Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 November to 1 December 2024

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles:

Being a Victim of Domestic Violence Can Amount to a Mitigating Factor on Sentence

A woman who poisoned her husband to death after being subjected to “considerable emotional, sexual and physical abuse” has had her sentence reduced on appeal.

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Criminal Offences of Injuring or Killing Australian Citizens or Residents Overseas

Six people including two young Australian women have died after consuming drinks containing methanol in Laos.

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People’s Protest Scores a Resounding Victory Over State Repression as Coal Ship Blocked

The non-violent protest went ahead despite unprecedented efforts by authorities to shut it down.

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“Deeply Ingrained Systemic Racism”: Wunna Nyiyaparli Elder Ailsa Roy on the Plight of Her People

The Wunna Nyiyaparli people are under threat of trespass charges if they enter their own Country, despite a UN order to rectify the situation.

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NSW Government to Revoke and Refund Remaining 23,000 COVID-19 Fines

Revenue NSW has finally agreed to formally revoke all COVID fines and issue refunds to those who paid them.

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Wollongong Friends of Palestine’s Jet Hunt on the Ongoing Bisalloy Steel Community Picket

Grassroots movements are continuing to pressure companies to cease enabling Israeli atrocities.

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Final Rejection of Illegal COVID Policing as All Remaining Fines Are Revoked

Revenue NSW has finally decided to revoke all remaining COVID-19 penalty notices and refund those who have paid them.

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NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Manslaughter Over Killing of Great-Grandmother

The police commissioner says she still does not see a need for officers to be better trained.

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“Important to Stand with Us”: Dunghutti Activist Paul Silva on Rallying for First Nations Justice

The activist explains the importance of standing united against systemic injustices faced by First Nations peoples.

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Duopoly Killjoys Cannabis Bill, as Historic First Vote Takes Place in Federal Parliament

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Complaint Lodged Against Peter Dutton for Inciting Hatred Towards Palestinians

An Australian law firm has lodged a complaint over “Mr Dutton’s pattern of spreading disinformation to justify the demonisation and oppression of a people facing plausible genocide”.

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Should the Use of Generative AI Be Permitted to Produce Court Documents?

While one Australian university is allowing students to use AI for assignments and take-home exams, the Supreme Court of NSW has taken a very different approach.

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