NSW Police Shut Down Sydney Uni Protest Again: An Interview With the SRC’s Jack Mansell
NSW police was at it again last Friday, as it took advantage of the opportunity the COVID-19 health crisis has afforded it to continue its clampdown on public protests. The overt reasoning is to counter virus transmission, whereas the covert...
With Tripartisan Approval, Drug Decriminalisation Looks Likely for Canberra
ACT MLA Michael Pettersson is yet again championing the harm reduction approach to illicit substances. This time the Labor backbencher has initiated an investigation into the feasibility of decriminalising the use and personal possession of “drugs of dependence” in the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 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 Murder in New South Wales A man has died and another is in critical condition after a double stabbing...
‘Lockdown Fatigue’ Leads to Clashes Between Residents and Police
We’ve been told they are under increasing pressure to enforce stage four lockdown restrictions. But video footage of Victorian police swarming on a group of Dandenong neighbours who walk together at the same time every day looks a lot like...
Aboriginal People Twice As Likely to be Sentenced to Imprisonment, Study Finds
The global Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year, sparked by the death in America of George Floyd, highlighted an uncomfortable truth for many Australians – that our Indigenous people are often treated unfairly by police. In fact, racism in...
Billionaires Clean Up Under COVID-19, As the Rest of the Planet Suffers
Institute for Policy Studies research released last week outlines that despite an initial downturn in wealth during the early stage of COVID-19, the twelve richest US billionaires have been building up their wealth during the pandemic, whilst much of their...
Twin Dies After Delay in Border Exemption
There’s a silent war brewing between the residents of Northern New South Wales and the Queensland Government, with confusing Covid-19 border closures that resulted in the death of a twin in need of medical treatment. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr...
Public Service Employee Told to Shut Up or Ship Out
Hands up if over the past several months you wished you’d had the foresight to buy shares in Zoom, or Microsoft? Or Telstra? Or in fact, any of the big tech companies? Because aside from the manufacturers of hand sanitiser,...
Berejiklian Considers Uranium Extraction, as Any Dirty Power Will Do
The Berejiklian government has indicated that there’s no limit to how low it will stoop in order to keep the Coalition’s agenda of profiteering from harmful energy sources: whether that be its usual capitalising on fossil fuels, or, as of...
Asylum Seeker: An Interview With the King of South Sudanese Music Gordon Koang
“My dear asylum seeker,” sings South Sudanese musician Gordon Koang on his 2019 single Asylum Seeker, “We know you’re waiting for your permanent protection visa. We know you’ve been waiting for a long time.” He then goes on to advise...
