Union-Busting Legislation Passes Lower House
The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 has passed the lower house of Federal Parliament, with the Coalition hoping to capitalise on the recent controversy surrounding CFMEU Victoria leader John Setka to gain power to control and...
“The Best Form of Welfare is a Job”: PM Refuses to Raise Welfare Payments
“The best form of welfare is a job,” prime minister Scott Morrison suggested to the House of Representatives on 29 July, as he was justifying why he wouldn’t be raising the rate of the pittance Newstart allowance. Rather than upping...
High Court Challenge Launched Against NSW Police Powers
Three men accused by police of being Rebels Motorcycle Club members - Damien Vella, Johnny Vella and Michael Fetui - have launched legal proceedings in the High Court of Australia against an application by the Commissioner of Police (NSW) under...
Transformation Through Telling: An Interview Ngikalikarra Media’s Alexander Hayes
The Church of England Boys’ Society was an outreach program of the Anglican Church that involved adults running weekly meetings and weekend activities for young members of the faith. The organisation was at its height during the 1970s and 80s....
The Rules for Changing a Plea from Guilty to Not Guilty
On 30 June 2004, Raymond Wong pleaded guilty before a magistrate in the Sydney Local Court to one count of committing an act of indecency, contrary to repealed section 61N of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). At the time, Wong...
PM Promises to Criminalise Wage Theft
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised that laws will soon be enacted that “deal with criminalising” the worst cases of worker exploitation. During question time, the Opposition quizzed the government on what action it would take to stop restaurants grossly...
The Offence of Sexual Assault in New South Wales
A Sydney doctor has been sentenced to a minimum term of 11 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual offences against 10 patients over a six-month period between September 2016 and March 2017. 62- year old Sharif Fattah...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 29 July to 4 August 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Justified or a Step Too Far? Sydney Council Bans Smoking in Public North Sydney Council has banned smoking in public places. Click here to read...
NSW Police Partially Strip Search 13-Year-Old Boy in Public
Sniff Off posted an image on its Facebook page last Tuesday that shows a NSW police officer partially strip searching a 13-year-old boy on the side of the road in broad daylight. The officer appears to be lifting up the...
Encroachments Upon the Right to Protest: An Interview With RAC’s Dr Nicholas Riemer
There was a large turnout at Sydney’s Town Hall on 20 July to protest the fact that the Australian government has now detained asylum seekers and refugees on Manus and Nauru for six years. Indeed, Morrison and his cronies continue...
