Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 April 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:

Retrial Ordered for Drug Importation Case as Judge Incorrectly Explained Law to Jury

The judge incorrectly explained the law to the jury.

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Israel Prescribes Death by Hanging for Palestinians Convicted of Terrorism-Related Murder

The new law only applies to Palestinians and “Israeli Arabs”.

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The US Is Covertly Propagandising Australians, Whilst Monitoring Our Migrant Crime

The Trump administration says it’s monitoring and seeking to suppress information that is critical of the US and proactively disseminating pro-US propaganda.

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Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier Faces Multiple Charges of the War Crime of Murder

Ben Roberts-Smith is alleged to have personally murdered as well as ordered the murder of unarmed Afghans from 2009 to 2012.

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Protections for Politicians Enhanced Due to Rise in Politically Motivated Violence

Australian politicians will receive greater security protections in response to a reported increase in the threat of politically motivated crime.

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Apartheid Israel Is Invading and Colonising Southern Lebanon in Plain Sight

As Trump gloats about a ceasefire despite not achieving his stated objectives in Iran, Israel is bombing and attempting to take southern Lebanon by force.

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Indonesian Police Go on Killing Spree, as Crackdown Escalates in West Papua

Groups of Indonesian police officers have gone on a murderous rampage in a West Papuan village, indiscriminately shooting civilians.

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NSW Police to Continue Raiding Herzog Protesters to Sully Police Watchdog Inquiry

Police vow to continue raiding the homes of those who protested the genocidal Israeli PM’s visit, despite it being clear police were the aggressors.

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