Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 April 2025

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

NSW Police Officer Who Fatally Tasered Great-Grandmother Avoids Prison: The Reasoning

The Supreme Court of NSW has published its reasons for imposing a non-custodial sentence.

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Reforms Recommended by the NSW Drug Summit Are Long Overdue

The reforms include a drug driving defence for medicinal cannabis users, rolling out pill testing and ending the use of sniffer dogs and strip searches at festivals.

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Calls for Federal Intervention as States and Territories Crackdown on Youth Crime

Despite overwhelming evidence that diversion and support produce far better outcomes, multiple jurisdictions are locking up more kids for longer.

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Reoccupying Illegally Acquired Wiradjuri Country: An Interview with Uncle Paul Towney

The Wiradjuri elder is defending a trespassing charge on the basis the land was illegally acquired by the British.

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Prosecution Appeals Against Judge’s Decision to Allow Killer Cop to Avoid Prison

The DPP is appealing the decision not to impose a prison sentence on the officer who fatally tasered 95-year old Clare Nowland.

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Police Advised Premier “Very Early On” That ‘Antisemitic’ Caravan Bomb Plot Could Be a Hoax

An inquiry aims to determine whether the NSW premier was aware in advance that the events used to justify antisemitism laws were a hoax.

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Drug Summit Recommends Prohibiting Sniffer Dogs and Strip Searches at Music Festivals

The recommendation to prohibit sniffer dogs and strip searches at festivals is welcomed, but many believe they should be banned altogether.

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Former Philippines President Faces Trial Over Drug War Killing Spree

He said, “any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself”. Now, the former president is behind bars over the mass killings of alleged drug offenders.

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The UK Refusal to Extradite El-Khouri to the US Conflicts with the Australian Decision on Duggan

While the UK refuses to extradite a citizen to the US, Australia has greenlighted extraditing fathed-of-sux Dan Duggan on dubious ‘evidence’.

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