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. How can I own a firearm in NSW? In order to own, possess and/or use a firearm in New South...
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...
Drink Driving in New South Wales: Laws, Defences and Penalties
As we head into the holiday period, it’s perhaps timely to provide a reminder that drink driving is a crime in New South Wales – one which can have serious and lasting consequences in terms ones ability to drive, their...
Teen Sentenced to Imprisonment for Aggravated Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death
The teenage driver who caused the death of five friends when he crashed his ute into a tree while travelling at double the speed limit in Buxton in September 2022, has been sentenced to a full term of 12 years...
Government Apologises to Thalidomide Victims, But COVID Vaccine Injuries Remain Unrecognised
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has this week apologised to Australia’s Thalidomide victims - more than 60 years on from what he called one ‘one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history.’ And it’s absolutely right that the government should...
“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...
