Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 December 2025

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

NSW Government Passes Revised Police Powers to Move-On at Places of Worship

The government passed the new laws after the Supreme Court struck down the first version as unconstitutionally infringing free political communication.

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The Laws that Apply to Firearm Ownership in New South Wales

Reports that one of the alleged Bondi Beach mass shooters was a licensed firearm owner has reignited debate about gun ownership laws in Australia

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Antisemitic Mass Murder at Bondi Beach Robs Us All of Our Common Humanity

“An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian, and every Australian tonight will be like me, devastated by this attack on our way of life”.

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Thorpe Demands Albanese Intervene as Aboriginal Custody Deaths Higher Than Ever

“This national disgrace is happening on Albanese’s watch — the highest number of our people dying behind bars in almost half a century”.

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Protesters from ‘Watch the Cops’ Demand Broad Policing Reforms

“NSW police, we are protesting… because of your violence, your racism, your misogyny, your queerphobia and your utter contempt for the public”.

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There is Broad Social and Political Agreement on the Need to Reform NSW Firearms Laws

“A person should not be able to own as many guns as they wish and the pattern of an ever-increasing number of guns in our community since 1996 must end”.

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Federal Antisemitism Plan Marks the Death Knell of the Public Sphere

Albanese’s agreement to implement the antisemitism envoy’s proposal to suppress criticism of Israel’s atrocities will have a chilling effect on free speech.

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Proposed Temporary Ban on NSW Protests Is a Slippery Slope to Permanency

There are concerns the proposed temporary ban will lead to an erosion of the right to protest in the longer term and thereby further undermine democracy.

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