High Court Delays Collaery Decision as Government Seeks Further Secrecy
The High Court was set to deliberate last week upon whether the full transcript of the 2021 ACT Court of Appeal case Collaery versus The Queen (No 2) could be made publicly available, as federal attorney general Michaela Cash has...
Police Accused of Protecting Politicians
Damning allegations have emerged that senior officers within Victoria Police prevented detectives from arresting and prosecuting up to 16 members of the Andrews Government over the ‘red shirts rort’. Red shirts rort The ‘red shirts rort’ involves allegations that almost...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 11 to 17 April 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Juror Misconduct in New South Wales Two men accused of sexual assault are facing a fourth trial as a result of juror...
Morrison’s Ransacked Australia: Time to Turf Him Before It Goes Further
In Morrison’s Australia, if you have a go, you get a fair go. It’s the type of nation where even a thug in an expensive suit can grapple their way to the top of the heap if they come from...
The Ever-Increasing Authoritarianism of the NSW Coalition Government
The Perrottet government has just passed some of the most draconian anti-protest laws in any liberal democracy around the globe. These were seemingly in response to recent nonviolent disruptive actions taken by climate defenders, yet they have implications for all...
The Offence of Giving False or Misleading Information in New South Wales
Three-year old William Tyrrell disappeared without a trace in 2014 from his foster grandmother’s home in Kendall in New South Wales wearing a spiderman costume. His disappearance sparked one of the most expansive and resourced manhunts in Australia’s history, led...
Perrottet’s Protest Crackdown Won’t Halt 78-Year-old Scientist Climate Defender
There’s something happening here, and what it is, well, it’s exactly clear. The global climate systems are beginning to collapse before our eyes. The cause is humanity’s fossil fuel use. And yet, in a nation like Australia, the so-called leaders...
Tibetan Independence Rising: An Interview with Tibetan Youth Congress’ Sonam Tsering
Tashi Phuntsok, an 81-year-old Tibetan man self-immolated out the front of the Chinese police station located next to Kirti Monastery in the Tibetan county of Ngaba on 27 March. Also known as Taphun, Phuntsok did this in protest of China’s ongoing...
A Progressive Voice for Change: An Interview With Greens for Page Kashmir Miller
As the May 21 federal election draws closer, Australian politics is perhaps in the gravest state it has ever been. The last three years of the Morrison government has been marked by multiple crises coupled with an inability and outright...
Are Police Officers Required to Follow the Road Rules?
A Victorian police officer is facing up to ten years in prison after being charged with speeding and reckless driving offences. 47-year old Leading Senior Constable Brad Beecroft was charged after he allegedly travelled up to 230km/h to reach a...
