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.

Proposed Law Would Make Employers Liable for Injuries Arising from Vaccine Mandates

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Fred Nile, a member of the Christian Democratic Party and the NSW Legislative Council, has introduced a Bill into State Parliament which would make employers who require their staff to be vaccinated liable for any injury, loss or damage caused...

Is it Legal to Possess a Gel Blaster in New South Wales?

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Gel blasters have been made illegal in Victoria, after a number of the recreational items were allegedly used during the commission of serious criminal offences. Many gel blasters look similar to real firearms, although they shoot small water-based pellets. As...

Vaccine Mandates: Aged-Care Worker Vows to Appeal Against Fair Work Commission

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Last week, a full three member bench of the Fair Work Commission refused former aged-care facility receptionist, Jennifer Kimber’s, application to appeal a single member decision in April 2021 which found she had not been unfairly dismissed by her former...

Donald Trump Sues Twitter for the Reactivation of His Account

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Former US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida, seeking to have Twitter reactivate his social media account on the basis that the current permanent suspension violates the First Amendment of the Nation’s constitution as well as Florida’s...

Berejiklian Resigns as Corruption Investigation is Set to Begin

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Mainstream media has been calling it ‘Gladys’ shock resignation,’ but anyone who has been following what’s been happening behind the very public distraction of the Delta virus outbreaks across New South Wales, may not be all that surprised. Just hours...

Victorian Government Charged Over Hotel Quarantine Safety Breaches

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Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has charged the State Government with 58 breaches over its hotel quarantine fiasco last year, and the Department of Health now faces fines of up to $1.64 million dollars. The charges relate to the state government’s...

Queensland Premier Referred to Human Rights Commissioner

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Queensland Premier Anna Palaszczuk has come under plenty of fire from Australians over the past 18 months or so, as a result of her snap border closures as well as the ‘double-standard’ applied to granting exemptions for entering Queensland, with...

Unvaccinated People Will Face Prison for Entering Venues, NSW Government Warns

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The New South Wales Government has threatened ‘gaol time’ for unvaccinated people who attempt to enter venues in breach of forthcoming public health orders, which will limit entry to vaccinated persons only. The warning comes somewhat ironically on the back...

Police Officer Charged with Misconduct Over Alleged COVID-19 Breaches

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A police officer has been charged with misconduct in public office and suspended from his duties after allegedly helping his daughter cross the Queensland border. Senior Constable Robert Eickenloff from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) was on duty when he...

Police Brutally Assault Anti-Lockdown Protester

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In amongst all the footage of this week’s Melbourne protests, a horrific video has emerged of a police officer approaching a man from behind and violently throwing him head first to the ground at Flinders Station in the CBD –...
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