Protesters Outside Melbourne Restaurant Were Antigenocide, Not Antisemitic
Around 20 antigenocide and pro-Palestinian activists protested the Miznon restaurant in the Naarm-Melbourne CBD last Friday night, 4 July 2025, as the Israeli owner of the establishment, Shahar Segal, is also the spokesperson for the so-called ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ (GHF),...
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Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 30 June to 6 July 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Centralised Bail Saga in NSW Continues Former NSW Magistrate David Heilpern explains that the new regime whereby city magistrates decide regional bail matters is...
Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Colonialism, Not Antisemitism
Prior to the onslaught of the Israeli-perpetrated genocide in Gaza in October 2023, the term Zionism wasn’t part of the mainstream vernacular in the Australian public sphere. So, when reporting on 2021 attacks upon Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque or...
Police Minister in a Tither About Climate Activist Workshop, But Not Police Assaults on Civilians
NSW police minister Yasmin Catley is in an uproar after becoming aware that arch climate defence group Rising Tide actually have the gall to be holding a three day Action Camp on Gadigal land in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville...
US Supreme Court Consolidates Trump’s Power, Whilst Stymieing That of the Judiciary
The US Supreme Court has ruled that federal court judges do not have the power to issue universal injunctions that block US presidential executive orders, which is a finding that not only consolidates the power of US president Donald Trump,...
An Open Letter to the Chief Magistrate of NSW on the Centralised Bail Practice Note
Dear Chief Magistrate Allen, I write to raise concerns regarding a key aspect of the Practice Note for the new Bail Division of the NSW Local Court. I have already raised alarms regarding other aspects of this radical change, however this letter focuses...
What Are the Billing Targets for Lawyers in Australia?
A study conducted earlier this year by the Australian Financial Review (AFR) found that first-year lawyers in some of Australia’s biggest law firms are expected to bill 6.5 to 8+ hours a day, which equates to 32.5 to 40+ hours...
NSW Police and VicPol Are Routinely Applying Brute Force to Silence Protesters
The vicious assault upon former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas by NSW police officers at an early morning 27 June 2025 pro-Palestinian demonstration on Bidjigal land in the Sydney suburb of Belmore has garnered national headlines. But the horrific attack was...
NSW’s Illegitimate Hate and Protest Laws Are Creating Social Division, Says NSWCCL President Timothy Roberts
A caravan filled with explosives and a note listing Jewish premises around Sydney was located on a property on Dharug land in the semirural suburb of Dural on 19 January, and following information related to the discovery of it being...
Senior Labor Staffers Shed No Light at Caravan Inquiry, Because They Didn’t Take Notes
Senior staff from the offices of NSW premier Chris Minns and state police minister Yasmine Catley, who were present during NSW police briefings about the caravan located on a Dural property on 19 January 2025, finally turned up to testify...
