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.

Anti-lockdown Protester Sent to Prison

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It has been reported that a Victorian man was sentenced to a full term of eight months in prison, with a minimum term of three months, after pleading guilty to offences related to organising yesterday’s anti-lockdown protest in Sydney. According...

NSW Government Cashes In on COVID Fines

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Millions of dollars in Covid fines have already been handed out in New South Wales, and increased penalties are now in force across our state – which is likely to see the figure spike. 3338 fines totalling $4,409,800 were issued...

Queensland Tightens the Noose on the Unvaccinated

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Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk put another nail in the coffin of civil liberties democratic freedoms this week by refusing to allow unvaccinated people, including essential workers, to cross the border from New South Wales. Hundreds of people were turned away...

What is a Recognizance Release Order?

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A former teacher at one of Sydney’s most elite private schools has been sentenced in court for sending sexual messages to a person he believed was a 13-year old girl. While 40-year Alexander Simpson didn’t know it at the time,...

COVID-19: NSW Premier Announces Harsher Rules and State-Wide Lockdown

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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a snap lockdown of the entire state effective at 5pm today, and even tougher public health orders to enforce the restrictions. Despite the number of COVID cases continuing to rise, with 466...

COVID-19: NSW Government Further Tightens the Noose

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With the Delta variant of Covid-19 continuing its spread across Greater Sydney, the NSW State Government has decided to further tighten restrictions and increase the presence of police and the military on our streets. As if the current lockdown was...

COVID-19 Vaccination: Governments Slowly Tighten the Noose

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Construction workers have been added to the NSW Government’s growing list of industry employees being ‘encouraged’ to get vaccinated so they can keep their jobs. As the construction industry prepares to re-open at half previous worksite capacity after weeks of...

The Crime of Concealing a Child Abuse Offence in New South Wales

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The leader of the Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, has been charged with concealing a child abuse offence perpetrated by his father, Frank Houston, in the 1970s. Brian Houston is a personal friend of the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, who...

Sexual Assault Charge Brought Over Alleged Rape in Parliament House

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The man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019, has been named, and will face court later this year. Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been charged in the nation’s capital with one count of sexual...

Man Has Seizure After Being Arrested for Not Wearing a Mask

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Queensland Police have come under fire for their treatment of a man who had a medical episode while in handcuffs. Police officers arrested the man in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens for not wearing a mask. Video footage taken by a...
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