Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 May 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Can I Visit My Children If I Have an AVO? Whether you are allowed to live with, visit or even contact your kids will depend...
Albanese Condemns Australia to Decades of Austerity, as Bipartisan Militarisation Continues
US president Joe Biden cancelled next week’s Sydney Quad Leaders’ Summit on Wednesday. But not to worry, as China-focused security meetings are now coming so thick and fast that the next one will be around soon enough, especially with the growing...
NSW Police Taser 95-Year Old Woman in Nursing Home
An elderly New South Wales woman is fighting for her life in hospital after being tasered by police officers at a nursing home, causing her to fracture her skull as she hit the floor. Investigations into the actions of NSW...
Dodgy DNA Testing Casts Doubt on Thousands of Criminal Convictions
A scathing report handed down by a six-moth Queensland Commission of Inquiry into the state’s DNA testing methods, systems and processes has put thousands of convictions at risk of being overturned on appeal. Convicted murderer Andrew Cobby is the first who...
McBride Continues to Be Prosecuted, Despite War Crime Coverups Long Exposed
The AFP arrested former SAS officer Oliver Shultz on 20 March, following a joint investigation with the Office of the Special Investigator. The 41-year-old was charged with the war crime of murder, making him the first serving or ex ADF member to...
Sisters Inside Condemns Palaszczuk’s Youth Crime Crackdown, as Viable Alternatives Exist
The Palaszczuk government announced last week that it plans to build another children’s gaol in Woodford, right next door to the adult maximum-security facility in the local corrections precinct, which comes on the back of its decision last October to build another...
The Offence of Fraud: Companies Generate Billions Without Criminal Consequences
This is the first in a series of 3 articles on the criminal offence of fraud. This article will focus on the history of fraud, and outline the conduct of those who engaged in the offence in what is arguably the...
The Right to Legal Representation in Serious Criminal Cases
A group of religious adherents who are facing serious criminal charges over the death of an eight-year old girl in Queensland have refused to engage legal representation. The case raises important questions around the right to a fair trial, whether...
Queensland Police Commissioner Bows to Police Union by Backflipping on Chokehold Directive
The Head of the Queensland Police Union (QPU), Ian Leavers, has told the state’s police officers they can defy a direction issued by Queensland Police Commissioner, Katarina Carroll, to prohibit the use of potentially deadly ‘chokeholds’ on members of the...
Is It a Crime to Lie About Your Age for Sex?
Getting older isn’t easy, particularly when it narrows your prospects in the dating game. It’s understandable that many are tempted to sneakily lower their age on Tinder or to tell a little white lie on a date, particularly if there’s...
