Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 September 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Lawyer Caught Out Submitting AI Generated List of Fabricated Cases to Court The lawyer used popular legal software to generate a list of supposed legal...
Should Social Media Companies Be Responsible for Spreading Lies?
Technology companies such as Alphabet, the owner of Google, and Meta, the owner of Facebook, have had a good run in Australia in recent years, with the Supreme Court reversing a previous decision which meant these social media giants could...
Appeals to the District Court Against Local Court Convictions in NSW
A former NRL player who went on to become a professional boxer has successfully appealed his conviction over allegations of breaking and entering, with the appeal court finding ‘suspicion is no substitute for proof’. In the Local Court A magistrate...
Heavily Armed Police Make Civilians Who Oppose Rising Militarism the Enemy
In the lead up to Land Forces 2024, the largest weapons show in the southern hemisphere, which was staged over Wednesday to Friday in Naarm-Melbourne, questions were raised about the organisers’ decision to shift the biannual “one stop genocide shop”...
Busting the Duopoly: Both Majors Shaking in Their Boots at Prospect of 2025 Election
“We can’t keep voting for the same two parties and expecting a different result,” said Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt at the National Press Club a fortnight ago. “Labor has lost themselves. People tell us that it is harder and...
The Legal Defence of Mental Health or Cognitive Impairment in NSW
The tragic deaths of two young boys in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales has raised more questions than answers, as their mother remains under police guard in hospital suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds. Those questions include: is...
Attorney General Waxes Lyrical About His Whistleblower Protections that Fail All
“Improved whistleblower protection has long been an interest of mine,” federal attorney general Mark Dreyfus told The Sydney Institute, during a 5 September speech he gave to the privately-funded policy forum, which was titled, Transparency and Accountability in Politics and...
Should the Age for Creating a Social Media Account be Lowered?
Australia plans to establish a minimum age limit for children to use social media, citing mental health and physical inactivity concerns. Personal rights advocates and those who favour the use of legal technology in today’s society are up in arms...
A Paramilitary Victoria Police Greets Disrupt Land Forces with Its Entire Arsenal
Politicians have proven once again that police are their attack dogs, and not their to protect justice let alone the public. The streets of Naarm-Melbourne were on fire early Wednesday morning as Victoria police greeted the planned Disrupt Land Forces...
The Encryption Wars Continue as ASIO Demands Big Tech Unlock Private Messaging
The ABC’s 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson was last week invited into an ASIO 75th anniversary exhibition that’s usually only open to former ASIO officers, not just to give us a glimpse of how taxpayers are funding private shows for spooks but...
