Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 October 2024

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

The Difference Between Cannabis Leaf and Plant for the Purpose of NSW Drug Offences

“I am satisfied that the applicant could not in law have been convicted of the offence of supply cannabis plant”, the court found.

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Australia Assists United States to Attack Houthis in Yemen

Our nation has further inserted itself into the middle east conflict by actively engaging in acts of war against the Houthis in Yemen.

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Saturation Policing Focuses Once Again on Less-Affluent Regions

The latest police operation targeted Western regions of New South Wales, while affluent areas continue to be left alone.

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Calls for Action Against NSW Police Officers Who Coerced a First Nations Man in Custody

The state’s police watchdog found three police officers engaged in serious misconduct by denying a vulnerable suspect’s attempt to exercise his right to silence.

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“You Are Not My King”: First Nations Resistance to Charles III Tutelage Triumphs

Populist politicians and mainstream media have sought to demonise Senator Thorpe for having the courage to stand against continuing injustice rooted in colonialism.

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Tertiary Educators Nationwide Demand Universities Boycott Israel

Israel’s continuing atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon have led the National Tertiary Education Union to establish an Institutional Academic Boycott.

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Police Protect the Wealthy, While Targeting and Ignoring the Needs of the Poor

Police invest enormous resources into missing and murdered wealthy persons, while using heavy-handed tactics against and ignoring the needs of the poor.

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NSW Police Are Strip Searching Around 100 Civilians at Public Train Stations Annually

Police continue to routinely conduct illegal strip searches of members of the public on our state’s train stations.

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Northern Territory Government’s Tough-on-Crime Laws Target Vulnerable Youths.

The territory’s newly elected government has passed five tough-on-crime laws, which are likely to further plunge troubled youths into cycles of crime.

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The Offence of Bribing a Foreign Public Official

The new laws make it harder for corporations to avoid responsibility when an employee, agent or subsidiary bribes a foreign public official.

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NSW Police Continue to Harass Motorists with Unjust Zero-Tolerance Drug Driving Laws

The report found that the dramatic rise in drug driving prosecutions corresponds with increases in searches, many of which lead to unaffected drivers being criminalised.

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Criminal Prosecutions Soar Under New South Wales’ Unjust Drug Driving Laws

Police are increasingly using laws which criminalise drivers for having minute traces of drugs that are incapable of impairing driving.

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