Law and order


Portrait of Japan’s ATM con men

By assessing people arrested over ATM scams between January 2007 and April 2008, the National Police Agency built up a useful criminal profile.

South Australia: The Authoritarian State

The South Australian government’s new serious crimes bill could have been lifted straight from the statute books of any number of authoritarian regimes dotted around the globe, writes Greg Barns.

Media briefs and TV ratings

Stop press — Cat looks through fishbowl … Coals to Kerry … Age should credit its trainspotter … Last night’s TV ratings.