Australian Privacy Laws Must Be Strengthened
The Department of Human Services fields thousands of requests for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data from state and federal policing agencies each year, complying with the vast majority of them. The information released can, if...
What Are State of Emergency Powers In New South Wales?
As of last Friday, there were still over 50 bushfires raging in NSW and Victoria. Properties were lost to the Clear Range bushfire on the south coast of NSW over the weekend. And the ACT declared a state of emergency...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 January to 2 February 2020
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: What Are the Rules For Accessing and Selling ‘Poppers’ in Australia? New laws relating to alkyl nitrites – also known as ‘poppers’ – come into...
“A Disaster of Water Privatisation”: An Interview With Water for Rivers’ Tracey Carpenter
South Eastern Australia is facing its worst water crisis in living memory. In NSW, rivers that no one remembers having run dry in the past, have ceased to flow. And there are dozens of regional towns staring down the barrel...
Politicians Look Out For Themselves, At The Expense of The People
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced on 23 January that it’s set the Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds to midnight. This means that the clock, which symbolises “the gravest perils facing humankind, is now closer to midnight than at any...
Australia Needs a Bill of Rights, Not Religious ‘Freedom’ to Discriminate
A lot of issues have been pointing to the lack of rights protections in this country. The AFP raids shone a light on press freedoms. The 80-odd federal national security bills passed since 9/11 have been slowly eroding personal freedoms....
It’s Now Legal to Smoke Cannabis in Australia’s Capital: An Interview With HEMP’s Michael Balderstone
As of today, 31 January 2020, it’s legal to smoke a joint in your lounge room in Canberra. Possessing up to 50 grams for personal use is absolutely nothing to worry about. And you can grow up to two plants...
“Exacerbated by Global Heating”: An Interview With NSW Firefighter Jim Casey
The current bushfire crisis has so far destroyed over 10 million hectares. Unprecedented in its scope, it’s also taken the lives of 32 people - including 12 firefighters - while over a billion animals have perished in the flames. And...
Winner of 2019 Sydney Criminal Lawyers Criminal Law Scholarship Announced
In 2019, Sydney Criminal Lawyers set up a scholarship for law students in New South Wales and the ACT who are passionate about pursuing a career in criminal law, with the aim of providing financial assistance and support to help...
Too Little, Too Late? Morrison Will Mourn Bushfire Victims
The year 2019 will be forever remembered as the year Australia burned. In the worst fire season for many years, fires have torn across the country for several months. Climate change debates have raged, and fingers pointed at our leaders...
