Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 3 to 9 February 2025

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

NSW Sex Crime Squad Detective Imprisoned for Sexual Offences

The detective was sent to prison for committing sexual offences against a teenage victim of sexual offending who was seeking his help.

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Young First Nations Man Left Untreated After Being Bashed by Prison Guards at Long Bay

The young man was left injured on the floor of his cell for five days after being beaten by prison officers.

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Trump’s Divisive Rights-Eroding Policies Are Already Shaping a Future Dutton Government

The US president’s undemocratic, divisive and short-sighted policies are being emulated by our own opposition leader.

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The Brave New and Inaccurate World of Artificial Intelligence Policing in New South Wales

Police are increasingly relying on AI in an attempt to save time, despite the technology routinely misidentifying suspects and producing false information.

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Human Rights Commission to Decide Racial Discrimination Complaint Against Peter Dutton

The federal opposition leader is accused of unlawfully spreading disinformation that has incited racial hatred.

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PM Says, ‘No Comment”, as Wanted War Criminal and Convicted Felon Spruik Genocide

Albanese’s complicity in the plan by Trump and Netanyahu to complete the Gaza genocide by permanently expelling Palestinians is evident in his refusal to comment.

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Antisemitism-Specific Offence and Other Hate Crime Laws Are Coming to NSW

An offence against antisemitic conduct is being introduced, while the 530% rise in Islamophobic conduct receives little media coverage and no specific response.

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New Federal Hate Speech Offences and Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences Enacted

The new laws will see the introduction of additional hate speech offences, harsher penalties for existing offences and mandatory minimum prison terms.

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US President Attempts to Bully International Criminal Court into Submission

Trump’s executive order sanctioning the independent court is intended to hamper investigations into war crimes perpetrated by Israel.

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