The Australian Needle and Syringe Program Has Been Saving Lives for 40 Years
The 40th anniversary of the New South Wales needle and syringe program was marked by an event at NSW parliament on 12 November 2026, which saw key figures recalling the staging of the first NSP, which was an illegal setup...
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NSW Premier, Police Minister and Police Commissioner Subpoenaed to Appear at Anti-Herzog Trial
A moment of exaltation spread across New South Wales on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, when news spread that NSW premier Chris Minns and NSW police minister Yasmin Catley have been served subpoenas requiring them to testify at the trial of...
Labor MP Stephen Lawrence Demands That Police Brutality Hearings Be Open to the Public
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s investigation into the New South Wales police use of excessive force upon protesters at the 9 February 2026 demonstration against the official visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog was again raised in NSW parliament this...
AUKUS Is a Radioactive Waste Nightmare: Interview with AUKUS Inquiry Commissioner Karina Lester
The AUKUS public inquiry released its final report last week. The five inquiry commissioners have presented some stark realities around the defence pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, that at its heart is supposed to deliver...
The NSW Offence of Intentionally Recording an Intimate Image Without Consent
A 61-year old teacher at a Christian school in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga was arrested last week over allegations of filming school students on the grounds of his place of employment, before being charged with five counts of intentionally...
UN Expert Denied Entry to Queensland and NT Child Prisons, in True Australian Form
United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples Dr Albert K Barume has just been refused entry into two Australian child prisons. The UN expert has been denied entry to the Cleveland youth facility located on Bindal and...
Nations Call on Citizens to Stockpile for War, Cyberattacks and Extreme Weather
At least thirteen nations across the planet have recently issued directives to their publics, calling on households to stockpile goods in preparedness for emergencies or disasters that involve the collapse of supply chains or critical infrastructure. And such nations include...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 November 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: UN Confirms Israel Continues to Commit Genocide in Gaza a Year After Trump Ceasefire The report found that Israel continues to perpetrate genocide against the...
AI CCTV Scanning Proposed for Sydney City, While Drone Policing Is Being Rolled Out in Perth
After decades of warnings from civil liberties experts, technology has reached a point where a deluge of methods to surveil the public are being developed, deployed and honed. With the question relating to the most recently announced surveillance regimes -...
Defence Creates Federal Militarised Zones to Supersede State and Territory Laws
The Department of Defence introduced a bill last week that reforms defence legislation to accelerate the capability development needed to progress the 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS). The bill establishes two key reforms that would end the need to seek...
