White Supremacist Active Clubs Have Long Operated Here, Yet Have Been Ignored
Right wing extremists, as the ABC’s AM referred to them in a 25 July report, have always been a part of the social mix of Australian suburbia. Another term for them is white supremacists, and, for those who are unaware,...
Where the Bloody Hell is the Islamophobia Envoy? Labor’s Biased Social Cohesion Debacle
PM Anthony Albanese announced to the public on 9 July that he was appointing Jillian Segal as “Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia”, in line with the claims over rising antisemitism and Islamophobia in this country since last October,...
Ten Weird Criminal Laws of the World – Part 1
Ahh criminal law - an instrument that supposedly reduces the prospects of people being harmed, punishes those who harm others, and maintains good order in society. But is it really? Some criminal laws around the world might have us wondering...
Should Schools Be Prohibited from Informing Parents of a Child’s Change in Gender Identity?
The youth transgender debate has flared up across the United States and beyond in recent weeks, with the state government of California passing legislation which prohibits schools from requiring teachers and other staff members to inform parents of the gender...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 22 to 28 July 2024
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Israel is an Illegal Occupier Operating Apartheid in the Palestinian Territories, Advises the ICJ The International Court of Justice confirmed that Israel’s continuing occupation of...
Corrupt Conduct is a Crime, But Will Gladys be Criminally Prosecuted?
Gladys Berejiklian has lost her appeal to overturn ICAC’s finding that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” during her tenure as the Premier of New South Wales. Ms Berejiklian’s appeal relied on what she perceived to be a potential legal...
Boyle to Stand Trial for Preparatory Acts, as Dreyfus Considers Providing Immunity Afterwards
ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle is set to stand trial over 24 criminal offences on 2 September 2024, which cover preparatory acts that he undertook to gather information to prove that the tax office was employing a garnishee practice in a...
Congress Honours Chief of Gaza Genocide, as Atrocities Are Now Civilised in the West
“This is not a clash of civilisations. It’s a clash between barbarism and civilisation,” were the inexplicable words emerging from the mouth of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, as he addressed US congress on 24 July. “It’s a clash between those...
Blocking Genocide Prosecutions to Maintain Sovereignty Is the Australian Way
Krauatungalung elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe lodged a private criminal prosecution with the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria against attorney general Mark Dreyfus, with the charge sheet outlining that over the chief lawmaker’s time in parliament, he’s failed to “stop and prevent...
Kanak Women Warn the Globe of Potential Genocide in So-Called New Caledonia
Rioting broke out mid-May 2024 in so-called New Caledonia, when the Kanak people rose up against their French oppressors in the Pacific colony, revolting against a new policy that French president Emmanuel Macron was about to roll out in the...
