Human Rights Lawyer Slams NT Chief Minister’s “Regressive” Attack on Territory’s Coroner
A human rights lawyer well-versed in representing the families of Aboriginal individuals who’ve died in the custody of police or corrections at their coronial inquests has condemned the Northern Territory government’s initial response to the damning assessment of the NT...
Sanctions Aren’t Slogans, But Australia Could Effectively Apply Them to Israel
When a reporter questioned Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese as to why he’s declared that Israel is breaking international law in Gaza, but he hasn’t “imposed sanctions upon the broader Israeli government”, the prime minister attempted to dismiss the query...
“Everything Is on the Table”, Says Direct Action Group Targeting Toll Holdings for Driving Genocide
An anonymous group behind a series of late night direct actions involving extreme property damage that has been targeting logistics company Toll Holdings at its various premises on Wurundjeri land across Greater Melbourne of late, have been in contact with...
Sydney Civil Society Raised Its Voice to Condemn Israel, and It Shifted Government Position
The great mass of humanity that crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge did itself, and the broader Australian civil society opposed to genocide, proud on the global stage on Sunday 3 August 2025, as officially over 100,000, and likely up to...
Australian Government to Build Public Housing for US Soldiers, Rather than Our Own
From 2027, the US and the UK will be operating Submarine Rotational Force-West out of HMAS Stirling on Meandup-Garden Island, off the coast of Fremantle on Noongar land in Western Australia. This is to be a permanent nuclear-powered submarine (SNN)...
Alleged Members of Criminal Group Charged with a Range of Serious Offences
Thirteen people are facing criminal charges as police taskforces target an alleged criminal group said to be responsible for a range of serious criminal offences across Sydney. The investigation The New South Wales Crime Command’s Financial Crimes Squad Motor Unit...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 28 July to 3 August 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Israel Has Illegally Abducted and Detained Two Australian Citizens in International Waters Israel has illegally intercepted another humanitarian ship headed for Gaza, arresting and detaining...
Adass Synagogue Proxy Arsonist Arrested, as Repeatedly Attacked Mosque Largely Ignored
The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team arrested a second suspect involved in the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne arson attack on 6 December 2024. Officers allege that Giovanni Laulu and two others torched the place of worship, as they acted...
ASIO’s Compulsory Questioning Regime to Be Expanded and Made Permanent
The federal House of Representatives passed a bill on 31 July 2025, which is set to extend the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation’s or ASIO’s, compulsory questioning warrant framework for another 18 months, as the regime is so controversial it’s...
Chief Minister Dismisses Findings of Institutional Racism in Northern Territory Police Force
Released on 7 July 2025, the 683 page coronial report into the killing of Warlpiri Luritja teenager Kumanjayi Walker by then NT police constable Zachary Rolfe, which was produced by NT coroner Elisabeth Armitage, was so damning in its finding...
