Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 January 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Morrison’s Crusade to Re-Christianise the Nation Via Religious Liberties The PM’s push to legalise discrimination against non-believers may be seen as part of a broader...
Hillsong Church Gets Off ‘Scott’ Free
The New South Wales Police Force has spent the best part of the past two years handing out fines and even arresting and prosecuting ordinary working Australians for failing to comply with public health orders, but in the past week,...
The Coalition Attacks the Public Health by Cover of COVID Authoritarianism
When the NSW premier wants to remove COVID measures designed to preserve the public health, such as masks requirements, it’s all about “personal responsibility”. But, when it comes to reporting results from non-existent rapid antigen tests, suddenly Dominic Perrottet doesn’t...
The Djokovic Saga: A Convenient Distraction for the Government
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has exercised his ministerial powers to revoke Novak Djokovic’s visa, meaning the world’s best tennis player could be deported and miss the Australian Open if his latest legal challenged, scheduled for hearing in the Federal Court...
New COVID Rules for the District Court of New South Wales
The District Court of New South Wales has published its latest memorandum which outlines the new rules effective from 12 January 2021, which aim to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Jury Trials While jury trials have recommenced in the District...
Djokovic Detained With Refugees and Visa Revoked to Make Tough Border Statement
The Novak Djokovic saga raises a lot of questions. The initial one being, would the Morrison government have locked up the world number one tennis champion if he’d been a citizen from a predominantly white English-speaking country? Then there’s, why,...
Coalition Targets Parliament Sex Scandal Whistleblower, Rather Than Its Own
For those who haven’t been watching, early last year federal parliament was rocked by the revelations around the Brittany Higgins sexual assault and its subsequent coverup, as well as the historical rape allegations involving now expired minister Christian Porter. Then, as...
“All Roads Lead to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy”: Gwenda Stanley on the 50th Anniversary
The 26th of January marks 50 years since the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the lawns out the front of the building today known as Old Parliament House. Situated in Canberra, the Embassy operates upon Ngambri-Ngunnawal Country. The Tent Embassy...
Premier Domicron Destroys the Economy, Along With the Public Health
Viruses don’t adhere to political ideologies: this is the lesson newly-incumbent NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has been learning over the Christmas-New Year period. As he took the reins of the state following the demise of predecessor Gladys Berejikilian, Perrottet notoriously...
The Offence of Unauthorised Possession or Use of a Pistol or Prohibited Firearm in New South Wales
A man has been charged with firearms, robbery and intimidation offences after allegedly wielding a firearm at a popular Sydney restaurant. It is alleged that 42-year old Viacheslav Zhadushkin pulled out a firearm and threatened staff and patrons after being...
