – Publish date: 15 June 2009

Headline:

Sports contracts to cover bad behaviour

Abstract:

A leading sports lawyer says moral hazard clauses that allow sponsors, sports bodies or clubs to tear up contracts because of a player’s off-field behaviour are set to become the norm, following a spate of scandals.

Keywords:

Law, contracts, sport

Category:

Legal