If the RoboDebt Internal Whistleblower Had Gone Public, She’d Likely Be Criminally Prosecuted
Conducted in relation to referrals made by the Royal Commission into Robodebt, the Australia Public Service taskforce inquiry report into the failed automated debt recovery scheme targeting social security recipients was released last Friday, and it outlined that 12 former...
Australian Government Proposes to Further Restrict Internet Freedoms
Independent public policy journal Pearls and Irritations has been running brief articles of late, entitled A Five Minute Scroll on X, which feature a number of posts from the popular social media platform over the 24 hours prior that serve...
Sleepwalking into War with China: Annette Brownlie on the 2024 IPAN Conference
Like AUKUS, the Quad is the other strategic partnership between nations in the Indo Pacific region that commenced playing a significant role in this nation’s foreign policy outlook in 2021. And the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises of Australia, India, Japan...
Consumer Watchdog Takes Action Against Supermarket Giants for False or Misleading Claims
Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths control 67% of the Australian retail grocery market – the highest percentage of any developed nation - giving them the power to unfairly exploit producers and set unreasonably high prices for consumers. One of the...
Neo-Nazis Are Holding Dinner Forums in Melbourne, After a Year of Far-Right Actions
Neo-Nazis gathered at Urban Street restaurant in the Naarm-Melbourne suburb of McKinnon on Saturday 14 September 2024 to discuss “advocating for the rights of people of European descent” and that when it comes to “enemies”, theirs are Islam, the Han...
Senate Motion Requires Attorney General to Report on Deaths in Custody
Senator Lidia Thorpe successfully passed a motion last Thursday requiring the Australian attorney general to report on deaths in custody in a quarterly manner, with the aim of coming to a more precise understanding of these deaths that are occurring...
The Laws, Defences and Penalties for Failing to Lodge a Tax Return in Australia
A Queensland lawyer who charged with five tax offences involving 105 breaches of taxation legislation has been suspended from practising law until 27 February 2026. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal published a judgment on 18 September 2024 which found...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 16 to 22 September 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: ‘Sexsomnia’ and the Legal Defence of Automatism in New South Wales A man has been acquitted of sexually assaulting three boys after the prosecution failed...
The Futile War on Drugs Continues to Fuel Violent Crime and Endanger the Public
New South Wales police are claiming that recent raids on 20 homes across Sydney in which ‘underworld figures’ are believed to reside has effectively dismantled an alleged organised crime network labelled as ‘The Commission’. However, there are fears the raids...
The Offence of Aggravated Sexual Intercourse in Company in New South Wales
Three men who were found guilty of sexually assaulting three women during a Bucks weekend in Newcastle are awaiting their penalties after sentencing submissions were made before the New South Wales District Court. The men - 30-year olds Andrew David...
