Critics Call High Time on NSW Police as First Responders, as Labor Contemplates Change
“Nearly sixteen weeks ago, I stood at my bedroom window on 15 July at 2.15 am. I watched my partner downstairs, he’s looking at the fire truck, going, “What happened just there?”, said Taite Collins on Gadigal land before Sydney...
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“The Police Attacked Us”: Activist Josh Lees on Protesting the Indo Pacific Weapons Fest
The images that emerged out of the Palestine Action Group-led protest against the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition on Tuesday 4 November 2025, revealed demonstrators confined within Tumbalong Park behind a barrier and close by the International Convention Centre, where...
NSW Police Authorise Neo-Nazi Protest at State Parliament and Watch On
The first authorised neo-Nazi rally to take place in New South Wales occurred last Saturday, 8 November 2025. As per state protocol, White Australia, the rebranded National Socialist Network, had lodged a Form 1 with the NSW Police two weeks...
Landlords to Face Prison for Permitting Use of Premises for Illegal Vape or Tobacco Sales
The New South Wales government introduced new laws which could see commercial property owners facing a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison and/or a fine of up to $165,000 for knowingly permitting a tenant to supply illicit tobacco and/or...
The Criminal Offence of Dishonestly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception in NSW
Detectives from the New South Wales Police Financial Crime Squad arrested and charged a bank employee last Friday, 7 November 2025, in relation to an alleged multi-million-dollar fraud and money laundering syndicate that was operating across Gadigal, Dharug and Dharawal...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 3 to 9 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Court Orders Legal Costs in Favour of Man Malicious Prosecuted by NSW Police The Supreme Court ruled in favour of a man falsely imprisoned and...
Proposal to Smoke Out Criminals Via Cutting Off Social Security Is a Breach of Natural Justice
The presumption of innocence is a legal maxim that’s increasingly under threat, despite it being a founding principle of the rule of law. The most distinct threat to the concept right now appears in a piece of Albanese government legislation...
Australia Is Facing Unprecedented Foreign Threats, With Three Nations Willing to Kill Locally
As he gave the 2025 Lowy Lecture on Gadigal land at Sydney Town Hall on 4 November 2025, ASIO director general Mike Burgess didn’t exactly convey a carefree future, as the spy boss warned of accelerating threats in three key...
NSW Government Rejects Drug Law Reform Sought by the Community
The NSW Labor Carr government set the precedent for visionary drug law reform delivered by a state government at risk of unpopular civil society response, because it was of most benefit to the people of NSW in 1999. Yet, with...
Pride in Protest Lead Candidate Luna Choo on Keeping Mardi Gras Honest
“Pride in Protest stands with the Palestinian people and their resistance, including the BDS movement. Shamefully, Mardi Gras is partnering with the company Fuzzy, which is investing in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza genocide,” said Pride...
