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.

Tradies Fight to Protect Their Livelihoods

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For the third day in a row, construction workers in Melbourne have taken to the streets, resulting in violent clashes with police. The Tradies are protesting vaccination mandates and the temporary shutdown of their industry, as well as the loss...

NSW Paramedic Launches Legal Challenge to COVID Vaccination Directive

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A New South Wales paramedic suspended for refusing to have a COVID-19 vaccination has launched a legal challenge in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. John Larter has been outspoken about his stance against the NSW Government directive that...

Christian Porter Resigns, But Questions Remain

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Under pressure to reveal the names of those who paid his legal fees, the nation’s former chief law officer Christian Porter has chosen to resign from Federal Cabinet, effective yesterday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison ordered an investigation into the ‘blind...

Should Businesses Be Forced to Police Covid Orders?

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With Greater Sydney set to open up in the coming weeks, the NSW Government proposes to introduce a ‘vaccine passport’ which will enable entry into a range of venues including restaurants, bars and sporting events for the vaccinated, and leave...

Christian Porter Pressured to Reveal Who Paid His Legal Costs

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Pressure mounts for the nation’s former chief law officer, Christian Porter, to reveal information about the ‘blind trust’ used to pay his legal fees. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is seeking legal advice on how to handle the fact...

What Are the Criteria for Obtaining a COVID-19 Medical Exemption in NSW?

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New South Wales doctors have had their hands tied by the medical regulators and governments when it comes to granting exemptions for Covid-19 Vaccines. Despite the avalanche of people applying for vaccination exemptions to enable them to enjoy the ‘freedoms’...

NSW Government Cashes in on COVID-19 Fines

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New South Wales police officers have issued a whopping 22,000 fines, or nearly 1000 fines every day, since the launch of Operation Stay at Home in mid-August 2021, when the entire state was put into lockdown. Figures released this week...

Businesses Vow Not to Discriminate Against the Unvaccinated

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Employers posting ‘jobs without the need for a jab’ and businesses making it clear that unvaccinated people are welcome to shop, exercise, drink and eat at their premises are finding a voice on social media. As New South Wales prepares...

Sick Baby Trapped by Cruel Border Bureaucracy

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The Queensland Government hit a new low this week, refusing to let a family with a sick child drive home from Sydney to quarantine at their isolated rural property, 250 kilometres west of Brisbane. Jessie Evans, her partner Billy Blacker,...

Teflon Gladys: Less Accountable Than Ever

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced an abrupt end to her daily 11am appearances before the press to provide the state with Covid-19 updates, and present her roadmap out of lockdowns. Ms Berejiklian says that from now on, relevant coronavirus information...
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