The Return of Dutton: Enhanced Domestic Surveilling and Attacks on Minorities
The Liberal Nationals re-election has gone down as Morrison’s “miracle” win. Likened to the triumph of Trump and the success of the Brexit campaign, the May federal election is another example of an unexpected rise in reactionary sentiment that on...
‘One Punch Laws’ – The Offence of Assault Causing Death in NSW
In December 2017, 22-year old Jack Hanley died from injuries resulting from being struck in the head by then 20-year old Reece Watherston, during a drunken brawl on the corner of Hindley and Morphett streets in Adelaide’s nightclub precinct. Mr...
Lockout Laws Don’t Reduce Alcohol Consumption
A new study into the Queensland lockout laws have found that they have offered virtually no benefit in reducing violence or curbing dangerous alcohol consumption. Researchers from the University of Queensland, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology studied the...
Centrelink’s Flawed Robo-Debt System is Killing Our Most Vulnerable
The story of Devi Barker, one of Centrelink’s robo-debt victims has put the flawed Government automated debt-recovery system back into the spotlight. Her story is not dissimilar to thousands of other Australians in the same predicament: accused of racking up...
Press Stands United Against Authoritarianism
There is not much that the bosses of News Corp, the ABC and channel 9 would agree upon, representing different segments of the ideological spectrum. But as recently reported, they recently came together to jointly condemn laws which make reporting...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 24 to 30 June 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Peter Dutton’s Demonisation of Rape Victims is “An Absolute Disgrace” Dutton’s unsubstantiated claim that sexual assault victims on Nauru were “trying it on” by seeking...
Folau, Morrison and the Christian Right to Discriminate
The PM’s pet campaign to protect religious freedoms has recently converged with the media focus around Israel Folau’s sacking over his vilification of LGBTIQ people, which has brought the national debate to a head over whether Christians have the right...
Media Bosses Demand Protections for Journalists and Whistleblowers
Australian’s media bosses have finally come together to push for changes to laws passed in the name of national security which criminalise whistleblowers for exposing misconduct by state agencies and journalists for reporting it. The actions comes in the wake...
Woman Ordered to Pay $530,000 for “Plainly Untrue” Google Review
We’re living in a time when it’s easy to get caught up in our emotions, and the moment, to consider ourselves ‘untouchable’ keyboard warriors and let our fingertips do the talking with smart remarks online. But, if ever there was...
Police Are Routinely Breaching Strip-Search Laws, As Well As Their Own Protocols
Section 31 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 provides that police can carry out strip searches in the field if “the seriousness and urgency of the circumstances make the strip search necessary”. These days, NSW police has...
