MyGovID Rebrands as MyID, Raising Concerns of a Mandatory Means of Intrusion and Control
“Our goal is to make myID a digital ID for everyone, so you can safely participate online in an increasingly digital Australia,” explains the voiceover narrating a new online clip, which sets out that “it’s goodbye to myGovID and hello...
VicPol Raids Antiwar Protesters En Masse: Interview with Students for Palestine’s Jasmine Duff
Fifteen Victoria police officers raided the house of two university students in Naarm-Melbourne on Wednesday for allegedly having taken part in the Disrupt Land Forces protests, which seems a little odd, as the raids came 60 days after the last...
Uncle Robbie Thorpe’s Genocide Prosecution Against Netanyahu Adviser a Global First
Leading Israeli paper Haaretz recently caught wind of the fact that a private prosecution launched against Australian Israeli citizen Mark Regev by Krautungalung elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe in the Magistrates Court of Victoria appears to be the only such case...
NSW Government’s Strengthening of Anti-Protest Laws Is a Cheap Shot at Civil Society
The laws propose to increase penalties that apply to nonviolent protests in New South Wales. The Minns government has once again proven it’s belligerence to community concerns, as not only did it fail to deliver on a statutorily required review...
“One Hundred Days Without Any Answers”: TRC’s Renuga Inpakumar on the 24/7 Refugee Camp at Burke’s Office
As of Wednesday, 13 November 2024, the 24 Hour Continuous Protest For Permanent Visa has been stationed outside of home affairs minister Tony Burke’s electoral office in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Punchbowl for 100 days. Those involved in the...
Government Continues to Prosecute ATO Whistleblower, Despite Court Finding His Disclosures Were Legally Justified
Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle was before the South Australian District Court on Monday 11 November 2024 for a directions hearing relating to his criminal trial that involves his having exposed ATO wrongdoing in mid-2017, which was in the...
The Israeli Soccer Fan BS Highlights the Dangers of Proposed Misinformation Laws
Albanese’s draconian misinformation legislation passed through the lower house of federal parliament last Thursday, and it was followed later that evening by the Amsterdam Israeli soccer fan fiasco that saw aggressive followers of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv, provoking Netherland...
Prohibiting Under 16s From Using Social Media: A Futile Response to Far Deeper Issues
The Australian Government has confirmed it will introduce legislation into Parliament with a view to achieving what seems to be the impossible – prohibiting those under the age of 16 years from accessing social media platforms. And while the populist...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 November 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: A Prison Sentence Can Only to Be Imposed If No Other Penalty Is Inappropriate The appeal court emphasised that “a court must not sentence an...
McBride’s Appeal Is in Jeopardy, as the Respected Lawyer Needs Finances to Fund It
For his troubles in having exposed the lawless nature of the Australian war effort in Afghanistan mid-last decade, which led to the unchecked perpetration of alleged war crimes by Australian special forces officers, ADF whistleblower David McBride is currently serving...
