What is ‘Corrupt Conduct’ in New South Wales?
During last year’s ICAC hearings into the business affairs of former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire, the corruption watchdog quietly announced it would investigate another state politician- and no, not former premier Gladys Berejiklian, but the former NSW Minister for Sport...
Voice to Parliament May Threaten First Nations Sovereignty, Warns Thorpe
“How does your proposed constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice to parliament affect First Nations peoples’ sovereignty in this country?” Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe asked Senator Penny Wong in parliament on 1 August. This question asserts the chief concern that First Nations rights...
Apartheid Israel Can Now Revoke Palestinians’ Citizenship
In a 21 July decision, the Israeli Supreme Court found that the nation’s interior minister may strip the citizenship of a person who has engaged in crimes that constitute a “breach of loyalty”, which does not bode well for Palestinian citizens...
What is a Parliamentary Inquiry in New South Wales?
Former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has appeared before a parliamentary committee into his lucrative yet controversial appointment as a trade commissioner to the United States. Despite evidence presented to the inquiry which suggests that his appointment may...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 August 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Australian Territories Could Be Given the Right to Introduce Euthanasia Laws The Federal Government may finally allow the NT and ACT to decide whether to...
Public Demands Accountability for Police Officers
The mid-1990s Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service uncovered evidence of entrenched corruption, which included state law enforcement officers selling heroin out the back of police stations, involved in running then illegal sex work services and trading in child pornography....
Technology May Be the Key to Predicting Crime and Efficiently Allocating Resources
Technology is changing our lives in some of the most significant ways. And while it might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that has been tested across eight cities in the United...
A Misuse of the Law to Silence Me: Vegan Activist Tash Peterson on Liquor Premises Ban
The disruptive protests of animal rights activist Tash Peterson have caused such a stir in her home state of Western Australia over the last three years, that WA police recently banned her from all licensed premises, issuing a barring notice under...
How Can I Get Abusive Content Removed from the Internet?
Federal laws which came into effect earlier this year give the Australian eSafety Commissioner sweeping powers to gather information about those who post abusive, abhorrent or threatening content - including the identities behind pseudonyms - and compel internet companies to...
UN Inspection Body Visit Should Spur Action on Detainee Abuse, Says Shoebridge
Then attorney general George Brandis ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, otherwise known as the OPCAT, on 15 December 2017, which means our nation agreed to establish a UN governed system of independent bodies to inspect Australia’s places of...
