Increased Criminal Penalties Have Failed to Deter Online Abuse
Thousands of young Australians are exposed to strangers on social media every day. And also every day, a significant number of them deal with some kind of unwanted or unpleasant interactions, or even conduct that can amount to criminal offences...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 November to 3 December 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Reckless Foreign Interference in Australia A Sydney businessman has vehemently denied claims he unlawfully sold information to Chinese spies. Click here to...
NSW Police Officer Faces Manslaughter Charges for Fatally Tasering Great Grandmother
Many have welcomed the upgrading of charges against the New South Wales police officer the man whose tasering of a great grandmother at a nursing home resulted in her death. An internal police investigation initially led to 33-year old senior...
Firearms Laws and Licences in New South Wales
There are a number of stringent rules surrounding firearm licences in New South Wales. Here’s a rundown of the rules. Firearms Licences There are five categories for firearms licences in NSW, not including Firearms Collector and Firearms Dealer, all of...
The Albanese Government Legislates Away Local Sovereignty to Facilitate US War on China
The currently paused genocide in Gaza has wiped out most noise regarding our nation’s US-led drive toward war on China off the front pages. Indeed, while the mainstream media has been projecting Israeli propaganda into living rooms nationwide, more than...
“You Don’t Betray Your Sources”: DBH’s Gerard Mazza on the ABC Handing Footage to Police
Seemingly bowing to political pressure, the ABC changed its mind on its initial decision not to hand over the footage that Four Corners journalists had taken of Disrupt Burrup Hub activists in July this year, as the group were planning...
Sydney’s Veteran Drug Law Reformists Call for Decriminalisation of Drug Possession
Sydney has a well-established and well-oiled drug law reform/harm reduction community made up of a group of experts, many with lived experience, who, despite the unwillingness of politicians to see the light, have long been pointing to its direction at...
Sexual Intercourse Without Consent: Rape and Sexual Assault Laws in Australia
Being accused of a sexual offence is a traumatic and difficult experience, especially if it is one which comprises an allegation of non-consensual sexual penetration. But knowing what the law says is a good first step to understanding what the...
What Types of Legal Costs Can Be Ordered in NSW Civil Cases?
In the long running battle to save his reputation, Ben Roberts-Smith has suffered a significant financial blow with a judge ordering him this week to pay the legal costs of several media outlets after his failed defamation suit. The Federal...
“For Palestinian Liberation”: Unionists for Palestine’s Erima Dall on the Police Protest Crackdown
As NSW police set upon the 500 nonviolent demonstrators at Port Botany on 21 November with unbridled force, it became apparent that pro-Palestinian protesters are facing criminal charges in the same manner as climate defenders have been over recent years. The...
