The Law, Defences and Penalties for Peeping or Prying in New South Wales
New South Wales police arrested 64-year-old Canterbury-Bankstown man Bilaal Ahmed on Friday, 31 October 2025, following a number of peeping or prying incidents. The arrest was made under a police operation labelled Strike Force Tuclin, which was established in August...
Australia, Canada and UK Recognise Palestine as a State
On 21 September 2025, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom joined 151 of 193 member states of the United Nations in recognising Palestine as a sovereign state. And while the move is intended to pressure Israel into putting an end...
The Offence of Producing or Distributing Deepfake Porn Without Consent in NSW
The law is often playing catch-up when it comes to regulating emerging technologies, and taking action against their misuse. And according to Australian law-makers, the nefarious use of deepfake porn is an example of this. New legislation Following the lead...
What is the Legal Definition of Genocide?
On 16 September 2025, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Palestine (the Genocide Commission) released a 72-page report which found that Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fulfils the definition of genocide in international law....
Alleged Members of Criminal Group Charged with a Range of Serious Offences
Thirteen people are facing criminal charges as police taskforces target an alleged criminal group said to be responsible for a range of serious criminal offences across Sydney. The investigation The New South Wales Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad Motor Unit...
Criminal Offences Relating to Tobacco Products in Australia
Law enforcement officers from the Multi-Agency Strike Team (MAST) have issued a Court Attendance Notice (CAN) for two counts of importing tobacco products with intent to defraud revenue against a 42-year old man over the seizure of 25 million cigarettes...
Dehumanising Police Assault of Mentally Ill Woman Highlights Desperate Need for Reform
Two New South Wales police officers recently pleaded guilty to several assault charges as well as unauthorised use of a prohibited weapon for brutalising a naked 48-year old mentally ill woman who was in the midst of a mental health...
NSW Police Officers Plead Guilty After Brutalising and Degrading Mentally Ill Woman
Two New South Wales police officers have pleaded guilty to criminal offences after their body worn cameras filmed them approaching a naked 48-year old woman who was clearly in the midst of a mental health episode, punching, kicking and stomping...
Courts Must Assess Individual Moral Culpability in Cases of Joint Criminal Enterprise
A Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from electronics store Karera in the New South Wales Central Coast town of Tuggerah in mid-October 2020. At 9 am on 15 October 2020, Adam Jones, the son of a Karera manager, spotted the...
Sydney Kebab Shop Shooting May Be Linked to Organised Crime
Police say a 26-year old man and 47-year old woman are in a stable condition, and a 25-year old man is in a serious condition, after two masked assailants entered a kebab shop on South Parade in Auburn at about...
