Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 April 2025

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

The Greens Defence Policy Is About Peace and Independence: Interview with Senator Shoebridge

While major parties propose to continue surrendering military sovereignty to the US, the Greens are taking a very different approach.

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Squatters’ Rights: The Doctrine of Adverse Possession in Australia

A recent case considered whether a long-term occupier of a house could be declared the owner despite the freehold belonging to another.

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With Strip Search Class Action About to Begin, Police Admit Strip Search of Girl Was Illegal

With the class action about to reach court, police have admitted that the humiliating strip search of the lead plaintiff, a female teen, was illegal.

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Killing of Indigenous Boy Suggests Racist Violence is Alive and Well in Australia

Three men and a woman are alleged to have joked while hunting down and murdering a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy.

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The Burning Question of Sovereignty: Interview with IAPA Candidate Uncle Wayne Wharton

Widespread discontent with major political parties could see a shift towards candidates who stand up for issues that have long been ignored.

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Australians Deserve More Than Squirmy Government Denials of Weapons to Israel

While our PM denies supplying weapons used to commit war crimes in Gaza, the Israeli defence minister is posing next to Australian made killing machines.

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Queensland Government Pushes Forward With Its Authoritarian Agenda

Queensland is implementing an authoritarian regime which further enhances state control at the expense of fundamental civil liberties.

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NSW Labor Is Demolishing Lismore Homes and Evicting Squatters During a Housing Crisis

Despite Lismore suffering devastating floods and having the state’s highest homelessness rate, the NSW government is demolishing vacant houses.

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The Duopoly Crucifies Whistleblowers: A Robust Post-Election Crossbench Would Protect Them

Labor has not delivered on its promise to protect whistleblowers, which makes clear only minority parties holding the balance of power can achieve that goal.

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