Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 October 2024

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

Dangerous Navigation Occasioning Death

Causing a death by dangerously navigating a vessel is an offence which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

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Court Declines to Issue Guideline Judgment for the Offence of Assaulting Police

The court disagreed that sentences imposed for assaulting police are too lenient, declining to hand down a guideline for “an offence the gravity of which can vary so greatly”.

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Justice Has Been Denied to Julian Assange, Who “Plead Guilty to Journalism”

“I want to be totally clear. I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today because after years of incarceration I plead guilty to… [the crime of] journalism.”

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The 52nd Free Palestine Rally on Gadigal in Sydney Was a Testament to Social Cohesion

The year-long, weekly protest proceeded peacefully despite a week of our politicians trying to convince the public that waving a flag is more serious than continuing genocide.

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Securing Greater Israel Requires the Eradication of Palestinian and Lebanese Civilians

There are concerns the campaign of genocide has the broader goal of expanding the Israeli state.

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Reducing Domestic Violence Offences: Are Governments On the Right Track?

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NSW Government Considers Banning Protests Due to Cost, While Opposition Flags User Pays System

The NSW government is now using the justification of high enforcements costs as an excuse to consider banning protests, while the opposition wants protesters to pay those costs.

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Hundreds of NSW Police Officers Strike Over Ever-Thinning Blue Line

“We are police not patient transporters, prisoner transport drivers, security guards, NDIS report takers, truancy officers, animal handlers or local rangers for the council”.

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The Criminal Justice System’s Failure to Deal with Mental Health

Today on World Mental Health Day, we look at the way in which the justice system is failing those with mental health conditions and what can be done to effect change.

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Cuts to Legal Aid NT Adult Services Will Disproportionately Impact First Peoples

The territory is doing all it can to put troubled youths behind bars, while at the same time making it harder for adults who can’t afford a private lawyer to access legal representation.

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The “Commissioner’s Gin”: The Blue Labelled Drop That Webb Prefers on the Taxpayer Dollar

New questions are being asked in parliament about “corruption at the highest level of the NSW Police Force”, including the Police Minister’s gifting of taxpayer-funded gin to her friends.

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Whistleblowers Are Still the Enemy: McBride to Appeal as Boyle Continues to Stew

The federal attorney general came into office promising to protect whistleblowers, but continues to allow those who expose the crime and corruption to be criminally prosecuted.

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The Correlation Between Hot Weather and Increased Crime: A Concerning Trend

Studies show a correlation between heat and high crime, which is concerning as our climate becomes warmer and extreme weather events more frequent and intense.

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