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...
The Fight to Protect Gomeroi Sites From Mining Continues: An Interview With Dolly Talbot
Gomeroi traditional custodians spokesperson Dolly Talbot makes certain that the fight to stop the proposed Shenhua Watermark coal mine from desecrating thousands of years old sacred sites is far from over, despite a recent court setback. Last week, the Federal...
Should Protests Be Banned During COVID-19?
It’s been a week of clashes in Victoria over new public health regulations, starting with Eve Black flouting rules at the border checkpoint last weekend, by refusing to tell Police her reason for travelling. Aside from copping a serious amount...
Mass Police Presence Serves to Intimidate the Black Lives Matter Protest
The NSW police presence at the Domain-Djarrbarrgalli late on Tuesday morning was a bit over the top to say the least. There were large numbers of officers milling about, chatting to one another, dressed in blue uniforms and yellow raincoats,...
Morrison Again Closes Parliament, as MPs Can’t Work Zoom
What’s good for the frontline Aussie worker is definitely not good for the prime minister of the nation, or so it seems, as Hawaii 5-0 Scott Morrison announced on 18 July that he’d be shutting down federal parliament for the...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Animal Cruelty Offences in NSW
The NSW Police Force says it has charged a 46-year old man from West Kempsey in the mid-north coast with multiple charges including two counts of committing an act of animal cruelty following an alleged domestic violence. According to police,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 20 to 26 July 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Investigate Fatal Shooting by Police Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting by police officers. Click here to read the article Police Accused of...
Fuller’s Economics Don’t Add Up, When It Comes to Silencing First Nations Voices
At 11.38 am on Friday 24 July, the NSW Supreme Court was taking a short recess during the proceedings that involved NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller attempting to have next Tuesday’s Sydney Black Lives Matter rally shut down. The word...
Suing the DPP and FACS: An Interview With Paul Robert Burton and Dr Andrew Katelaris
A malicious prosecution is a tort - a wrong act - that allows an individual who has been subjected to unjustified court proceedings to take civil action against those responsible for their groundless prosecution. The High Court set out in...
Victorian COVID Prison Lockdown Reawakens Calls to Release Inmates
As of Thursday afternoon, two of Victoria’s prisons - Ravenhall and Fulham correctional centres - remained in lockdown, while COVID-19 precautionary measures had been lifted on another four state correctional facilities. Six Victorian prisons were locked down on Tuesday, after...
