The Laws that Apply to Firearm Ownership in New South Wales
The appalling antisemitic mass shooting that killed 15 people on Gadigal land at Bondi Beach on Sunday, 14 December 2025, is to be deplored. The heinous crime is being investigated as an act of terrorism and represents the deadliest mass...
The Offence of Possessing, Controlling, Producing or Supplying Child Abuse Material in Australia
New South Wales Police Sex Crime Squad detectives from Strike Force Constantine executed six search warrants across Gadigal land in the Sydney suburbs of Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar at 7am on Thursday, 25 November 2025, in respect of an ongoing...
‘Skye’s Law’: The Offence of Police Pursuit in New South Wales
New South Wales police officers commenced pursuit of a stolen sedan driven by a teenager accompanied by two friends, down the Camden Valley Way, which lies across Dharawal and Gundungurra land in Sydney’s southwestern fringe, after the driver failed to...
The NSW Offence of Permitting an Intoxicated Person on Licensed Premises
The New South Wales government made a number of announcements on 11 October 2025 that included, within its third tranche of vibrancy laws to help improve the 24-hour economy, that an amendment would be made to the Liquor Act 2007...
Landlords to Face Prison for Permitting Use of Premises for Illegal Vape or Tobacco Sales
The New South Wales government introduced new laws which could see commercial property owners facing a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison and/or a fine of up to $165,000 for knowingly permitting a tenant to supply illicit tobacco and/or...
The Criminal Offence of Dishonestly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW
Detectives from the New South Wales Police Financial Crime Squad arrested and charged a bank employee last Friday, 7 November 2025, in relation to an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud and money laundering syndicate that was operating across Gadigal, Dharug and Dharawal...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Peeping or Prying in New South Wales
New South Wales police arrested 64-year-old Canterbury-Bankstown man Bilaal Ahmed on Friday, 31 October 2025, following a number of peeping or prying incidents. The arrest was made under a police operation labelled Strike Force Tuclin, which was established in August...
Australia, Canada and UK Recognise Palestine as a State
On 21 September 2025, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom joined 151 of 193 member states of the United Nations in recognising Palestine as a sovereign state. And while the move is intended to pressure Israel into putting an end...
The Offence of Producing or Distributing Deepfake Porn Without Consent in NSW
The law is often playing catch-up when it comes to regulating emerging technologies, and taking action against their misuse. And according to Australian law-makers, the nefarious use of deepfake porn is an example of this. New legislation Following the lead...
What is the Legal Definition of Genocide?
On 16 September 2025, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Palestine (the Genocide Commission) released a 72-page report which found that Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fulfils the definition of genocide in international law....
