Former Police Officer Faces Over 100 Sexual Charges
An former Western Australian police officer has appeared in court after being charged with more than 100 sexual offences against women he met online. 50-year old Adrian Trevor Moore allegedly met the women online, via dating apps and websites. He...
The Offence of Aggravated Unlawful Entry on Inclosed Lands in NSW
NSW agriculture minister Adam Marshall announced in a press release on 31 January that the first two people had been charged with the offence aggravated trespass on inclosed lands since the penalties that apply to the crime in relation to...
How Do I Tell My Family I’ve Been Charged With a Crime?
Being charged with a criminal offence can be a stressful experience, and telling your family members and close friends about the accusations can be a daunting task. But it’s important to know that those who are closest to you can...
The Offence of Peeping or Prying in New South Wales
A 30-year old man who was seen peering into a 13-year old girl’s bedroom window has been sentenced in Manly Local Court. Former real estate agent, Isaac Teu, was given a two-year intensive correction order which includes 400 hours of...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 2 to 8 March 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What is a Royal Commission in Australia? We often hear the term ‘Royal Commission’. But what are their purposes? How do they work? And what...
Good People Break Bad Laws: Animal Rights Activists
Activists around the globe promote 2018’s Dominion as the quintessential animal rights documentary that exposes the cruelty underlying the modern animal agriculture industry. But, it was 2014’s Lucent that landed director Chris Delforce in hot water. For revealing the rampant...
“Built Upon Our Genocide”: An Interview With Wreck the Endeavour’s Lorna Munro
Right now, there’s a replica of Captain Cook’s ship the Endeavour docked at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, which is set to conduct a circumnavigation of the continent beginning on 28 April - in a re-enactment of a...
Ice Inquiry Makes Recommendations, But Government Has Its Head in the Sand
In its final report, the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug “Ice” outlines that the use of methamphetamine and other similar drugs “requires compassionate responses consistent with human rights approaches, rather than punitive responses that can compound the...
A “21st Century Holocaust”: An Interview With Uyghur Activist Talgat Abbas
According to the Torchlight Uyghur Group, when the flights out of Wuhan city - the coronavirus epicentre - were cancelled on 23 January, one set of flights was allowed to continue, and they were those bound for Urumqi, the capital...
“Julian Did Redact”: An Interview With Lawyer-Journalist Mark Davis
The line up of renowned Australian journalists on the stage at the Martin Place Amphitheatre on 24 February was impressive. Gathered for a rally, they included John Pilger, Mary Kostakidis, Quentin Dempster, Wendy Bacon, Andrew Fowler and Mark Davis. They...
