Thorpe Condemns Torture Treaty Delay in Harming First Nations and Elderly
Senator Lidia Thorpe raised “torture in Australia” with Attorney General Department deputy secretary Sarah Chidgey during a 22 February Senate Estimates hearing, querying why our nation missed its obligation to implement a UN treaty that aims to prevent this ongoing issue....
Police Ordered to Pay Legal Costs for Failing to Bring Witness to Court
Victoria Police has been ordered to pay the legal costs of an alleged kidnapper and his two co-accused, after the prosecution’s star witness failed to turn up to court. The witness, who was the complainant in the case, had been...
Go Fiona! Patten Legislates for Drug Decriminalisation in Victoria
Reason Party leader Fiona Patten is yet again doing what she does best: pushing for progressive change in the state of Victoria. Over recent years, the Victorian MLC has successfully seen the establishment of the Richmond supervised injecting room, the enactment...
Is Failing to Disclose HIV/AIDS Status Before Sexual Intercourse a Criminal Offence?
A Sydney man has been found not guilty after being charged with failing to disclose his positive HIV status to a woman he had sexual intercourse with. NSW Local Court magistrate Sharon Holdsworth heard the case in a closed courtroom,...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 February 2022
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: COVID-19 Vaccines: Government Raises the Bar Yet Again First there were vaccination targets. Now, a person will only be considered ‘up to date’ if they...
Should the Media be Allowed to Report on Criminal Cases Before They are Finalised?
In recent weeks, the criminal defence lawyers representing a man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins have publicly stated that they are considering applying to the court for a postponement of the trial due to the amount of public attention...
Local Councils to be Made Accountable for Unnecessarily Killing Animals
New legislation aimed at savings the lives of animals in shelters has passed in New South Wales. The Companion Animals Amendment (Rehoming Animals) Bill, which was introduced by Animal Justice Party MLC Emma Hurst late last year, has now passed...
Morrison’s Australia Is a Far-Right Wonderland
To pinch a phrase from the Oils, the nation under Scott Morrison has become something of a “redneck wonderland”, as evidenced by a truckload of antivaxxers protesting against his government in Canberra last weekend, based on a political ideology that looks...
Home Affairs Erodes Oversight to Spying on Citizens, Warns NSWCCL
As home affairs minister Karen Andrews delivers further national security amendments that would serve to extend the reach of intelligence, it’s becoming clear as to why the ex-industry minister stepped into the shoes of former department head Peter Dutton. On...
Fuller’s Undisclosed Horse Dealings Jeopardise Racing NSW Role
It’s been a big couple of days for former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller, as the Herald revealed on Tuesday that he was amongst a number of frontrunners to join the board of horseracing operator and regulator Racing NSW. The ex-top...
