A Constant Erosion of Citizens’ Rights: An Interview With Liberty Victoria’s Michael Stanton
Rights, or our lack thereof them, have become an increasing concern over the last three years of Morrison’s governance. Most overtly we saw the extreme curtailing of freedoms with the lockdowns and restrictions used as a means to prevent COVID-19...
Sydney Man Charged with Murder Over Boarding House Fire
A 45-year old Sydney man is facing murder charges over a fire inside Vadja House, a boarding house in Newtown, at around 1am on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. Three people died in the blaze and eight managed to escape, although...
“The Key Decisions Are Being Made in Boardrooms”: Scott Ludlam Talks State Capture
Holding the belief that the climate is changing to the detriment of people and planet, used to be unfashionable. Indeed, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet still seems to think it is. But the shock of the 2019 climate-driven megafires brought most...
A Bill to End Ongoing Stolen Generations Is on the Verge of Becoming Law
A pivotal moment in our state’s history quietly took place on 23 February, as a piece of legislation designed to end the ongoing crisis in forced Aboriginal child removals passed through the NSW Legislative Council. The laws now have a...
Does Australia Need Stronger Environmental Protection Laws?
A legal decision by the full bench of the Federal Court has determined that the Australian Government has no duty of care to protect us, or our children, from climate harm. Three Federal Court judges have unanimously reversed a previous...
“A Woke Mob Democracy”: Christensen Decries a Nation Devoid of Christian Liberties
“I firmly believe that politics is broken,” declares Liberal National MP George Christensen, in a promotion clip for the Church and State Summit 2022. “We have slipped as a nation from a liberal democracy, where freedoms were once cherished things, to...
Let’s “Focus on Relieving Tensions”, Says Chomsky. With a Global War, “We’re Done”
Esteemed political commentator MIT Professor Noam Chomsky has long warned that the two greatest existential threats the globe is facing are climate change and nuclear war. Although for many, the latter used to seem like a throwback fear to the 1980s....
Sydney Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Women
The New South Wales Police Force has issued a fresh scam warning after the arrest of a 46-year old western Sydney man accused of defrauding elderly women of their life savings. The women, which include one aged 74 and another...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 March 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Child Pornography Offences in New South Wales Over 100 Australians have been charged with child abuse material offences as part of a global investigation. Click...
New Police Commissioner Under Fire for Snubbing Emergency Workers
She’s only weeks into the top job and Police Commissioner Karen Webb is already facing criticism for attending a luxury lunch on International Women’s Day as floods ravaged New South Wales. Ms Webb reportedly turned down at least a “dozen”...
