The Offence of Damage, Destruction or Obstruction of Major Bridges, Roads and Tunnels in NSW
On Friday, 2 December 2022, climate activist Violet Coco was sentenced by a magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court to a full term of 15 months in prison with a minimum of nine months, for her part in a nonviolent...
Sydney Deputy Mayor Calls Out Heavy-Handed NSW Police, Ahead of WorldPride
The warrantless use of sniffer dogs by NSW police in public has been rising since it commenced in the early 2000s. And over the last decade, officers have been increasingly using strip searches in response to a drug dog indication,...
Nonviolent Climate Defender Sentenced to Imprisonment
To the shock of her numerous supporters gathered at the Downing Centre Courthouse today, NSW Magistrate Allison Hawkins sentenced Violet Coco to 15 months imprisonment, with non-parole set at 8 months, as well as imposing a $2,500 fine. Extinction Rebellion...
City of Sydney Calls on Perrottet to Revoke Draconian Anti-Protest Laws
The activist community in NSW is not, as some media portrays it, a group of antisocial nihilists attempting to disrupt society for kicks, but rather its people dedicating their own time and energy to campaign for reforms predominantly related to...
Half of All COVID Fines Revoked, as NSW Supreme Court Rules Three Invalid
In a statement a week prior to the Redfern Legal Centre challenge to COVID fines issued by NSW police taking place, acting principal solicitor Sam Lee said, the case was about more than just two fines, rather it spoke to “the need...
What is a Malicious Prosecution?
The man whose life was torn apart after being maliciously prosecuted for historical child sexual offences in an attempt to ruin his reputation and elicit information on the disappearance of three-year old William Tyrell has been awarded nearly $1.5 million...
Turning Lip Service into Action: An Interview with Labor Candidate Stephen Lawrence
The recent wipe out of the Liberal Nationals in Victoria does not bode well for the Perrottet government in NSW. And with a state election looming next March, it’s more than likely that the Coalition will soon be dislodged from...
The History of Laws Against Cruelty to Animals
Up until the middle of the Enlightenment (late 1600s to early 1800s), some of history’s most influential and revered philosophers and theologians enabled animal cruelty by professing that non-humans were non-sentient beings; in other words, lacking in the ability to...
Appointing Deputy Commissioner to Reform QPS Is a Mistake, Warns Whistleblower Rick Flori
Publicly released last week, A Call for Change is a report into the Queensland Police Service response to family and domestic violence carried out by an independent commission led by Queensland Judge Deborah Richards, which has caused quite a stir. The report...
Report Confirms Endemic Misogyny and Racism Within Queensland Police Service
Established in May 2022, the Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence publicly released its report, A Call for Change, last week. And what began as an investigation into a policing issue, led to a...
