COVID Vaccine Will Be ‘As Mandatory As Possible’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent the chills through millions of Australians this week when he declared that ‘when’ the Covid-19 Vaccine arrives, it will be ‘as ‘mandatory as possible’; although he seems to have since backed down in the face...
“This Is Indefinite Detention”: Councillor Jonathan Sri on the Kangaroo Point Standoff
Right now, there’s around 120 former Manus and Nauru asylum-seeking detainees being held in Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Central Hotel. This is after they were flown to Australia under the now revoked Medevac laws, as medical professionals assessed it was necessary due...
The War Between Google and the ACCC: What Does it Mean for Users?
A high profile online campaign has drawn the battle lines between Google and the Australian consumer watchdog (the ACCC), over proposed new laws which would require Google to share its advertising revenue with news outlets. Earlier this week Google began...
Drug Importation in Australia
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF) and New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) issued a joint media release this morning to report the seizure of ‘hundreds of kilograms of border controlled drugs’ from a vessel off the Newcastle...
Lawyers Condemn UK Over Assange Extradition, as US Submits New Indictment
Australian legal adviser to Julian Assange Greg Barns SC asserts that “one of the most dangerous features of” the journalist’s “case is the idea that the US can seek to extradite any person, anywhere in the world, if they upset...
Parramatta Local Court Reports Positive COVID-19 Case
It has been reported that a contractor who last worked in Parramatta Local Court on 12 August 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus. The Department of Communities and Justice New South Wales (DCJ) has called on anyone who attended the...
Defending Black Lives Matter: An Interview With Barrister Felicity Graham
“Felicity Graham is a gun,” declared Black Lives Matter rally organiser Paddy Gibson, as he stood out the front of the NSW Supreme Court on 24 July. At that moment, Gibson had just left the courtroom, where the Sydney barrister...
Beware of COVID-19 Scams
Aussies have been defrauded of millions of dollars since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, with Scamwatch reporting a significant escalation in scam operations over the past few months, including phishing for personal information, online shopping, and superannuation scams. According...
Police Shoot Through Car Window of Man Who Allegedly Ignored Curfew
Victoria Police has launched an internal investigation over an incident during which an officer discharged a firearm through a car window in Melbourne. Police allege the Public Order Response Team approached the 64-year old driver after he pulled into a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 10 to 16 August 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Three Charged Over Alleged COVID-19 Superannuation Scam Three women have been charged with attempting to unlawfully access more than $100,000 of other people’s superannuation. Click...
