Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 23 to 29 March 2026

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown

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

Severity Appeal Succeeds as Material Containing Unproven Charges “Infected” Sentencing

The appeal court ordered that the defendant be resentenced as the prosecution tendered material regarding past allegations that had not been proven.

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The Offence of Stealing a Motor Vehicle, Vessel or Trailer in NSW

Police are appealing for information about a string of alleged motor vehicle thefts in a western NSW town.

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ASIO’s “Police State” Compulsory Questioning Powers to Be Made Permanent

Labor initially opposed temporary laws empowering ASIO to detain and force answers from non-suspects for 24 hours but now seeks to make them permanent.

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“A Reactionary, Pro-Big Business, Racist Party”: Victorian Socialists Call Out Hanson’s One Nation

“[T]he rise of the far right… means cuts to services that support poor and working-class people” and “a more bigoted, hateful and toxic society”.

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NSW Government Attempts “Stealth Attack” to “Hollow Out” Aboriginal Land Rights

The government has paused its attempt to silently pass land rights-eroding legislation after being called out by the Aboriginal Land Council.

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Australia Bans Entry to Iranian Visa Holders Who Are Fleeing the Illegal War

Having committed Australian troops to the illegal war against Iran, our government has now banned the civilian victims from entering our nation.

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Ignoring Local Muslim Concerns: Mukhlis Mah on the Heckling of the PM at Lakemba Mosque

The man who heckled our PM at Lakemba mosque explains why.

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Sex Workers Mobilise to Ensure the Murder of Yuko Isn’t Downplayed and Dismissed

Sex workers will gather outside Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday to ensure justice prevails for their murdered colleague.

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