Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 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:

Appeal Succeeds as Judge Drew Baseless Adverse Inference During Sentencing

The sentence for drug offences was reduced as the initial judge speculated that the defendant thought his condition would save him from prison.

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Criminal Offences Relating to Possessing, Supplying or Making Explosives in NSW

Three men from the NSW Central Tablelands have been charged with explosives offences after police allegedly linked them to a clandestine bombmaking lab.

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NSW Labor Left Demands that Minns Government Revoke Antiprotest Regime

The left-wing faction of the state Labor party is demanding that the premier put an end to the criminalisation of non-violent protest.

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Illicit Drug Use Is Spiking, Yet NSW Authorities Continue Deadly and Performative Approach

The latest wastewater report shows an increase in the use of illicit drugs, yet authorities continue to peddle dangerous and ineffective zero tolerance policies.

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No Charges Against Police Who Held Down Disabled First Nation’s Man Until He Died

Authorities have announced they will not to bring criminal charges against the officers who held down 24-year old Kumanjayi White until he stopped breathing.

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Israel Repeatedly Shows It Has Impunity to Kidnap, Torture and Sexually Assault Australians

Our government remains largely silent to multiple reports of serious abuse perpetrated by Israel against Australians detained in international waters.

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