Police Slam Man’s Head into Counter then Charge Him with Assault
A South Australian man who suffered a brain injury after a Senior Police officer slammed his head into a counter while he was in custody has spent more than three years fighting to have charges against him thrown out of...
Millions in Misconduct Payments: Shoebridge on the Paramilitary NSW Police Force
It’s been revealed that over the financial year 2019/20, the NSW Police Force or rather, the state’s taxpayers who fund them, paid out $24,164,658.82 to settle and defend police misconduct claims. And the number of civil cases brought against the...
Victoria Police Brutalise Citizens by Cover of COVID
Footage has emerged showing Victoria police officers ramming a civilian in the back with their car, before a number of officers swarm him on the ground. One officer stomps on his head, while other footage seems to suggest this was...
Victoria Police Ramps Up Offensive Against Protests
There’s something very disturbing about scenes from the anti-lockdown protest at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne over the weekend. There’s a series of video footage posted online which shows scores of heavily armed and riot squad police far outnumbering...
Australian Police Officers Continue Signalling Their White Supremacist Allegiance
The Queensland Police Service is currently investigating a matter that involves a photo of one of its officers that appears to show him wearing a patch associated with white supremacist groups as he was policing a Black Lives Matter (BLM)...
NSW Police to Crackdown on House Parties
Spring is here, and with it comes sunshine, warmer weather and people looking to have a good time – especially given the restrictions we’ve all faced over the past six months or so. But police are warning that attending a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 September 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Dangerous Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm in NSW A driver has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning GBH after a collision in...
When Can Police Arrest a Person Without a Warrant in NSW?
Rugby League player Curtis Scott had all criminal charges against him withdrawn and dismissed earlier this week; a decision that followed a seven-month long prosecution and numerous attempts by his criminal defence lawyers to persuade the police that the case...
The Offences of Procuring and Grooming Children for Sexual Activity in NSW
In recent weeks, New South Wales Police officers have made three separate arrests in relation to alleged online grooming, and have warned the public to be vigilant as reports of child exploitation have almost doubled over the past few months....
Challenge Everything: An Interview With Extinction Rebellion’s Blue Sandford
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) has again mobilised across London. This time ten days of action culminated on Thursday with 13 topless women locking on outside Westminster Palace, drawing attention to the dangers faced if temperatures rise by 4°C above pre-industrial...
