Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 December 2024

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

Aboriginal Tent Embassy Sydney Is Raising the Unfinished Business of Sovereignty

The Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy is raising awareness about First Nations sovereignty.

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Rough Sleeping Surges Nationwide, as Authorities Continue to Criminalise Homelessness

Rather than take steps to address soaring homelessness rates, authorities continue to pass laws that criminalise those forced to sleep on the streets.

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NSW Report Suggests Rise in Violent Offending, After Decades of Decline

The latest statistics suggest that reports of assaults and sexual assaults have increased since the start of Covid-19.

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Spare a Thought for the Whistleblowers Labor Continues to Persecute This Christmas

Labor promised to protect whistleblowers, but continues to prosecute those charged by the previous government for exposing crime and corruption.

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Attorney General’s Christmas Gift to Dan Duggan: You Will Be Extradited to the US

Labor recently announced that the Australian father-of-six will be extradited to the United States, despite the dubious nature of the claims against him.

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Court Refuses Injunction to Prevent Publication of Footage Exposing Extreme Animal Cruelty in Abattoir

The court awarded damages to the abattoir operators but refused an injunction to prevent the publication of evidence exposing horrific animal cruelty.

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Labor Routinely Condemns Perceived Antisemitism, While Ignoring Islamophobic Attacks

Federal Labor routinely expresses outrage over perceived antisemitic incidents, while Islamophobic attacks such as that in Bankstown Kmart are routinely ignored.

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Federal Government Fails to Condemn Antisemitic Nazi Rally in Naarm-Melbourne

While our politicians are vocal about protests against Israeli genocide being antisemitic, they turn a blind eye to neo-Nazis who exhibit actual antisemitism.

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Past Offending is Irrelevant When Assessing the Objective Seriousness of a Crime

The appeal succeeded as the judge considered the defendant’s past offences when assessing the seriousness of the offending conduct before the court.

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Apartheid Israel Continues Its Genocide on Palestinians in Gaza Over the Holiday Period

As the world takes a break over the holiday period, Israel continues the mass slaughter in Gaza, whilst waging an expansionist war throughout the region.

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