Sonia Hickey

Sonia Hickey is a freelance writer, magazine journalist, and owner of 'Woman with Words'. She has a strong interest in social justice and is a member of the Sydney Criminal Lawyers® content team. Sonia is the winner of the Mondaq Thought Leadership Awards, Spring 2022.

The Prime Minister is Not Fit for Purpose, According to Liberal Senator

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Just days after a scathing address to the senate in which outgoing Liberal Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells labelled Scott Morrison, a ‘ruthless… autocrat’ with ‘no moral compass’, NSW upper house member Catherine Cusack has asserted that The Prime Minister excluded Ballina,...

Will the Death of Hannah Clarke and Her Children Bring Real Change?

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Last week, the Coronial Inquest into the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children - who burned to death after her estranged husband set the family car alight before killing himself was finalised after 9 days of hearings in...

Married At First Sight Nude Photo Sharing Scandal: Was a Crime Committed?

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For some, nothing makes for better reality TV than a bitter dispute between contestants.  But in the current series of Married At First Sight, a long-standing argument between two participants could potentially land them on the wrong side of the...

Former NRL Player Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault

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Former NRL player Tristan Sailor has been found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault. The jury took less than two and a half hours to return the verdict, in a Downing Centre District Court trial which spanned past several weeks. ...

‘The Slap’ – Would Criminal Charges Have Been Filed if it Happened in Australia?

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It’s the slap that has the world talking, debating, asking questions: Staged or unstaged? Justified or unjustified? Chauvinism at play or a family man just protecting his loved-one? A comedian just doing his job or a weasel that crossed the...

Criminal Offences Relating to Filicide in New South Wales

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The coronial inquest into the death of Hannah Clarke is well underway in Queensland. Over the past few weeks, the inquest has heard evidence of Hannah’s former partner’s violent tendencies, his increasingly erratic behaviour, the numerous formal complaints made by...

Reports of NSW Government’s Mismanagement of Grants Continue

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The New South Wales Government’s disaster management agency has come under fire in recent weeks - for its slow response to the flood crisis across Northern New South Wales.  Now, Resilience NSW is facing a fresh round of questioning over...

The Offence of Misconduct with Regard to a Corpse in NSW

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A man has been arrested over the theft of human body parts from graves at Melbourne’s Footscray Cemetery last month. Detectives arrested the 40-yesr old man at a residence just 10 minutes south of the cemetery, where the stolen human...

Woman Sacked for Attending Freedom Protest Awarded Compensation

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A NSW Government worker will be compensated after being dismissed for attending a ‘freedom’ rally and posting a picture of Gladys Berejiklian with a Hitler mustache to social media.  In the middle of pandemic lockdowns last year, Sydney child protection...

The Historical Offence of Act of Indecency in New South Wales

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The New South Wales Premier has demanded the resignation of former Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward, who has been charged with historical sexual abuse offences. The 40-year old member for Kiama stepped down from his portfolio...
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