“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...
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“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...
Melbourne Council Is Roughing Up Rough Sleepers: Interview with HPUV’s Patrick “Spike” Chiappalone
The City of Melbourne is employing Community Safety Officers (CSOs) to assist Local Law Officers in their duties whilst they patrol the council’s local government area, and these unarmed officers are being encouraged not to be too afraid to apply...
Minns Condemns Court’s Overturning of His Unconstitutional Protest Ban with Flawed Logic
In the wake of the blanket ban on protest marches being struck down by the state’s highest court on 16 April 2026, New South Wales premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his refusal to accept the ruling on his...
Social Media Giants are Deleting Lifesaving Drug Warnings: Interview with AIVL’s Molly Howes
Social media companies, like Meta and TikTok, have been removing the drug warning alerts that local harm reduction organisations have been posting on their social media pages, despite the fact that these are warnings about bad batches of illicit substances,...
