Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 15 to 21 June 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Good Character Will No Longer Be a Mitigating Factor During Sentencing in NSW A new law will prohibit the use of prior good character when...
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The Thought Police Are Using the Protection of Kids to Justify the Expansion of Surveillance
The Australian federal police is seeking to use AI chatbots to monitor the activity of Australian children online to ensure they’re not being radicalised by terrorist and criminal networks, whilst the Queensland government is set to establish an intelligence hub...
Hanson’s Slick Delivery of Her One Nation Vision for Australia Should Alarm Us All
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s address at the National Press Club on 17 June 2026 should have the nation trembling in its boots, as the highly divisive nature of her dystopian and racist vision for a future Australia under her...
Local Activists Ought to Take Heed, as UK Court Sentences Pro-Palestinians as Terrorists
Four pro-Palestinian activists in the United Kingdom were sentenced as terrorists last week in respect of criminal damage charges relating to a direct action on a factory near Bristol belonging to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in August 2024. So,...
NSW Police Culture Is Rife with Bullying and Discrimination, Often Inflicted by Leaders
“Bullying, incivility, discrimination and victimisation” are rife in the culture of the New South Wales Police Force, a just released review has found. These forms of mistreatment are at “unacceptable levels” and pose “systemic risk”. And the NSWPF inquiry further...
The Offence of Throwing Objects at Vehicles in New South Wales
Northern Beaches Police Area Command posted a 26 May 2026 message to its Facebook page calling on parents to “please talk” to their children about how throwing objects at cars is not only a dangerous thing to do but is...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 8 to 14 June 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Confidence in the NSW Criminal Justice System Is at All Time Lows Public confidence in the criminal justice system is the lowest it’s ever been....
Mandatory Use of Body Worn Cameras Won’t End Police Brutality
The New South Wales Police Force stated on 2 June 2026 that it’s considering making the use of body-worn video cameras mandatory whilst officers are exercising a policing power. Indeed, this a call made by Sydney Criminal Lawyers and many...
Lenient Penalty for First NSW Police Officer Convicted of Aboriginal Death in Custody
The sentencing of New South Wales police sergeant Benedict Bryant over the killing of Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright took place on 4 June 2026, ending the case that involved the first ever conviction of a NSW law enforcement officer...
Questions Raised About Proposed Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Defence in NSW
After 10 years of medicinal cannabis being a legal prescription drug, the New South Wales government has announced that it’s going to introduce a drug driving defence for those prescribed cannabis but are currently unable to drive without risk of...
