Man Accused of Sexual Assault in Parliament House Committed to Stand Trial
The man charged with the sexual assault of Brittany Higgins has been committed to stand trial in the nation’s capital. Former senior adviser to the Liberal party and former staff member of Linda Reynolds’ office, Bruce Lehrmann, faced a committal...
What is a ‘Conspiracy’ in the Commonwealth Criminal Law?
A Sydney man accused of serious drug offences is on the run from the police after allegedly disabling his ankle monitor while on bail. Northern Beaches restauranter Mostafa Baluch is alleged to have financed a major cocaine importation syndicate. He...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Aggravated Animal Cruelty in New South Wales
Two teenagers have been charged over the alleged beating and killing of 14 kangaroos on the NSW South Coast, and will face court in November 2021. Police appealed to the community for help after the dead bodies of the kangarros...
Is it Legal to Possess a Gel Blaster in New South Wales?
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...
Can I Be Refused Entry to a Premises if I am Unvaccinated?
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian recently announced that once 70% of residents in the state have both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination, certain ‘freedoms’ will be handed back to them- including travelling intrastate and attending restaurants, bars, weddings, funerals, gyms, sporting...
The Offence of Possessing a Commercial Quantity of Unlawfully Imported Border Controlled Drug
Police arrested a 29-year old man on Thursday, 2 September 2021 at his home in Mt Colah in Sydney’s north, after raiding several properties including a storage facility in Hornsby. It has been alleged that the raids led to the...
District Court ‘Severity Appeals’ in NSW: Appeals from the Local to the District Court
29-year old Victorian man Anthony Khallouf was arrested in Sydney just days before the planned protest in the CBD on Saturday, 24 August 2021, after travelling down from Queensland. Days before the planned gathering, Mr Khallouf uploaded a social media...
The Offence of Intentionally or Recklessly Destroying or Damaging Property by Fire in NSW
It has been reported that at around 10.50pm on Saturday, police patrol officers observed a fire at a demountable building used for COVID-19 testing on Forrester Road in North St Marys, in the Penrith Local Government Area. Police says the...
‘Freedom Incentives’ to Get Vaccinated: Justified or Coercion?
Over the past few days, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has started to release details about her “pathway forward” for the state. Part of her plan is to allow those who receive COVID-19 vaccinations to have some of their...
Council Kills Dogs Over COVID-19 Concerns
Bourke Shire Council in northwestern New South Wales recently ordered the killing of 16 rescue dogs over concerns the volunteers travelling to collect them might bring COVID-19 into its remote community. The dogs, which included “a mother and her puppies”,...
