Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 March 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Kimberley Kitching’s Death Highlights ‘Mean Girls’ Culture in Australian Politics, Mainstream Media Claims The mainstream media has been reporting that bullying and harassment contributed to...
With the Climate Duty of Care Overturned, Extinction Rebellion Calls for People to Act
A May 2021 Federal Court ruling known as the Sharma decision, led Justice Mordecai Bromberg to officially declare last July that the federal environment minister has a duty of care to the wellbeing of Australian children when deciding on whether...
Rolfe’s Acquittal Highlights Australia’s Well Oiled Settler Colonial Machinery
The not guilty verdict delivered by an all-non-Indigenous jury on 11 March in relation to the trial of former NT police constable Zachary Rolfe for the November 2019 killing of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker was simultaneously shocking and yet...
The Offence of Misconduct with Regard to a Corpse in NSW
A man has been arrested over the theft of human body parts from graves at Melbourne’s Footscray Cemetery last month. Detectives arrested the 40-yesr old man at a residence just 10 minutes south of the cemetery, where the stolen human...
Woman Sacked for Attending Freedom Protest Awarded Compensation
A NSW Government worker will be compensated after being dismissed for attending a ‘freedom’ rally and posting a picture of Gladys Berejiklian with a Hitler mustache to social media. In the middle of pandemic lockdowns last year, Sydney child protection...
Forget Closed Court Orders, Now Collaery Can’t Even See Evidence Against Him
The Coalition government’s pursuit of barrister Bernard Collaery has crept up another notch on the Orwellian scale, as, last week, ACT Supreme Court Justice David Mossop ruled that the attorney general can use “court only” evidence against him, meaning he and...
Boycott Elbit Systems: An Interview With Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Australia
A coalition of civil society organisations supporting the rights of Palestinians are calling on the Morrison government and the Andrews government to boycott their involvement with Israeli-based defence intelligence and weapons company Elbit Systems. This campaign was sparked by recent successful...
Legislating the Will of the People: David Shoebridge on the Coming Greens Senate
The catastrophic flooding experienced along the eastern seaboard, and the federal government’s now common attempt to avoid taking viable action whilst trying to shift the blame, seem like the final straw in a series of mounting multiple crises that all...
The Historical Offence of Act of Indecency in New South Wales
The New South Wales Premier has demanded the resignation of former Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward, who has been charged with historical sexual abuse offences. The 40-year old member for Kiama stepped down from his portfolio...
Victoria Police Settles Civil Proceedings Over Leaked Arrest Photos
Victoria Police have made a confidential payment to former AFL Player and Coach Dani Laidley after sharing photos of her arrest and interview to social media. The payment comes almost two years after images of Ms Laidley (who underwent...
