Legislating Cannabis Legalisation: An Interview With Legalise Cannabis Candidate Gail Hester
When US Federal Bureau of Narcotics commissioner Harry Anslinger commenced his cannabis demonisation program in the 1930s, it was one of the most widely used medicines in Australia, with the first federal health director general having previously advised against any need...
“I Can Be a Bit of a Bulldozer”: Morrison Concedes Election Loss a Week Before Polling
“Australians know that I can be a bit of a bulldozer when it comes to issues, and I suspect you guys know that too,” Morrison told reporters on 13 May. “But, you know, over the last two years, that’s been pretty...
“Don’t Waste Your Vote on a Major Party”: The New Rallying Cry This Federal Election
Not so long ago, when the country paused to take the nationwide visit to the ballot box to vote on who might govern the country for the next term of parliament, an admission that one was voting for a minor...
The Liar from the Shire Strikes Again
A lot of leaders, at all times throughout history have been caught telling fibs. The small lies that are often trotted out under the guise of ‘Public Relations’ but which can, and sometimes do, eventually get found out. But Scott...
Aboriginal Death in Custody Was Preventable, Inquest Hears
The inquest into the death of an Aboriginal woman taken into custody after being refused bail over suspected shoplifting offences has heard that there were multiple opportunities to help her, which went ignored by ‘arrogant’ prison staff. Yorta Yorta woman...
COVID Restrictions Have Eased, But the Impact on Mental Health Continues
Now that the Covid -19 pandemic has settled, and while life might ‘appear’ to be returning to some sort of normality, it is far from ‘normal’ for hundreds of thousands of people across Australia - including those who remain homeless,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 9 to 15 May 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Biloela Family: Political Pawns in the Upcoming Federal Election The Labor Leader has promised to return the family to their Queensland community, while the Deputy...
Prioritising Truth-Telling and Treaty, Prior to Any Parliamentary Voice
Senator Lidia Thorpe has always supported the prioritisation of establishing treaty/treaties prior to any constitutional voice to parliament, and this is the position that the party she represents, the Australian Greens, adheres to as well. The 2017 Uluru Statement from...
Morrison Recommits to Legislating Discrimination Against Those Who Don’t Mirror Him
PM Scott Morrison last weekend recommitted to seeing the Religious Discrimination (RD) Bill passed if re-elected. He also underscored that the issue that stalled its passing this session - religious schools discriminating against LGBTQ people - will be separated from...
Will Alleged Australian War Crimes Be Criminally Prosecuted?
With the Ben Roberts Smith defamation trial underway, some are asking whether anything has been done about criminally prosecuting Australian soldiers accused by their peers of horrific war crimes against unarmed Afghan civilians and captured combatants - allegations which have...
