Seven Years Too Long: End Offshore Immigration Detention
The 19 July 2020 marked seven years since asylum seekers arriving in this country by boat were sent into indefinite offshore detention without hope of being settled here. And on Sunday, as protesters gathered at Sydney Town Hall to demonstrate...
Police Accused of Heavy-Handed Tactics Over House Party Raid
Up to 60 COVID-19 infringement notices, which come with an accompanying fine of $1,000 will be issued to people at a party in Schofields, west of Sydney. At around 11.30pm on Saturday, 18 July 2020, police responded to noise complaints...
Faced With Multiple Domestic Crises, Morrison Picks a War With China
As the prime minister launched the 2020 Defence Strategic Update on 1 July, he assured those gathered at the Australian Defence Force Academy that the plan “will guide our nation through one of the most challenging times we have known...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 July 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Rules of The Children’s Court in NSW A 14-year old girl is facing Tamworth Children’s Court for allegedly killing her 10-year old cousin. Click...
Further Reports of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
As the nation awaits the findings of an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, there’s new evidence that Australian Forces killed up to 10 unarmed Afghan civilians during a 2012 raid in Kandahar Province. Australian sources and Afghan witnesses have...
Police Investigate Fatal Shooting by Police
Homicide Squad detectives will now investigate an incident in Melbourne earlier this week, during which Police shot a man dead. The story so far Police responded to several triple zero emergency calls regarding an incident where a man was allegedly...
Is a Strong Police Presence the Best Way to Deal with COVID-19?
As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, questions are increasingly being asked about the use of police to ensure compliance both locally and abroad. Here is what we know about the use of police during times of public health...
First Nations Rainbow Condemns Police Violence: An Interview With Co-Chair Ricky Macourt
Despite a myriad of roadblocks that were placed in its way, the 6 June Sydney Black Lives Matter rally took place with legal approval and without a hitch. At least, that was before some NSW police officers decided to pepper...
End Immigration Detention Violence: An Interview With Refugee Activist Emma Comley
Recently, footage came to light that depicts five Villawood Detention Centre guards on top of a detainee, forcefully wrestling him on the ground. And while another detainee films the March incident, a staff member orders him to stop, as he...
If Immigration Detainees Aren’t Released, a COVID Outbreak Seems Imminent
For a moment there, many Australians thought the COVID-19 pandemic was over. Even now, as the number of cases in Victoria rises dramatically, other regions around the country, like Queensland and the Northern Territory, are reopening their borders. Whereas Sydneysiders...
