Trump Administration to Monitor Crimes by Migrants in Australia
The key issue driving the authoritarianism of the second coming of the US Trump administration is mass migration, which involves stoking fears in respect of it and the dehumanisation of undocumented migrants. The US is also in the midst of...
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Pennings Reigns Victorious Over Adanis’ Five-Year “Attack Dog” Legal Pursuit
Environmental activist Ben Pennings has come out the other end of a five-year-long legal persecution waged against him by Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani victorious. Pennings signed off on a 26 November 2025 order that ended the yearslong proceedings, as...
The Great “Antisemitism Crimewave” Was Not Motivated by Prejudice Towards Jews
A 21-year-old man involved in anti-Israel vandalism on Gadigal land in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in November 2024, has been sentenced to an 11 month intensive correction order (ICO), in respect of a spree that involved graffiti, the damaging of ten...
The Tricky New Laws Designed to Respond to Rising Neo-Nazism in New South Wales
The New South Wales government has introduced laws responding to the neo-Nazi rally that took place at state parliament on 8 November 2025. These new measures are seemingly necessitated as NSW police attending the National Socialist Network (NSN) demonstration appeared...
Victoria Police Illegally Installed Permanent Listening Devices in Prisons
Victoria police permanently installed at least 115 listening devices in prisons at various times between 2000 and 2018. These ‘integrated listening devices’ were often installed during construction or renovation, and without any guidance supporting the policy shift. And while warrants...
The Wunna Nyiyaparli Have Been Stripped of Roy Hill Native Title Rights Based on Void Documents
The Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region continue to be shafted out of their native title rights over Roy Hill, which is Country they hold sovereign rights to “speak for” and Gina Rinehart runs an iron ore...
‘Skye’s Law’: The Offence of Police Pursuit in New South Wales
New South Wales police officers commenced pursuit of a stolen sedan driven by a teenager accompanied by two friends, down the Camden Valley Way, which lies across Dharawal and Gundungurra land in Sydney’s southwestern fringe, after the driver failed to...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 November 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Inciting Another to Procure a Child for Unlawful Sexual Activity is Not a Crime, Court Finds The Supreme Court found it was not a crime...
Ending Global Cannabis Prohibition Is Inevitable, According to Sydney Uni Symposium
Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge suggested an “ethical discussion” that should be had in this country involves the ongoing criminalisation of the personal possession of drugs, and in particular, the cannabis plant, at a symposium held at Sydney University last...
NSW Police Officer Referred to DPP for Potential Criminal Charges Over Serious Misconduct
The New South Wales Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), released a report this week finding that a police officer used excessive force on six occasions over 10 weeks in early 2024, as well a submerged two body-worn video (BWV) devices...
