The Muslim Quarter, Mae Sot: A Photo Essay
Mae Sot is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar. It is a place with a large Muslim population where many escaping persecution – including ethnic Rohingya fleeing the genocide in Myanmar – seek refuge and...
Queensland Police Commissioner Under Fire For Failing to Implement Reforms
When Katarina Carroll was first appointed as Queensland’s Police Commissioner on 8 July 2019, it was a ray of hope in the eyes of many. She is the first female in the top job and promised to implement sweeping reforms...
Australian Study Confirms Link Between Violence in the Home and Sexual Offending
New research by Griffith University in Queensland has confirmed that which may seem obvious to many: that boys who have been exposed to violence in the home are far more likely to commit sexual offences. The research emphasises two important...
What is the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Law?
Being involved in legal proceedings can be confusing, confronting and stressful. Those familiar with the legal process, such as lawyers and judges, may use unfamiliar legal terms like call-over, directions, prelocutory, mention, committal, and even spout out sections of the...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 12 to 18 September 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: High Court Rules Indefinite Detention of High Risk Offenders Is Constitutional The highest court in the land has ruled that our constitution allows for the...
What are the Rules Relating to Statutory Declarations in New South Wales?
During your legal proceedings, you may have heard your lawyer, or the court, talk about a ‘statutory declaration’. Or you may have be asked to make one by an employer, an insurance company, or by a government department or agency....
While Legal Thai Cannabis Is Confined to Medicinal Use, It’s a Broad Definition
Thailand’s removal of cannabis from its illegal narcotic list has led to a sprawling new industry. Michael Balderstone, president of Legalise Cannabis Australia, will tell you that as far as he’s concerned, all forms of cannabis consumption are medicinal, including...
Offences of Administering, Encouraging or Helping to Avoid Detection of the Use of a Digital Platform for Child Abuse Material in NSW
On Wednesday, 14 September 2022 a Federal jury in the United States found 55-year old former R & B singer R Kelly - whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly – guilty of three counts relating to child abuse images...
“A Legacy of Deprivation”: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Right now, there are a lot of Australians mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But, at the same time, a large portion of the nation is questioning the depth of significance her death has had upon our country, which...
NSW Coroner to Investigate Case of First Nations Man Sent Home from Hospital to Die
Ricky “Dougie” Hampson Junior presented to Dubbo Hospital one night in August 2021, complaining of severe stomach pain and then spent the next 18 hours in the care of staff, prior to being sent home to die without treatment. The...
