No Apologies: Threat of Police Violence Stands After Protest Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
New South Wales premier Chris Minns’ blanket ban on street protests was struck down by the NSW Supreme Court on 16 April 2026. Such a prohibition being in place on 9 February this year, prevented 20,000-odd constituents from conducting a...
Racism and Hate Crimes Fuel the National Debate for Some, But Not Others
The heckling of Aboriginal army veterans and presenters at Anzac Day 2026 dawn services spread this year. The New York Times noted as much. This was in the same manner in which racism against First Peoples has risen in many...
Lawless Israel Kidnaps Six Australians from Global Sumud Flotilla on the High Seas
Zack Schofield, an Australian citizen, reported over social media from a boat sailing in international waters west of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea at around 8 am Sydney time on 30 April 2026, that those onboard were likely to soon...
“I Just Can’t Believe It, Darling”: Gina Minehard on Being Raided by VicPol Terrorism Officers
Victoria police counterterrorism officers raided four activists at around 7 am on 17 April 2026, as the women were allegedly connected to a 5-minute-long theatrical stunt outside the US consulate in Naarm-Melbourne on 26 March, which involved the pouring of...
“Just Too Absurd”: Socialist Alliance’s Alex Bainbridge on His Arrest for Using a Political Slogan
Twenty protesters were arrested by Queensland police at the Not Our Law rally in Magan-djin-Brisbane on 18 April 2026, for the crime of either displaying or speaking the currently illegal phrase “From the River to the Sea”. The outcome was...
NSW Aboriginal Land Council Lodges Discrimination Complaint Against Minns Government
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council lodged a racial discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission on 14 April 2026, concerning the NSW Minns government having quietly introduced legislation disguised as minor procedural amendments that rather seeks to...
The Offence of Public Nuisance at a War Memorial or Internment Site in NSW
During the Acknowledgement of Country speech that former Australian Army officer and Kabi Kabi, Goreng Goreng and Ambrym Island elder Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered to the 11,000 strong crowd at the Anzac Day dawn service held on Gadigal land in...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 April 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: NSW Government’s Blanket Ban on Protest Marches is Unconstitutional, Court Finds The ban was found to impinge upon the implied right of political communication contained...
If We’re Not Careful, True Blue ICE Agents Could Soon Be Brutalising Australians
A shift is occurring right across Australia in terms of law enforcement, which involves an array of “protective” or “safety” officers empowered to enforce certain laws. These types of officers are often derogatively referred to as “pseudo-cops”, as their appearance...
This ANZAC Day, Soldiers and Whistleblowers Are Reprimanded, as Top Brass Play Two Up
Today, ANZAC Day, is an extremely different occasion for Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, who’s now facing five counts of the war crime of murder. But for gaoled Australia Defence Force whistleblower David McBride, it will be much the...
