Gathering “for a Common Purpose”: Fuller’s New Anti-Protest Tactic
After NSW police ordered those gathered at the 28 July Black Lives Matter rally to disburse from Sydney’s Domain or face arrest, a number of protesters converged momentarily on the side of the road out the front of the NSW...
Police Officer Who Endangered Domestic Violence Victim Appeals Sentence
The Queensland Police Officer who leaked a domestic violence victim’s contact information to her former abusive partner has appealed his sentence. The case involving Queensland police officer Neil Punchard and domestic violence victim Julie (not her real name) has dominated...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 July to 2 August 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Law, Defences and Penalties for Animal Cruelty Offences in NSW A man has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly punching a police dog....
The Offence of Tax Fraud in Australia
A Sydney businessman has been sentenced to seven years and six months behind bars, with a minimum term of five years, for his role in one of Australia’s largest even tax fraud schemes. 37-year old Simon Anquetil is the founder...
The Offence of Supplying a Prohibited Drug in New South Wales
The New South Wales Police Force continues its target drug offences, raiding the homes of those suspected of being involved in supplying prohibited drugs and arresting several people over the past few days. Strike Force Bozos In March 2020, police...
The Prohibition on Protests Is About Silencing Dissent, Not Stopping the Spread
We all saw the photos of our beloved leader Scott Morrison waving a football scarf around his head and sinking a few cold ones on 13 July 2020, as he was surrounded by mates at Sydney’s Kogarah Oval. Meanwhile, down...
Coronavirus Sceptic Faces Fines for Allegedly Breaching Public Health Order
Coronavirus sceptic, Eve Black, (which is apparently not her real name) is facing thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly failing to comply with a public health order. Ms Black uploaded a video to social media last week of her...
Berejiklian’s Heavy-Handed Festival Laws Aren’t Reducing Serious Drug Incidents
It’s anyone’s guess as to how the 2020/21 NSW music festival season is going to pan out, as currently, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there’s a statewide ban on such events. And with cases of the virus on the...
Latham Is Now Championing Morrison’s Religious Prejudice Crusade in NSW
“The fastest growing form of discrimination in our society is against people of religious faith, especially Christians,” said NSW One Nation MLC Mark Latham in a baffling second reading speech on his recently introduced religious freedoms legislation. The NSW leader...
Illegal Strip Searches Are Sexual Assault, But Police Watchdog Has No Power to Discipline Offenders
The civil campaign against the dramatic increase in strip search use by NSW police started gaining traction in mid-2018, as it became apparent that Mick Fuller’s troops were engaging in what’s supposed to be a tactic of last resort like...
