Thorpe on Albanese’s “White Man’s Burden” Voice to Parliament
Kipling’s 1899 poem The White Man’s Burden, refers to the US colonisation of the Philippines, and, despite its release a century after the British subjugated this continent’s First Peoples, it reflects the same basic tenet of both projects: that white people...
The Offence of Climbing on or Jumping From a Building in New South Wales
Do you ever see people in the city jumping off ledges, climbing up buildings and running along rails? You’ve likely witnessed the sport of parkour, an athletic discipline that’s been increasing in popularity. The following outlines the origins and characteristics...
Senator Asks International Criminal Court to Investigate Australian Commanders Over War Crimes
The deputy leader of the Palmer United Party, Jacqui Lambie, announced in the Senate yesterday that she has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Australian Defence Force Commander over war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Her statement has been...
As Christian Thugs Rally in Newtown Yet Again, Leong Assures That Diversity Will Prevail
Christian Lives Matter descended upon Newtown again, about a week back, on a Friday night. The rally was just a bunch of neofascist Christians gathering in public to vocally share their social hangups about some people not having sex in the...
Should Politicians Be Permitted to Accuse Others of Crimes With Impunity Under Parliamentary Privilege?
Senator David Van may not have been well known before last week. But he is now a household name after Senator Lidia Thorpe accused him last week of sexual assaulting her in parliament, under the protection of parliamentary privilege. During...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 June 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: UK Rejects Assange’s Appeal Against Extradition, Despite Global Campaign for Freedom The court rejected his appeal against extradition, despite mounting calls for his freedom and...
Can Anyone Own a Poker Machine in New South Wales?
So, you’re setting up your man cave with your bar, pool table, arcade machine and big screen TV to watch the footy - and wouldn’t mind a second-hand poker machine to add to your nirvana. Or, you may be reminiscing...
Weak Integrity Laws Ensure Albanese, Just Like Morrison, Prioritises Corporate Want
On election, Albanese promised to end the “climate wars”, which much of the constituency took to mean commence the winding back of fossil fuel extraction, exportation and use, so as to limit the causes of global heating, which would have served...
Morrison Government Engaged in Pork Barrelling on Monumental Scale, Audit Office Finds
You could almost hear a collective audible sigh when a report by the Australian National Audit Office was released recently, detailing its findings on the Morrison Government’s misuse of $2 billion for the Community Health and Hospital Program. The ANAO...
NSW Police Officers Under Investigation for Assaulting NRL Player
The three New South Wales Police Officers who punched NRL player Tom Starling multiple times in the face during a violent arrest on 5 December 2020 are now under investigation and could face criminal charges over the assault. The incident occurred...
