The Offence of Intimidating a Police Officer in New South Wales
It’s taken some years and several high profile scandals, but it seems the NRL has now firmly implemented its hard line policy against players who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. Latest case Brisbane Broncos player Payne Haas has...
Vote to Legalise Cannabis in the WA Election: An Interview With LCWA’s Leo Treasure
The 31st of January this year marked 12 months since the ACT legalised the personal use and possession of cannabis. And to date, the sky is yet to fall in. In fact, by all accounts, nothing has changed except for...
An Australian First: Prison Officer Charged With Manslaughter Over Aboriginal Custodial Death
A 57-year-old Corrective Services NSW officer presented at Lismore police station on 5 February 2021 and was charged with manslaughter over the 15 March 2019 shooting death of Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone, who was a detainee in the custody of...
Post-Coup Myanmar Mobilises for Democracy. But There’s no Respite for the Rohingya
In an early morning coup on 1 February, the Myanmar military - the Tatmadaw - reassumed complete control of the nation of Myanmar, after a little over five years since the southeast Asian country held its first democratic election in...
NSW Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Colleague
A New South Wales police officer has been shot and wounded by his colleague in the line of duty, raising concerns once again about the adequacy of firearms training given to officers in our state. Officers were on patrol “targeting...
When Does Conduct Relating to Prostitution Become a Crime?
A man and a woman have been arrested and charged for allegedly forcing females aged between 17 and 24 years to work as prostitutes. Police allege the females were systematically plied with drugs, branded with tattoos marking ownership and not...
What Would Jesus Have Thought About Morrison Government Policy?
There’s little debate over whether the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth actually existed around the commencement of the Common Era. While most of the details about him come from the four gospels of the Bible, first-century historians Cornelius Tacitus...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 1 to 7 February 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is ‘Child Abuse Material’ in New South Wales? A 48-year old NSW police sergeant has been charged with accessing child abuse material. Click here...
Prosecution of Refugee Rally Organiser for Incitement Could a Have Chilling Effect
As Melbourne was in lockdown last April, the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) organised a car cavalcade to demonstrate against the ongoing detention of the Medevac refugees who were being detained inside Preston’s Mantra Hotel. After having been locked up on...
Morrison Drafts Laws to Placate Murdoch, as Google Threatens to Pull the Plug
Since the advent of the internet, data has increasingly risen in worth to the point that these days it’s the most valuable resource on the planet. Over that same time frame, consumers have become increasingly aware that digital platforms are...
