Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 October 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:

Three Years Too Long: Sydney Marks Grim Anniversary of Ongoing Gaza Genocide

Thousands gathered in Sydney’s Hyde Park to call for an end to the three years-long Gaza genocide.

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Appeal Against Corruption Succeeds as Verdict Based on Scenario Not Advanced by Crown

The appeal court ordered a retrial as the trial judge found guilt on a version of events not put forward by the prosecution.

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Major Parties Vow to Continue Strip-Searching Kids and Shackling Imprisoned Women Giving Birth

Labor and the Coalition have vowed to defeat Senator Thorpe’s proposal to end the strip-searching of children and the shackling of women who are giving birth in prison.

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“Bad Faith Lawmaking” in the NT: Justice Not Jails on the CLP Crackdown on Indigenous Youth

The “incredibly racist and bad faith lawmaking by the Territory government” represents “targeted demonisation and dehumanisation of Indigenous people.”

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The Offence of Conspiracy to Murder in New South Wales

Police have charged a woman with conspiring to murder a Sydney organised crime figure, after they allegedly found a handgun in her car following a pursuit.

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Two Men Charged with Sexually Assaulting Three Women Over 7 Years

Police allegedly uncovered millions of files depicting the sexual abuse of three women over a seven-year period.

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US Military to Livestream Execution of Former US Major by Firing Squad

The secretary of war announced that the execution of the man convicted of murdering thirteen of his military colleagues in 2009 will be livestreamed.

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Australia’s Top Cop’s Priorities: AI Policing, Foreign Interferers and the Dural Caravan Hoaxer

The federal police commissioner’s top priorities involve investing large sums of taxpayer funds chasing dubious targets and bolstering police powers.

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Greens Seek to Prohibit NSW Police from Using Sniffer Dogs in Public Places

The proposed law seeks to end the use of drug detection dogs in places that are open to the public, including licensed venues and transport hubs.

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Dark Enlightenment: The Authoritarian Trajectory Being Taken by Tech Giants

The Trump administration is encouraging Silicon Valley billionaires to advance their dangerous, anti-democratic, reactionary vision of society with impunity.

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