The Criminal Offence of Murder Across Australia
The crime of murder is generally considered the most serious offence in criminal law. But what exactly is the offence of murder? What are the ‘elements’ (or ingredients) that the prosecution must prove beyond beyond reasonable doubt before the offence...
Spare a Thought for Julian Assange Spending His Fifth Christmas Behind Bars
Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange is about to spend his fifth Christmas in London’s notorious Belmarsh maximum security facility, where the WikiLeaks founder has been remanded on behalf of the US by the UK, as Washington makes its case for extradition....
Premier Minns, All NSW Wants for Christmas Is Drug Decriminalisation
The transition from 11 years of Liberal Nationals governance in NSW to that of a Labor government, following the March state election, has all been smooth sailing, as the new administration hasn’t attempted to rock the boat in any way...
Duggan’s Family Plead With PM to Send the Father of Six Home for Christmas
“At this special time of year,” writes Saffrine Duggan in a letter to prime minister Anthony Albanese dated 14 November, “I am writing to plead with you to exercise your power and urgently, release my husband Daniel Duggan, as an...
Mardi Gras Police Accords Voted Down: Pride in Protest’s Luc Velez on the Progressive Shift
Pride in Protest’s Luc Velez picked up the second highest primary vote at this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board election, which showed a marked shift in the political leanings of those attending the annual general meeting that...
Sydney’s Pro-Palestinians Drown Out Albanese’s Zionist-Sponsored Speech
As he delivered the 2023 Lowy Lecture at Sydney Town Hall on 19 December, prime minister Anthony Albanese told those before him that Australia is not just an observer “of the interplay of others’ ambitions” and the nation’s “foreign policy is...
Most Want Separate Church and State: Sydney Atheists’ Steve Marton on Minns’ Faith Council
The last years of federal Coalition rule were marked by an attempt by prime minister Scott Morrison to advance the religious freedoms debate, in a manner that saw him dress up laws attempting to prioritise Christian liberties over all other, under...
The Right To Silence Across Australian Jurisdictions
The right to silence is not protected by the Australian Constitution, unlike in the United States where is is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to that nation’s constitution and reflected in what are commonly known as ‘Miranda rights’, also known...
Sydney’s Healthcare Workers Rally for Murdered Palestinian Colleagues
For those who’ve travelled further than the western mainstream media version of the multiple war crimes transpiring in Gaza, they know that the Netanyahu government has forged a new low for humanity, in terms of making targeting hospitals a norm of...
What is a Quashed Conviction in Criminal Law?
The woman who spent 20 years in prison over the deaths of her infant children has finally had her convictions for the offences of murder and manslaughter quashed by the highest criminal court in the state, the New South Wales...
