Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 18 to 24 May 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:

Police Thuggery Is the New Blue in Ever-Creeping Authoritarian Australia

An outcry has erupted over an incident whereby police shoved an elderly bicyclist to the ground before bashing a younger man who tried to intervene.

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Good Character Is No Longer a Mitigating Factor for Sexual Offences

Evidence of good character such as character references and character witnesses can no longer be used to reduce the penalty for sexual offences.

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The Commonwealth Offence of Slavery in Australia

Two of the four recently returned ‘ISIS brides’ have been charged with slavery offences.

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The Royal Commission into Zionist Absolution and Palestinian Erasure

The antisemitism royal commission heard from witnesses seeking to silence criticism of Israeli atrocities by claiming dissent is antisemitic and incites violence.

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Foreign Minister Finally Acknowledges Third Cohort of Australians Kidnapped by Israel

Penny Wong’s admission that Israel has kidnapped a third group of Australians in nine months follows the Israeli foreign minister’s boasts about it.

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Counterterror Police Are Increasingly Dawn Raiding Pro-Palestinian Activists

The recent police raid of a protester’s home is part of a growing trend of treating those who criticise Israeli as threats to national security.

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NSW Police Engage in Campaign of Extreme Harassment Against Prominent Palestinian Activist

The latest in the campaign to silence a well-known activist by way of unrelenting harassment is a video showing officers accosting him outside Bunnings.

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