The US Broadens the Far Leftwing Terrorist Group Net, with Clear Implications Down Under
The US Department of the Treasury announced on 26 August 2026, that its foreign assets office is taking action “to counter the growing threat posed by violent far-left terrorist groups”. This shift in approach to leftwing activism was officially spruiked...
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It’s High Time to Expel the Israeli Ambassador to Australia
Calls to expel Israeli ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman are again rising. This is in relation to his recent comments around the Israeli Defence Force having absolved itself of the murder of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, along with his...
Breaking the Wall of Silence: Shoebridge on the Inaugural International Parliamentarians for West Papua Meet in Canberra
Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge hosted the inaugural meeting of the Australian chapter of International Parliamentarians for West Papua on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land in Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 17 August 2026, with a delegation present that included...
ASIO’s “Police State” Compulsory Questioning Regime Has Been Expanded
Some of the most controversial laws ever to have been enacted in this country have been temporarily reenacted for another three years. Legislation extending ASIO’s compulsory questioning regime passed federal parliament on 20 August 2026. And despite the determination to...
The NSW Surveillance Bill Is Set to Impact Us All, Regardless of Any Guilt
A piece of legislation currently before New South Wales parliament is increasingly causing alarm amongst the constituency, as, whilst the bill is being framed as part an ongoing legislative crackdown on organised crime, the majority of the laws contained in...
Sexual Touching in New South Wales: Offences, Penalties and Legal Defences
New South Wales Police has reported that a man apprehended by officers from the North West High Visibility Policing Unit on Dharug land in the western Sydney suburb of Lethbridge Park at 6.20 pm last Saturday night, 22 August 2026,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 23 August 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Drug Importation Requires Proof of Two Mental Fault Elements The High Court dismissed a Crown appeal which sought to overturn a finding...
NSW Premier Considers Arming Private Jewish Security in Public, Despite Police Disapproval
New South Wales premier Chris Minns has given his strongest statements yet in support of the proposal to empower members of the Community Security Group, a Jewish organisation that maintains security at Jewish sites, to provide armed security at Jewish...
NSW Supreme Court Confirms that Criticising Israel Is Not Antisemitism
New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Desmond Fagan condemned the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism this week, as he delivered his reasons for denying the NSW state the right to impose an extended...
The Walumarra Legal Centre Is Open, Explains NSW Aboriginal Land Council Lawyer Daniel Byers
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has announced the establishment of the Walumarra Legal Centre, which is a free and culturally informed service that will serve the network of 121 Local Aboriginal Land Rights Councils located in this state,...
