Government Seeks to Undermine High Court Ruling that First Nations People Cannot be Deported
The High Court ruled in 2020 that First Nations peoples cannot be deported on character grounds. It specifically found that New Zealand-born Gunggarri man Brendan Thoms and PNG-born Gamilaraay man Daniel Love couldn’t be turfed out of the country, despite minister...
High Court to Determine Constitutionality of WA’s High Risk Offenders Laws
The High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the McGowan government’s High Risk Offenders Act 2020 (WA) (the Act), which has been labelled “inherently racist” and is “already impacting vulnerable young Aboriginal men”. The challenge set to go before the...
Child Pornography Offences in New South Wales
More than 100 Australians have been arrested and charged with child-pornography related offences. The arrests were made as part of an international investigation that has been ongoing since 2019, following information that people were sharing child abuse material in a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 February to 6 March 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Should Parents be Held Responsible for the Crimes of their Children? The parents of a 15-year old who allegedly opened fire at a school will...
Is it Fair for a Defendant to Face a Third Criminal Trial?
Jarryd Hayne will face a third trial after a successful application to the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal. The former NRL star was released on bail from Cooma Correctional Centre last month after having his previous convictions for...
Home Affairs Is Turning Australia’s Foreign Spies on Our Own
Traditionally, there’s been a distinction between foreign-focused Australian spying agencies and domestic intelligence bodies. This has served to protect locals on home soil from the range of capabilities that overseas agents have, which locally would be classed as overreach. Yet,...
How Good Are Rain Bombs and Megafires? Morrison Damns Us to Climate Hell
“Rain bombs” have been devastating the eastern board of Australia over the last week. These unprecedented downpours, which have destroyed entire towns, taken numerous lives, and are about to pound some of the most heavily devastated areas once more, are obviously climate-driven....
Not Just Locals Consider Morrison’s Government Our Most Corrupt
Scott Morrison’s is the most corrupt federal government the nation has ever seen. This assertion is increasingly appearing in the media. And while it’s the kind of statement one could easily dismiss as something that’s said about any government in...
Spotlight on Overdose: An Interview With AIVL CEO Jake Docker
Despite being an abject failure from its inception, the war on drugs continues and its casualties are mounting. Although its victims are not illicit substances, and nor are they those who profiteer from their manufacture or trafficking. Those who’ve primarily...
Decriminalising Drugs to Save Lives: An Interview With Reason Leader Fiona Patten
“The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world,” declared the Global Commission on Drug Policy, in its June 2011 report. And the commission holds serious weight being made up of leading intellectuals and...
