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Sonia Hickey

Sonia Hickey is a freelance writer, magazine journalist, and owner of 'Woman with Words'. She has a strong interest in social justice and is a member of the Sydney Criminal Lawyers® content team. Sonia is the winner of the Mondaq Thought Leadership Awards, Spring 2022.

NSW Police Under Fire for Illegally Conducting Warrantless Searches

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The practice of searches by New South Wales police officers without a valid warrant is again under fire, and for good reason.  New figures have come to light which reveal that police officers in our state stop and search an...
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Returned ‘ISIS Wife’ Pleads Guilty to Entering and Remaining in a ‘Declared Land’

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A New South Wales woman has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced for willingly entering and staying in Syria to be with her husband, who is accused of being a member of the declared terrorist organisation Islamic State. Australian citizen...

NSW Police Officers Assault Teen for Possessing a Vape

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The actions of New South Wales police officers have gone viral for all the wrong reasons once again, this time due to their illegal arrest of a young teenager in possession of a vape: an act which is completely legal....

Is a Criminal Offence Considered More Serious If Motivated by Hatred or Prejudice?

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Australian Women’s Soccer Captain Sam Kerr has found herself on the wrong side of the law in London, England after an alleged altercation with a taxi driver over a fare early last year. The Matilda’s captain put in a stellar...

Queensland Supreme Court Finds Covid Vaccine Mandates Were Unlawful

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A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Queensland which found that Covid-19 vaccine mandates against the state’s police officers and paramedics were unlawful as they were not issued in accordance with legal requirements could pave the way towards similar...

The Offence of Intent to Murder in New South Wales

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A shooting at the offices of a Sydney law firm has led to the arrest of a 79-year old man, who has been charged with intent to murder.  The man opened fire at the offices of Van Cooney Lawyers on...

The Offence of Assault Causing Death Whilst Intoxicated in NSW

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A New South Wales man has been charged with assault causing death over the death of a security guard outside Royal Hotel at Sutherland in Sydney’s south.  The 30-year old security guard, who had moved from Saudi Arabia to Australia...

Don Dale to Be Torn Down, But Australia Continues to Lag Behind on Youth Justice Reform

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A new youth detention centre is only months away from opening in the Northern Territory, which means the State Government will finally tear down one of Australia’s toughest, most notorious youth facilities, Don Dale Detention Centre. Abuses of children and...

Government Uses ‘Robodebt Tactics’ Over Hotel Quarantine Payments

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The stories keep coming, of Australians being hounded for payments over hotel quarantine during the pandemic.  One Australian man, who had to make an emergency trip to Malaysia when his son was struck by lightning, and subsequently died, is now...

The Criminal Offence of Hindering an Investigation in NSW

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A New South Wales woman pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a vehicle collision at Yanco near Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales on 4 April 2023, which resulted in the death of a mother and her...
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