Stronger Law Enforcement Contributes to Prison Population Being the Highest Ever in NSW
The New South Wales adult prisoner population has risen to its highest numbers ever seen, with 14,070 inmates in this state’s correctional facilities in March 2026. This is due to a particularly stark surge in those sent to prison over...
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UN Demands Australia Halts Its Intensification of the Funnelling of First Nations Kids into Prisons
Recent years have seen multiple Australian jurisdictions pass laws that ultimately target First Nations children to ensure more end up in prison and remain there longer. This flies under the radar, as the term “youth justice reform” is colourblind. However,...
The Offence of ‘Home Invasion’: Aggravated Break and Enter to Commit Serious Indictable Offence
A 15-year-old boy from southwestern Sydney gained entry into a house located on Cabrogal land on Longfield Street in Cabramatta at around 6.15 pm on 6 May 2026, and he had no permission to do so. The teenager then grabbed...
NSW Police are Withdrawing Criminal Charges Brought Under Unconstitutional Protest Ban
New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed to ABC Radio on the morning of 13 May 2026 that criminal charges brought under the unconstitutional protest ban law in relation to the 9 February rally against the official visit of...
The Erosion of Australia’s Responsibility to Its People: ISIS Brides, IDF Returnees and Gaza Activists
Four Australian women and nine children, known collectively as the “ISIS brides”, arrived back in Australia on 7 May 2026. Three of the women were promptly charged and remanded over domestic crimes that carry universal jurisdiction, which stands in stark...
Modern Labor Is “Quite Comfortable” With the Trump-Netanyahu Agenda, Says Shoebridge
A common quip that does the rounds of the internet of late, has been that Australian foreign minister Penny Wong is “deeply concerned” following yet another catastrophic event on the global stage, whilst as for PM Anthony Albanese, when he’s...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 4 to 10 May 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Combined Offence of High Range Drink Driving and Drug Driving in NSW A man has been charged with driving with a high range concentration...
All-Pervasive Palantir-Built Surveillance System Is Monitoring Australians
Most of us understand the concept of Big Brother from George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Big Brother heads the Ingsoc government that runs Oceania, which is notable for the all-seeing-eye system it’s developed, in which citizens have no privacy....
Albanese Remains Silent on Australians Kidnapped and Tortured by Israel
Six Australian citizens sitting in boats in international waters close by the coast of Crete, a Greek island, were apprehended at semiautomatic gunpoint and taken hostage by Israeli soldiers on 30 April 2026. The Australians were then detained on a...
Albanese Follows Trump’s Lead by Increasing Military Spending Whilst Cutting Disability Funding
Australian defence minister Richard Marles announced that the government will raise military spending to 3 percent of GDP by 2033, during a 16 April 2026 speech at the National Press Club, whilst health minister Mark Butler addressed the same venue...
