Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 November 2019

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

Police Allegedly Shot Dead an Unarmed Teen

It’s the first time an Australian police officer has been charged with murder over a First Nations death in custody since colonisation.

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The Offence of Refusing to Leave a Licensed Premises in NSW

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The Crime of Arson in New South Wales

Two youths have been charged with arson offences, as bushfires rage across the state.

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NSW Serious Crime Prevention Orders Are Lawful, High Court Rules

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The Great Dividing Range Between Morrison and the People

There is an ever-increasing disconnect between the views of our politicians and those of the populace.

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Victims of Police Shooting to be Paid Over $2 Million

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Sexual Assault Investigation into Julian Assange Dropped

Swedish prosecutors have formally closed the investigation, conceding the evidence against him is too weak.

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Dance in Defiance: An Interview With Keep Sydney Open’s Tyson Koh

A mobile street protest will take place in Sydney at 2pm tomorrow to demand pill testing at music festivals.

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Dumping and Punching: NSW Police Watchdog Investigates Brutality and Misconduct

The LECC has investigated a number of disturbing incidents of police brutality and other forms of misconduct.

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Suspicious Circumstances: Mark Mason Was Outnumbered When Fatally Shot

A NSW police officer shot the First Nations man twice at close range, despite there being four nearby officers “who could quite easily have subdued” him.

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Transphobic Barriers to DV Help: An Interview With LGBTIQ Voices for Change’s Jayke Burgess

A joint initiative seeks to raise awareness about domestic violence in LGBTIQ relationships.

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Mob-Led Criminal Justice Diversion: An Interview With Deadly Connection’s Keenan Mundine

Keenan Mundine is using his experience with the criminal justice system to stop other First Nations people from going down the same path.

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Man Bashes Heavily Pregnant Muslim Woman

He allegedly made derogatory comments about Muslims before punching the woman, who was wearing a hijab, more than a dozen times in the head and stomping on her after she fell to the floor.

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US Backs Ousting of Democratically-Elected Bolivian President

The United States backed the removal of a leader who championed policies such as Indigenous rights and climate action, which the world superpower saw as against its own financial interests.

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