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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.

Maccas Sues Former CEO Over Alleged Sexual Relationships with Employees

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Eyebrows were raised late last year when Maccas fired it’s United States CEO Steve Easterbrook for having a consensual sexual relationship with an employee, despite the fact it was in breach of the company’s policy. Now, the fast-food chain has...

Three Charged Over Alleged COVID-19 Superannuation Scam

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Three women from Queensland have been charged after allegedly attempting to access other people’s superannuation. Police allege the women submitted false claims to gain early access to other people’s superannuation, and charged them with a range of offences including: Conspiring...

NSW Police Officers Charged with Sexually Assaulting and Filming Schoolgirl

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They take an oath to uphold the law and protect the community; a community that pays over $3 billion every year in New South Wales alone for their service. But, there are dozens of examples of police officers who have...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health

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We’ve heard about the anti-maskers threatening retail workers and about the woman who assaulted a police officer. We read about people lying to police to get across interstate borders and about the people who’ve tested positive to Covid-19 flouting social...

Public Health Orders and the Requirement to Wear a Mask

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A 38-year old woman has been accused of assaulting a Victorian police officer after an interaction over her alleged refusal to wear a mask. According to police, a female officer approached the woman at a Shopping Centre earlier this week...

State Governments Collect Millions in COVID Fines

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State Governments have been benefitting nicely from public health reforms imposed to deal with Covid-19, with millions collected in fines and penalties since March. According to recently released figures, more than $5.2 million has been collected nationwide since pandemic laws...

Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Appeals Sentence

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The Queensland Police Officer who leaked a domestic violence victim’s contact information to her former abusive partner has appealed his sentence. The case involving Queensland police officer Neil Punchard and domestic violence victim Julie (not her real name) has dominated...

Coronavirus Sceptic Faces Fines for Allegedly Breaching Public Health Order

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Coronavirus sceptic, Eve Black, (which is apparently not her real name) is facing thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly failing to comply with a public health order. Ms Black uploaded a video to social media last week of her...

Should Protests Be Banned During COVID-19?

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It’s been a week of clashes in Victoria over new public health regulations, starting with Eve Black flouting rules at the border checkpoint last weekend, by refusing to tell Police her reason for travelling. Aside from copping a serious amount...

‘Paedophile Priest’ Released from Prison

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Catholic Church Priest Vincent Ryan has been released after serving 14 months in prison for the historical sexual abuse of two altar boys. Unfortunately, it’s another case of historic child sexual abuse where the perpetrator barely suffers consequences, while the...
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