Far Right Actors Mobilise on Australian Streets Against LGBTIQ Communities
This last weekend saw a disturbing trend in far-right mobilisations in Australia’s largest cities, as Christian Lives Matter took over Sydney’s Hyde Park and the National Socialist Network gave the Nazi salute outside Melbourne Parliament House, with both groups targeting LGBTIQ...
Can a Driver Face Penalties for a Passenger’s Use of a Mobile Phone?
Using a mobile phone while driving is one of the most common traffic offences in New South Wales, and indeed across the nation. The rules that apply to the conduct have been tightened in recent years, with the scope of...
Value Democracy? Vote Progressives for NSW, as Majors Double Down on Dissent
This time last year was marked by a surge in nonviolent climate action being taken in Sydney, the capital of a state that had fast become a frontline of the climate crisis, following years of extreme drought and wildfires, with...
“Robot Lawyer” Faces First Lawsuit
The creator of chatbot software dubbed “Robot Lawyer” which supplies legal information and documents purportedly tailored to the needs of clients is being sued for providing “substandard” and “poor legal advice”. United States-based legal services company, DoNotPay, was established in...
Character References Must Disclose Knowledge of Offences
Character references are normally handed-up to a court during the sentencing hearing; which is when the court decides the penalty that will be imposed on a defendant. These references are an important way to show the defendant has accepted responsibility...
Sydney’s Rainbow Community Faces Off Rising Christian Extremism: In Digital Images
The attempt to stamp out other people’s identities as they don’t comply with one’s own group’s style of dress or adult behaviour in the bedroom is a fascist tendency. On Saturday in Hyde Park North, a group of Christian fascists...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 13 to 19 March 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Misconceptions of Pseudolegal Preachers - Part 1: Understanding the Law Enjoying social benefits while avoiding legal obligations may seem enticing, but beware of those...
Albanese Gifts Australian Autonomy to US, as We Become Frontline in War on China
A visually uncomfortable Anthony Albanese featured on The Project on Thursday night, as appearing on the popular TV program, the PM could no longer deliver the friendly banter the country had grown used to over his honeymoon period, as we all...
“Disgraceful” Police Officer is Allegedly at It Again
A Victorian police officer who was allowed to remain on the force after publishing private images of, and making highly offensive remarks about, former AFL coach Dani Laidley is facing yet another disciplinary hearing, this time over allegations he possessed...
In Our Blood: Sex Worker Rights Advocate Julie Bates Reflects on the ABC Miniseries
This Sunday night sees the ABC screening the first episode of the four part miniseries In Our Blood, which is a depiction of how the Australian government handled the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s, with the government approach taken having been...
