As an Authoritarian Trump Threatens AUKUS, Australia Should Rethink Its US Alliance
The USA is Australia’s closest ally. Yet, right now, it’s president, Donald Trump is attempting to establish a dictatorship, he’s unleashed a military-led assault on the US domestic population, he’s warned that war with China is potentially “imminent”, and he’s...
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Are Creating an Incarceration Jurisdiction
The imprisonment rate in the Northern Territory currently sits at 1,381.6 persons per every 100,000 adults, which when compared with imprisonment rates of nation’s across the planet comes in at second place behind El Salvador, which incarcerates 1,659 persons per...
Courts Must Consider Family Violence When Making Financial and Property Orders
The federal parliament passed the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 on 10 December 2024, which amends the Family Law Act 1975 in a several ways, including the way in which financial and property matters are determined after the breakdown of...
Queensland Empowers Police to Conduct Random Searches on Members of the Public
“Every week in parliament is significant but this one is particularly special”, Queensland premier David Crisafulli told the public, and the reason why this particular week tickles his fancy is that on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 laws were passed that...
Trump’s Deployment of the Military to LA Streets Represents an Acceleration of Authoritarianism
The Trump administration appears to be in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the United States. Some have speculated over recent months, that in order to secure such control, the president would need to declare a state of emergency...
Trump’s Regime of Mass Surveillance, Targeting and Silencing: Coming to a Country Like Yours
Whilst the US president Donald Trump has been deploying the marines to the streets of Los Angeles to deal with public protests against the onslaught of his immigration crackdown, this purposeful shift towards authoritarianism by the current United States administration...
The People Say, “Sanction Israel Now, Albanese”, Yet the Prime Minister Isn’t Listening
Pro-Palestinian activists descended upon the PM’s electoral office on Gadigal land in Marrickville on Monday, 10 June 2025 to protest Israel’s illegal commandeering of the Madleen, a UK-flagged civilian yacht bound for Gaza with aid supplies and a dozen crew...
Kumanjayi White’s Killing Has Shifted the Debate on the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Crisis
As thousands protested the violence of the Australian system across the continent over the weekend, which has yet again led to the death of another Aboriginal person in custody, there appeared to be a shift in the position taken by...
NSW Justice Package 2025: Courtrooms for Vulnerable Complainants and More Prison Cells
The New South Wales government announced a half a billion dollar justice package on 2 June 2025, which is to be included as part of the 2025-26 NSW Budget. The package involves an additional $100.5 million in funding for Corrective...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 June 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Engaging in Unqualified Legal Practice in NSW A man who pretended to be a lawyer under a fake law firm could face...
