Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 January 2025

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles:

Judges Must Consider Whether Prison Terms Can Be Served as Intensive Correction Orders

The High Court made clear that sentencing judges must consider whether any prison term imposed can be served by way of an intensive correction order.

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Trump’s Vision of Force, Provocation and Colonisation Represents a Global Threat

The president-elect’s colonialistic vision for ‘America’s golden age’ includes coercing the sale of Greenland and forcefully acquiring the Panama Canal.

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UN Finds Australia Is Responsible and Owes Compensation for Rights Violations on Nauru

The UN Human Rights Committee has found our government legally responsible for systemic human rights abuses in the Australian-controlled detention centre.

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International Intervention in Gaza Is Necessary, Asserts Australian Peace Network

“It is clear that words and resolutions are not working… and direct intervention by the international community is required.”

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McBride Continues to Be the Only One Stewing in Prison Over Afghan War Crimes

The former ADF lawyer is in prison for exposing war crimes in Afghanistan, while the war criminals remain unpunished.

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Federal Politician Calls for Tougher Laws to Combat NSW Youth Crime Wave That Does Not Exist

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Dan Duggan Appeals Attorney General’s Decision to Extradite Him to the US

The Australian father-of-six is challenging the politically-motivated decision to extradite him to the United States.

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Envoy Calls for Specific Antisemitism Offences, Rather Than Laws That Protect All

The government-appointed envoy is calling for new ‘very serious offences’ that carry ‘serious penalties’ for antisemitism, but is silent on other forms of hate.

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