“Doing the Bidding of the United States”: Senator Shoebridge on the Dan Duggan Extradition
During the 4th of March Sydney Belmarsh Tribunal into the ongoing incarceration of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a London prison whilst the United States seeks to extradite the Australian publisher, Greens Senator David Shoebridge raised a case with striking similarities....
Jarryd Hayne Faces Third Trial Over Sexual Assault Allegation
Former National Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne is back in Downing Centre District Court to face a third trial over allegations of sexual assault. Vehemently maintains innocence Mr Hayne has steadfastly maintained his innocence throughout years of prosecution, and has...
Supreme Court Overrules Magistrate’s ‘Emotional’ Decision
The NSW Supreme Court has overturned a Local Court Magistrate’s decision to dismiss assault charges and an apprehended violence order brought against a school teacher for striking an unruly student, as he was found to have based his decision on...
Albanese Condemns Refugees Detained Offshore for a Decade to No Future
After a decade of breaching international law by detaining asylum seekers who arrived by boat on poor island nations, the Australian government is continuing to hold around 130-odd refugees offshore: 88 in Papua New Guinea and 51 on Nauru. These...
Get Ready for War With China Kids, as Albo’s Bashing Those Drums for Biden
Crack open your rations, as the countdown to war on China just kicked off at 7.50 am Sydney time today, when, over in California, prime minister Anthony Albanese, US counterpart president Joe Biden and UK PM Rishi Sunak announced the AUKUS...
Can a Person Consent to Sexual Activity Whilst Intoxicated?
The twenty first century has seen a whole of radical changes to the definition of sexual consent in New South Wales, invariably expanding the situations when it is to be considered a person is not consenting. Previous definition of sexual...
Is it a Crime to Help Another Avoid Arrest or Conviction?
Wanting to help a close friend or loved-one is a natural inclination for anyone with a heart. But when it comes to assisting a person evade being arrested or charged with, or convicted of, a criminal offence, your selfless deed...
Sydney Trans Rights Activists Protest UK TERF Kellie-Jay Keen: In Pictures
Sydney trans rights activists and antifascists gathered in Victoria Park on Saturday to rally against an event put on by prominent UK transphobe and far-right figure Kellie-Jay Keen, who’s currently on the Australian Let Women Speak Tour, which involves a...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 6 to 12 March 2023
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Honour Killings: Committing Murder to Restore Reputation The killing of a person to protect the perceived dignity of a family is seen as honourable in...
Catholic Church Delivers ‘Low Blow’ to Avoid Responsibility for Child Sexual Abuse
The Catholic church has delivered what’s been described as a ‘pretty low blow’ in order to avoid paying compensation to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The Marist Brothers is arguing in court that it is unable to defend civil proceedings...
