UN Anti-Torture Body Condemns Australia, After Local Authorities Ran It Out of Town
Since the mid-2016 revelations around the abuse of First Nations children at the hands of non-Indigenous adult officers in Darwin’s Don Dale youth justice centre, the understanding that torture is a practice that does take place in some deep recesses of...
How to Write a Letter of Apology to the Court
Criminal defence lawyers recommend writing an apology letter to the magistrate or judge presiding over a client’s case in circumstances when an individual plans on pleading guilty to the charge or charges that have been laid against their name. New South...
The New Offences and Penalties that Apply to Possessing a Knife in a Public Place in NSW
Former NSW attorney general Mark Speakman charged the NSW Sentencing Council in 2022, with inquiring into the sentencing provisions regarding offences dealing with firearms, knives and other weapons. And the focus was to be on the carrying of weapons and whether...
Importing Any Disposable Vape Into Australia Is Now Banned
As of the 1st January 2024, a nationwide prohibition on the importation of single-use vapes came into effect, which is just the first stage in a crackdown upon this alternative to smoking, and the new year ban applies regardless of...
South African World Court Challenge Could Bring Gaza Genocide to an End
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on 29 December that South Africa has lodge a case against Israel, alleging that the nation’s military actions in the Gaza Strip over recent months have breached the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment...
Criminal Offences Relating to Terrorist Organisations, Declared Areas and Foreign Fighting
Federal Attorney- General Mark Dreyfus informed the public during a press conference on 28 December 2023 that two Australian citizens were killed during an air strike in Southern Lebanon the previous night. The nation’s chief lawyer added that the listed...
Local Laws Criminalise Citizens Partaking on Either Side of the Israeli Carnage in Gaza
Two Australian citizens were killed by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, attorney general Mark Dreyfus confirmed at a 28 December presser, and he added that Hizballah, a listed terrorist organisation, has claimed links to one of the Bazzi brothers....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 31 December 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Is ‘Lolicon’ Manga and Anime Legal In Australia? We’re counting down our ten most engaging articles of 2023. Here’s number seven: Click here to read...
Can I Check if Someone is On the Sex Offender Register?
All Australian states and territories have a ‘sex offender register’ which holds details of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offences against a child. While there have long been calls for the register to be made public, this is...
Melbourne Antiwar Activists Disrupt to Heighten Genocide Awareness: An Eyewitness Account
Antiwar activists descended upon Port Melbourne’s Lorimer Street and Todd Road at 6 am on 18 December, blocking six lanes of traffic leading to the premises belonging to the government-funded Defence Science Technology Group (DSTG) and multinational weapons manufacturer Leonardo....
