Congress’ Thinktank Flags AUKUS Alternative: US Submarine Base in WA and no Australian Subs
When then PM Scott Morrison imposed the AUKUS pact and submarine deal upon the Australian constituency in September 2021, the fanfare and the hype of the announcement did leave the viewer with the impression that the nation would be acquiring...
The Criminal Offence of Forced Marriage in Australia
Ruqia Haidari had a hard life as it was - she and her family had to flee the Taliban to relocate to the Afghan Hazara community in Shepparton to begin a new life. In addition to political unrest in her...
“No Jurisdiction Over First Nations”: Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta on Sovereigns of Country
Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta was arrested by Tasmanian police on 19 March 2024 for taking part in a Bob Brown Foundation protest to save the Styx Valley of the Giants, old growth trees situated in southeastern lutrawita-Tasmania, and he was...
“Our Actions Are Having a Political Impact”: Disrupt Wars’ Nathalie Farah on Rising Direct Action
Direct actions out the front of weapons manufacturers in Australian suburbia, which are prompted due to the production of essential parts for weapons being utilised in the Gaza genocide that’s seen Israel annihilate around 40,000 Palestinians, have been taking place...
Ten Weird Criminal Laws of the World – Part 2
In our first instalment of ten weird criminal laws of the world, we saw how seemingly innocuous acts like holding a salmon in England, failing to smile in Milan and chewing gum in Singapore can land you on the wrong...
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...
