NSW Police Are Using Strip Searches to Intimidate
The NSW coronial inquiry into six drug-related deaths at music festivals heard testimony last week regarding a police officer who threatened to make a strip search “nice and slow”, unless the woman being ordered to take her clothes off, confessed...
Extinction Rebellion Activist Imprisoned Over Non-Custodial Offence
As the reality of the climate emergency becomes more widely accepted throughout the community, those who continue to deny it seem to be mainly those in charge. And, as usual, they want to clamp down on individuals who don’t reflect...
New Laws for Rehoming Pets in New South Wales
The New South Wales Government says new laws that apply when you sell or give away a pet are designed with the safety and welfare of our furry companions in mind. But will they work? Or could they lead to...
AFP Admits Accessing Metadata of Australians 20,000 Times in a Year
Australian Federal Police have admitted accessing the metadata of Australians around 20,000 times in just 12 months. The admission came during the AFP’s submission to the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security’s review of the mandatory data retention laws....
Police Press Charges Over Parking Spot Punch-up
It has been reported that two men are facing assault charges arising from an incident on John Street in Cabramatta yesterday, during which they allegedly attacked a driver over a claim to a parking spot. The incident, which was filmed...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 July 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Google in Hot Water for Failing to Remove Defamatory Reviews Google Australia is facing contempt of court charges for failing to delete defamatory reviews in...
Zapatista Indigenous Autonomous Zones Threatened by Militarisation
A group of leading intellectuals from around the globe have penned an open letter calling out the Mexican government’s increased militarisation in the south-eastern state of Chiapas, as they’re concerned deployed troops could turn against the Zapatista Army of National...
West Papuans Have United to Reclaim Their Nation
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) announced last week that the three main West Papuan military factions have united under the one single command. And the newly-formed West Papua Army is now operating under its political leadership. The...
Decriminalise Queensland Sex Work: An Interview With Respect’s Janelle Fawkes
Amnesty International adopted a sex work decriminalisation policy back in 2016. It was a move that formally recognised the high rates of human rights abuses in the industry, as well as that many of the harms associated with sex work...
“Legalise and License the Supply of Drugs”: An Interview With Chris Daw QC
Criminal defence barrister Chris Daw QC is an outspoken advocate of drug legalisation. The 1912 International Opium Convention was the first transnational drug control treaty. Born out of concerns over opium use in China, the document was signed in the...
