The History of Laws Regulating Sex Work
Sex work is perhaps more commonly known around the world as ‘prostitution’; an outdated term which demeans a sector of the workforce so established and fundamental to societies regardless of religion, culture or custom that it is believed to one...
The Law, Defences and Penalties for Break and Enter Offences in New South Wales
Two men are facing criminal charges after an alleged home invasion that left the occupant severely injured. According to police, emergency services were called to a home on Luxford Road in Letheridge Park near Mt Druitt in Sydney’s West at...
Mick Fuller’s Failure to Disclose Horse Ownership Amounted to Wrongdoing, Police Watchdog Finds
Former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller announced in February this year that following his resignation from the position of top cop the month prior, he was amongst the frontrunners for a seat on the board of Racing NSW. But the ABC put...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 19 to 25 December 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Failing to Stop after an Impact Causing Death in New South Wales A truck driver is facing court for failing to stop...
The National Native Title Tribunal Has Greenlighted the Narrabri Gas Project
The National Native Title Tribunal last Monday gave the greenlight to Australian fossil fuel company Santos to move forward with its Narrabri gas project in north western NSW, removing one of the final barriers to commencing the $3.5 billion enterprise that’s...
We’re Going to Swing Between Increasingly Deadly Mass Fires and Floods, Warns Violet Coco
When Violet Coco returned to the Downing Centre Court on 13 December 2022 for a further bail application after initially having her bail refused, a huge crowd of representatives from various civil society groups galvanised into one movement, spurred on...
Calls for an Australian Criminal Cases Review Commission: An Interview With Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby
From Februrary 2022: Michael Kirby has recently completed a chapter for a Canadian legal publication, in which the esteemed former High Court Justice outlines the need for more thorough safeguards against unjust convictions in this country. Within the chapter Miscarriages...
Decriminalising Drugs Would Enable Police to Focus on Serious Crime
As anti-drug dog campaign Sniff Off posted an image of NSW police at Central Station in March 2019, it was clear that law enforcement were taking matters to an extreme, as not only were officers accompanied by dogs, but they were further...
Have a Very Perrottet Christmas, Let’s Make Sure It’s Our Last
As a Christian fundamentalist and ultraconservative neocon, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has done a fine job of maintaining an outward appearance in the public sphere that conveys a regular Aussie guy, whilst he holds viewpoints and social values that border on...
“I Am Proud of the Position I Have Taken”: ADF Whistleblower David McBride on Standing Up for Truth
The 17th recommendation made in the May 2021 report of the Senate inquiry into press freedom was that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions reconsider continuing the case against ADF whistleblower David McBride “on strong public interest grounds”. The inquiry was...
